Students in the MS in Health Physics program have an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the health physics industry through supervised practices. This allows students to work alongside professionals already in the industry and practice what they have learned in the classroom in a supervised setting.

Supervised Practice Locations

In addition to the sites listed below, new sites are added regularly. Student suggestions and ideas for alternative sites for completing the practicum requirement are always considered!

• UAB Advanced Imaging Center - Birmingham, AL
• UAB Office of Radiation Safety - Birmingham, AL
• O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center - Birmingham, AL
• Alabama Department of Public Health, Office of Radiation Control - Montgomery, AL
• Huntsville Hospital Radiation Safety - Huntsville, AL
• NASA Marshall and Kennedy Space Flight Centers - Huntsville, AL
• Versant - Various
• West Physics - Various
• National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements - Virtual/Hybrid
• Centers for Disease Control - Atlanta, GA
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Birmingham, AL
• Environmental Protection Agency - Virtual/Hybrid
• Y-12 National Security Complex - Oak Ridge, TN
• Savannah River National Laboratory
• Idaho National Lab- Idaho Falls, ID
• BWXT
• Niowave
• Yale University and New Haven Hospital System - New Haven, CT
• Missouri University Research Reactor - Columbia, MO
• MedStar Georgetown University Hospital - Washington, DC
• Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville, FL
• Wellstar Cobb Hospital Cancer Center
• HCA Florida Capital Hospital - Tallahassee, FL
• Westinghouse - Various
• Pantex Nuclear Weapons Facility - Various
• H3 Environmental, LLC - Albuquerque, NM