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JOURNAL CLUB AND SEMINAR

MEDPHYS 900
Course Description

Provides medical physics graduate students with the opportunity to critically evaluate and report on published research and/or research seminar presentations by speakers, from both within the university and from the larger scientific community.

Prerequisites

Consent of instructor

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
4

4.18% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

0.1% from Historical

A Rate
100%

19.07% from Historical

Class Size
36

33.88% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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