Jennifer Smilowitz

Biography

I am a clinical professor in the Department of Radiation Medicine. My work focuses on treatment planning and quality assurance, areas in which I have made significant clinical academic and service accomplishments. I am currently the lead clinical TomoTherapy physicist and principle physicist on the UW Radixact research system, working on motion management strategies. In 2016 my teaching was recognized with a UW Alliant Energy Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Award. I developed a graduate treatment planning course and laboratory in 2002 and expanded it to include physics and MD residents. In 2015 and 2017, I traveled to China for the UW Top Physicist Development Project to teach for the collaborative UW–Madison and Tianjin University Medical Physics Master’s Degree program. I serve on PhD candidate and junior faculty mentoring committees and act as a liaison between the clinic and the graduate education program, promoting student clinical volunteer opportunities. I am also committed to physician, resident and dosimetry education. I have served as Physics Exam Section Chair for the ACR In-Training Radiation Oncology Exam. I served as the dosimetry supervisor and developed the clinical practicum for the UW–La Crosse Dosimetry Program at the UW Hospital, which began in 2014. In 2015, I was awarded a JCERT Certificate of Excellence Award for Clinical Educators. My interests are reflected in my AAPM involvement, serving on and chairing subcommittees under both education and professional councils. I am the AAPM liaison to the Medical Dosimetry Certification Board. I served as Chair of the AAPM SUFP and chaired MPPG #5a and currently serve on the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee. I am also an active member of the NC Chapter and served as treasurer/secretary.