De La Salle University - Manila

Bachelor of Science in Physics with specialization in Medical Instrumentation

Advances in technology meant that modern equipment like Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Linear Accelerators (LINAC) and Positron Emission Tomography (PETSCAN) are becoming commonplace features in modern hospitals. These technologies started with Physics several decades back and in modern hospitals, they are put to effective use only with the presence of medical physicists.

Bachelor of Science in Physics with specialization in Medical Instrumentation is an eleven-trimester (plus one trimester practicum) program that prepares students for possible careers as medical physicists. Aside from the core Physics courses taken in a BS Physics program, the Medical Instrumentation track also has 25 units of Chemistry and Biology, 35 units of Medical Instrumentation and Radiation Physics courses, including electronics and computer programming.

As graduates of the program, you can immediately work as associate medical physicists. At the same time, they can readily go to graduate programs in medical physics, preparing themselves for careers as full-fledged medical physicists. Being in a full Physics program, graduates of this track are also open to other opportunities available to graduates of BS Physics programs. Since the program already includes a substantial number of Chemistry and Biology courses, it will take only more subjects to enable to take the National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) and proceed to medical school, if you choose to.