[Intl_DxMedPhys] !!Clinical MRI physics opening- UW Madison!!

[Alisa Walz-Flannigan]

Dear Listservers,

The University of Wisconsin Madison Dept of Radiology has an opening for an MRI Physics (CHS) faculty.

This is primarily a clinical support role with initial 20% time for research , however there is flexibility for discussion on the split % with future colleagues if you’re “the one”.
Clinical MRI Physicist - Assistant, Associate or Full Professor (CHS Track) - Madison, Wisconsin, United States<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/clinical-mri-physicist-assistant-associate-or-full-professor-chs-track-madison-wisconsin-united-states__;!!KGKeukY!ynDg36yMplXpw2E5YfjsPTllQYQhfwcwFCAXahcUhrbfA47Q3zmlZEBYq7uGo2lsy5CMPXCwteAtrMniqWHYWRIL44fcn3WofDb26t5o14TVVA$ >

I’m newish here and very much still learning about the strengths of this place, but let me share what I love the most (so far):


  1.  Collaborative environment.

  *   Radiology faculty have research time providing opportunity for technical and/or clinically oriented projects
  *   I’ve seen a high-level of collaboration between radiology and other departments on projects
  *   My physics colleagues have also been open and collaborative with lots of opportunities for engagement and feedback.

  1.  Colleagues in MRI

  *   I really like these folk. Dedicated, nice, and smart clinical colleagues + research MRI colleagues in both UW Radiology AND the Medical Physics Departments along with graduate students  (97!) and postdocs , many working in MRI.
  *   You would be part of a large, and active MRI research group.

  1.  Clinical colleagues and supportive resources

  *   Some of you all might truly understand the value of supportive leadership, and I’m not sure I’ve ever met as Radiology Dept chair as supportive of medical physics in radiology as Dr. Scott Reeder (Hopefully the ones one know are all “the best” too)
  *   An INFORMATICS! section, helpful IT staff, research support staff, skilled clinical management,….large systems can be complex, but I’ve been very happy with the patience and help people have shown while I’m learning how to get the work done here.
  *   Active and productive partnership with GE HealthCare
  *   And you’d get to work with me 😊 , and I’m all about the value of supportive and empowering leadership.

  1.  Academic environment, renowned for its medical physics.

        *   There is so much going on here.
        *   If you’re hungry to learn, like to teach, love medical physics this is a really great place to be.
        *   Did I mention there is a huge grad program in medical physics?
        *   We have a Med Physics residency program
        *   We have a Radiology residency
        *   There are opportunities to teach and do projects with residents
        *   You can find an interesting seminar just about every day

  1.  Tim “Stick” Szczykutowicz (listserv regular) has a great presentation about innovation in imaging here, and I won’t try to steal that thunder. And if you’re lucky enough to come visit here during a lab open house, you might be blown away . 97 Grad students got the tour and talks and said, “heck, yeah!” .
  2.  Madison:

  *   Things are getting hot and weird-hard, and this no-so-little haven isn’t a bad place to be in the U.S.
  *   I wish it was cheaper to live here, but there are worse housing markets you may be living in or considering. I managed to find a place with friendly neighbors (who share their eggs from their backyard chickens 😊), and my kid goes to one of the most diverse middle-schools in the state, and we get to hear good music and watch sports and play sports and music. Go Badger HOCKEY!!! Did you all see that Frozen Four Final?  And I can still bike to work (while I thought about doing this all year round, I’m not that dedicated … but in the winter there is the Y and lots of other gyms or ice-winging on Lake Mendota). And there are parks and trails, and bookstores, and restaurants.
  *   Your needs may not match up with mine, but there’s a lot going on here, and there’s a good chance you’d find what you need.
  *   While we want dedicated folk, for most of us, our skills and creativity and joy require balance and community in and out of work. And my joy and sense of community is high regarding living here,  and I haven’t even been here a year.



Maybe you’re not an MRI physicist, but you know one who might appreciate a heads up, I am totally cool with you sending them the content of this posting.




-Alisa


Alisa Walz-Flannigan, PhD (DABR, FAAPM, MRSE)
Program Director, Imaging Physics Residency: Department of Medical Physics
Section Chief, Clinical Imaging Physics: UW Health-Radiology
WIMR 1179
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
walzflanniga at wisc.edu<mailto:walzflanniga at wisc.edu>
608-265-9685

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