Reported by (Name):
Anne W. Greener
Organization:
AAMP
Position Title:
AAMD Liaison
Activity:
Attended AAMD Annual Meeting
Meeting Dates:
June 1-4, 2014
Meeting Location:
Seattle, WA
Payment $:
$1060.26
Reasons for Attending or not
Attending
Represent AAPM at AAMD meeting
Issues from Previous Meetings -Volunteers needed for AAMD Formal Education
or Year:
Committee.
-Clarification of leadership change within AAPM
committee structure.
Attended the 2014 AAMD annual meeting in Seattle
General Description of
Activities of the Organization and met with the Board of Directors.
and/or Meeting:
1. Introduction of AAPM leadership:
a. The AAMD Board requested
information on the new AAPM
structure, defining roles of each
individual
b. Steve deBoer, Chair, AAPM
Medical Physics Education of Allied
Health Professions
c. Walter Tang, Chair, AAPM Training
and Practice of Medical Dosimetry
d. Anne Greener, AAPM liaison to
AAMD
2. The subcommittee is to provide support to
AAMD and MDCB in all aspects of
education of Medical Dosimetrists.
Members of the subcommittee are ready
to help with:
a. Assistance for review of Curriculum
Guide
i. FEC has responsibility to
update and individuals will be
needed to help with review
b.
c.
d.
e.
ii. Both Steve and Anne are
members of FEC and other
members welcome.
iii. FEC did not meet formally at
AAMD, but relies on phone
conferences and electronic
workspace.
Assistance for review of Scope of
Practice
i. Review needed once MDCB
releases current Job Task
Analysis.
Assist with posters
i. Moved to responsibility of
ACC, Co-chairs Lori Kasuske
& Kristi Smith
ii. This year no emphasis on
poster participation by
members. Mostly students
participated.
iii. Next year’s meeting (40th)
will emphasize participation
of members in the posters
and there will be a need to
mentor individuals through
the process. More
information later in the year.
Assist with writing competition
i. Co-chair Theresa
Kwiatkowski
Liaison attended Program Director’s
Meeting
i. JRCERT and MDCB present
and answered questions
about program accreditation
and professional certification.
ii. Currently 17 accredited
programs and 2 more under
review
iii. MDCB needs item writers
iv. Exciting presentation on elearning tools; blogs,
electronic blackboard, eportfolios, podcast, etc.
v. Michael Mills gave informal
presentation on current
status of ABR certification
eligibility of medical
physicists and possible
ramifications for Medical
Dosimetry programs.
f. Support AAMD Education
Foundation
i. AAMD would like AAPM to
continue support for the
foundation.
ii. Follow-up needed
3. Clarify status of one-time AAPM Grant
($5000) released to AAMD to help off-set
the cost for a new Medical Dosimetry
Educational Program to apply for JRCERT
accreditation.
a. Funds are on hold, as no programs
applied for financial assistance.
b. AAMD proposed to broaden the use
of funds
c. Follow-up needed
Respectfully submitted by:
Anne W. Greener, Ph.D.
AAMD liaison
Issues for AAPM:
Budget Request ($):
-FEC committee put out for additional members
and review of the Medical Dosimetry curriculum,
and Scope of Practice.
-Annual meeting committee will need volunteers to
review poster submissions for next year’s annual
meeting and for the writing competition.
-MDCB call for item writers
-AAMD requested continued support for the
AAMD Education Foundation. Follow-up needed
-Letter of clarification of one-time AAPM grant.
Follow-up needed
See Budget