Becoming a Better Teacher:The Workshop as an Agenda for the AAPM Education Council

Becoming a Better Teacher:The Workshop as an Agenda for the AAPM Education Council

J.A. Seibert, Ph.D.

AAPM Education Council Chair

Spotlight on Medical Physics Teaching ……… and the AAPM Education Council

Spotlight on Medical Physics Teaching ……… and the AAPM Education Council• Recognizing the need and doing

something

– Bill Hendee and Herb Mower efforts

• Forum on Physics Education

–Atlanta, Jan 2006

• Multi-organization follow-up meeting

–Chicago, Feb 2007

Spotlight on Medical Physics Teaching ……… and the AAPM Education Council

Spotlight on Medical Physics Teaching ……… and the AAPM Education Council• Recognizing the need and doing

something

– Bill Hendee and Herb Mower efforts

• AAPM / AUR – physicist / radiologist

–Tag-team teaching, Denver, April 2007

• AAPM 2008 Workshop

–League City, Texas, August 2008

Spotlight on Medical Physics Teaching ……… and the Education Council

Spotlight on Medical Physics Teaching ……… and the Education Council• Recognizing the need and doing

something

– Bill Hendee, Scientific Director

• AAPM 2010 Summer School

–Philadelphia area

–Coupled to the Annual Meeting

Development of a CurriculumDevelopment of a Curriculum• Diagnostic Radiology syllabus

– Phil Heintz, Chair

Development of ResourcesDevelopment of Resources

• RSNA / AAPM web module project

– Bill Hendee

• Educator Resource Guide

– Perry Sprawls

• AAPM Virtual Library

– Melissa Martin

• Publications from Ed Council on AAPM website

Development of Constant PresenceDevelopment of Constant Presence• Sub-committees/working groups

established –

– Medical Physicists as educators

• Representation of various activities in teaching and learning

– Didactic Graduate Education of Medical Physicists

• Documenting essentials of an academic program and updating as necessary

Development of Constant PresenceDevelopment of Constant Presence

• Sub-committees/working groups established –

– Diagnostic Radiology Resident Physics Curriculum

– Others … to be established as discovery of needs unfold ….

Education Council AgendaEducation Council Agenda

• Continuing support for education and training of medical physicists

– This symposium

– Summer School 2010

– Working groups and sub-committees

– Teaching resources for members

– Partnering with other societies

Education Council AgendaEducation Council Agenda

• Preparing for upcoming changes

– Collaboration with ABR

– 2012-2014 initiatives

– Passive to Interactive Teaching & Learning

– From Information to Insight

• Maintenance of Certification

Education Council CommitteesEducation Council Committees

• Education and Training of Medical Physicists

• International Education Activities

• Medical Physics Education of Physicians

• Medical Physics Education of Allied Health Personnel

Teaching and learning

SummarySummary

• Education council directives

– Continue to innovate

– Maintain continued support

– Recruit interested, enthusiastic members

– Interact with professional societies

– Provide the membership with resources

Becoming a better teacher initiative……