Certification in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Physics
In 2007, the American Board of Medical Physics announced a new examination pathway for MRI Scientists. This Part 1 multiple choice examination does not require an intimate understanding of radiation therapy physics or x-ray imaging physics. Instead, the examination is more focused on the candidate's basic knowledge in areas more relevant to clinical MRI including electronics, chemistry, biochemistry and biophysics. Candidates seeking certification in MRI physics who have come through a traditional medical physics program will still be allowed to use completion of the traditional ABMP Part 1 (General Medical Physics) examination or the Part One examination administered by the American College of Radiology as part of the certification process.
The American Board of Medical Physics will hold its MRI Physics written examinations for 2009 in conjunction with the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Meeting in Anaheim, CA
. Deadline for the receipt of applications for these tests is May 1, 2009.
Please continue to monitor this American Board of Medical Physics website:
www.abmpexam.com
for more information as details regarding the 2009 ABMP Examinations develop.
