Overview

Graduates from accredited tracks are eligible for accredited medical physics residencies and are provided certificates of completion upon graduation.

Areas of Study

Physics and Biology in Medicine (formerly known as Biomedical Physics) is an interdisciplinary graduate program in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Faculty and students in the program are involved in Biomedical Research in Radiological Imaging and Therapy that operates at the intersection of traditional disciplines. In addition, it requires interdisciplinary teams of scientists with backgrounds in:

Biology or its subspecialties (e.g. molecular biology, etc.)

Chemistry or its subspecialties (e.g. biochemistry, etc.)

Physics or its subspecialties (e.g. medical physics, biophysics, etc.)

Mathematics or its subspecialties (e.g. computational methods, simulation, etc.)

Engineering or Computer Sciences or any of their subspecialties (e.g. biomedical engineering, nuclear engineering, etc.).

The Physics and Biology in Medicine program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is primarily aimed at students who wish to pursue the Ph.D. degree and offers training in four specialties:

Molecular Imaging (Imaging of the living chemistry of cells and tissues of the body)

Medical Imaging (Imaging anatomy, physiology and pathology using MR, CT and other modalities)

Therapeutic Medical Physics (Physics of radiation therapy and novel planning or delivery methods)

Molecular and Cellular Oncology (Biological effects of radiation for both therapeutic and public protection)

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Physics and Chemistry of Nuclear Medicine

Radiation Biology

Physics of Diagnostic Radiology

Fundamentals of Dosimetry

Physics of Radiation Therapy

Statistics & Data Analysis in Biomedical Physics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

60 alternative credits

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Beverly Hills, United States

Disciplines

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General requirements

Applicants to the Physics and Biology in Medicine graduate program must have a:

Bachelor's degree in a science or engineering related field.

Biology or its subspecialties (e.g. molecular biology, etc.)

Chemistry or its subspecialties (e.g. biochemistry, etc.)

Physics or its subspecialties (e.g. medical physics, biophysics, etc.)

Mathematics or its subspecialties (e.g. computational methods, etc.)

Engineering or Computer Sciences or any of their subspecialties (e.g. biomedical engineering, nuclear engineering, etc.).

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Three Letters of Recommendation

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Tuition Fees

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36297 USD / year

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36297 USD / year

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21115 USD / year

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Living costs

Beverly Hills

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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