teaching medical physics at undergraduate level
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KFMC conference on Physics and Engineering in medicine 2015, RiyadhHussain Albarakaty, Jamaan Alghamdi, Amani Alsurahi, Samia Aboushoushah
Teaching Medical Physics at Undergraduate level
+Outlines
Profession AND qualification.Medical physics degree in Saudi Arabia and
worldwideChallenges associated with medical physics
degree Academic Job market Training
Conclusions and Recommendations
+Outlines
Profession AND qualificationMedical physics degree in Saudi Arabia and
worldwideChallenges associated with medical physics
degree Academic Job market Training
Conclusions and Recommendations
+Roles and responsibilities of medical physicists.
Calibration and verification of measurements instruments.
Technical supervision of equipment operation and maintenance.
Records and documentation
Research and development
Education and training
+Roles and responsibilities of medical physicists. (Examples) Commissioning a linear accelerator. Designing a banker of a linear accelerator or a PET
machine. Treatment planning for radiotherapy. Supervision (or co-supervising) MSc and PhD students. Organizing an event like this one. Recruiting new staff (medical physicists). Training follow medical physicists.
+Medical Physics Profession
10 Major groups18 Minor groups110 Unit groups390 Subgroups
+International standard classification of occupations Manager Professionals
Science and engineers professionals Physical and earth science professionals Physicists and astronomers
Astronomers Medical physicists Nuclear physicists physicists
Health professionals. ………………………
Technicians and associated professionals. …………………………………………………..
Medical Physicists are NOT technicians . They
are science professionals.
+Outlines
Profession AND qualificationMedical physics degree in Saudi Arabia and
worldwideChallenges associated with medical physics
degree Academic Job market Training
Conclusions and Recommendations
+CAMPEP qualification scheme
BSc of Physics
MSc of medical Physics
PhD in Medical Physics
Residency program
PhD in Medical Physics
QMP
+European Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics
+IAEA recommendations*
*Roles and Responsibilities and Education and Training Requirements for Clinically Qualified Medical Physicists
There is NO place for BSc of medical physics
in qualification schemes.
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Profession AND qualification.Medical physics degree in Saudi Arabia and
worldwide.Challenges associated with medical physics
degree: Academic Job market Training
Conclusions and Recommendations
+Medical physics programs in Saudi Arabia BSc of medical physics, Umm al-Qura University,
Department of physics (started in the 80s) BSc of medical physics engineering, King Abdulaziz
University, Department of nuclear engineering (started 2006).
BSc of medical physics, King Abdulaziz University, Department of physics (started 2012)
MSc of medical physics, King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals (started around 2003)
+MP degree in the UK
There is no BSc in “medical physics” Some universities introduce Physics with Medical
Physics. For instance: University college London, University of Liverpool, University of Surrey, University of Sheffield, University of Nottingham, University of Cardiff, University of Birmingham.
+University College London
+MP degree in CANDA
In Canada, there are two types of undergraduate programs: BSs three years program. Honors BSc four years program.
Some of the Canadian Universities introduce Honors BSc degree in medical physics.
+MP degree in CANDA
Degree offered Department University
Four year honor degree in medical biophysics
Medical Biophysics University of Western Ontario
Four year honor degree in Medical and Health Physics
Faculty of Science – Medical Physics
Ryerson University
Four year honor degree in Medical Radiation Sciences
Medical Radiation Sciences McMaster University
+Ryerson University
1ST YEAR & 2ND YEAR
+Ryerson University
3RD AND 4TH YEAR
+MP degree in USA
There is no BSc in medical Physics. Some of the USA Universities introduce BSc in
applied physics with concentration on some topic. Some universities have medical physics concentration like the university of Iowa
+Elor
There is two program Bachelor of science: Physics Bachelor of science: Applied physics In the later program, the student could choose one
these concentration
(Computer science, Optics, solid state electronics, medical physics)
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Profession AND qualification.Medical physics degree in Saudi Arabia and
worldwide.Challenges associated with medical physics
degree:Academic Job marketTraining
Conclusions and Recommendations
+Undermining the basics of physics
ClassicalMechanics
Electrodynamics
Modern Physics
Nuclear Physics
Solid state physics
Applied physicsi.e.
medical physics
Quantum Mechanics
Mathematics (computer science)
1900
+Undermining the basics of physicsCourse Number of courses
KAU UQUClassical Mechanics 0 1Electricity & Magnetism 0 1Modern Physics 1 1Nuclear Physics 1/2 0Quantum Physics 0 1Solid State & Semiconductors 0 1Mathematics 3 2
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Profession AND qualification.Medical physics degree in Saudi Arabia and
worldwide.Challenges associated with medical physics
degree:Academic Job marketTraining
Conclusions and Recommendations
+Job Market challenge
BSc of medical physics, Umm al-Qura University, Department of physics (??)
BSc of medical physics engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Department of nuclear engineering (??)
BSc of medical physics, King Abdulaziz University, Department of physics (about 100 students)
+Job Market challenge
In developed countries: (15 – 20) medical physicist per million population.*
If we aim to this concentration, we estimate that SA needs between 420 and 560 medical physicist.
Currently, there is around 300 medical physicist in SA. (members of SMPS excluding students)
*Ervin B. Podgorsak , radiation physics for medical physics*Ervin B. Podgorsak. The World of Medical Physics, lecture King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center ,Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2014
+Job Markets (Con)
staffing
equipment
Population
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e need?×
+Training challenge
Medical physics is practical subject and training in clinical centers is necessary components in any medical physics program.
The clinical centers can not accommodate large number of trainees.
Undergraduate students do not have sufficient knowledge to absorb the instructions of their trainers.
+Conclusions and Recommendations Medical Physics is a profession requires high level of
knowledge and skills. Graduate students can not have the knowledge and
skills to handle their tasks safely and efficiently. All international medical physics organization does not
recognize medical physics undergraduate degree in their qualification scheme.
Undergraduate degree in medical physics might seriously undermined the basics of physics.
Undergraduate programs
+Conclusions and Recommendations Termination of all undergraduate programs in medical
physics. Utilizing the available resource in MSc programs.
Three programs are needed (western region, central region, and eastern region)
Developing and Implanting qualification scheme. National residency program is badly needed.
+Acknowledgments
Many Thanks To: Dr. Jamman Al-Ghamadi Dr. Samia Aboushoushah Amani Alsurahi
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Thank you for attention