Initial Certification for Medical Physics

Medical Physics Examiner Resources for August 22-23 Oral Certifying Exam

Last verified on July 17, 2025

Thank you for volunteering to be an examiner for the upcoming Medical Physics Oral Certifying Exam on August 22-23, 2025. The Therapeutic Medical Physics Exam will be August 22-23. The Diagnostic Medical Physics Exam will be August 22. The Nuclear Medical Physics Exam will be August 23. Please see below for important training documents and other resources.

 

 

Exam Day Times

Click on the images to access downloadable pdfs of each table.

 

 

 

 

 

Technical Requirements and Reimbursements

To create an exam environment that is consistent for candidates and examiners, there are specific computer setup requirements for examiners. Please click here to see those requirements. If you do not have one or more of the items highlighted, please purchase the needed items and submit the receipt to lbusse@theabr.org for reimbursement along with this form.

 

 

MP Oral Certifying Examiner Guide

Click on the image to access the guide.

 

 

Webinar Schedule and Recordings

Date Description Eastern Time Group
August 12 General Examiner Orientation
Recording will be posted here when available.
6:00-7:30 p.m. ALL examiners
August 13 Panel Chair Orientation
Recording will be posted here when available.
6:00-6:30 p.m. Panel Chairs ONLY
August 19 DMP Full and Condition Content Review 6 p.m.  
August 19 NMP Full and Condition Content Review 6 p.m.  
August 20 Q&A Session 6:00-7:00 p.m. ALL examiners
August 21 TMP Full Content Review 6 p.m.  
August 23 TMP Condition Content Review 9 a.m.  

 

 

Oral Exam Experience Optimization

Click on the image to watch Managing Bias and Embracing Differences. This video must be viewed before the exam.* After you have watched the video, please complete this survey: https://forms.office.com/r/Eupw24a7kw

*If you participated in the 2024 oral exams, you do not need to complete this task.

 

 

Oral Exam Software Demo Videos

Please click on the following links for instructional videos on how to use the updated oral exam software.

 

 

 

Please use the following images for reference while watching the video.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oral Exam Reenactment Videos

Oral exam reenactments have been created to provide guidance to examiners and candidates as to how cases are presented and scored. You can view the videos at the following links:

 

Diagnostic Medical Physics (DMP)

 

Nuclear Medical Physics (NMP)

 

Therapeutic Medical Physics (TMP)

 

 

Examiner Checklist and Quick Reference Guide

Please click here for a checklist to use on exam day.

 

 

First Period Script

Dr. Wagner and Dr. Ibbott have requested that examiners read this script for first period candidates only.

Session 1, period 1: 10:30 a.m. Eastern

Session 2, period 1: 2:20 p.m. Eastern

If you do not have a candidate scheduled during one of these periods, you do not need to read this script.