Under the direction of Dr Izabella Barreto, Associate Professor, and Dr Amanda Schwarz, Assistant Professor, the Medical Physics Undergraduate Internship Program (MPUI) provides current UF undergraduate students with a one-semester unpaid internship opportunity to maximize their exposure to medical physics.
Throughout the semester, students will be engaged in a multitude of activities, to include assisting faculty and graduate assistants with clinical duties and research projects. Opportunities will include:
- Medical Physics Quality Control Shadowing
- Radiological Clinical Exam Observations
- Medical Physics Research Endeavors
Interns must be juniors or seniors majoring in physics, engineering, or related fields at the University of Florida. The internship takes place on-site at the University of Florida’s hospital system in Gainesville, Florida.
Students are expected to be enrolled in their full-time academic courses, with the internship structured around their class schedules for 6 hours per week.
In the video below, Dr Barreto answers questions commonly asked by students. This video was made in collaboration with the Public Education Committee of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine AAPM).