Survey of work‐from‐home experiences among medical physicists in Southern California during and after the COVID‐19 pandemic
This pilot study compared the WFH status among medical physicists from AAPM SCC during and after the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights both advantages and limitations of WFH for medical physicists. WFH offers notable benefits for medical physicists, including enhanced flexibility and satisfaction. However, essential clinical responsibilities require on-site presence. These findings support the development of tailored hybrid work models and inform future workforce strategies. Expansion to a national survey is planned to further evaluate WFH practices within the medical physics community.
Authors
- Amy S. Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9730-5593)
- Varun Sehgal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0976-8799)
- Dan Ruan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3400-7684)
- Chengyu Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7662-6905)
- Zhilei Liu Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6233-9400)
- Steve Goetsch
- Margaret Barker
- Jennifer Zhang
- Jing Cui
- Xiaoyu Liu
- X Sharon Qi
- David Hoffman
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- City Of Hope National Medical Center (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- California Cancer Associates for Research and Excellence (US)
- City of Hope (US)
- HOPE Clinic (US)
- MemorialCare Health System (US)
- Universidad San Pablo (MX)
- San Diego Cardiac Center (US)
- Drexel University (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/acm2.70523
- Primary Topic
- Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00