Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs

Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs Ed McCullough Chairman of the Board (2002-2003) ACMP - 2004 Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs • • • • • The Organization History Leadership/Administration Programs Problems/Future ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP What is it ? • Non-profit organization (definitely!) • Incorporated in Illinois (long story) • Accredits programs in Medical Physics* – Continuing Education (CE) – Graduate Programs – Residencies * application of physics & related sciences to the practice of medicine. ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP History • Originally an AAPM “service” – Wayne State (MSc/PhD) 1988 – UT Houston (MSc) 1989 – UCLA (MSc/PhD) -1994 • Mid-1990’s incorporation (Illinois) • CE programs - Sprawls - 1995 • First Residency - Wash U (1997) ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP - History Sponsoring Organizations • • • • AAPM (1994) ACMP (1994) ACR (1995) CCPM (2001) • $6000 to play at the table • 2 members on BOD • Discounted CE App fees ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP Organization/Administration • Board of Directors – 8 voting members – Officers • Chair • Vice chair • Sec/Trea – 3 ex-officio (NV) • AAPM Office – CEC • App/certificates • DB dev/support • Financial services – www.campep.org – mailing address ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP Leadership 2004 CAMPEP Board of Directors Members Peter J. Biggs, Ph.D. Palmer G. Steward, Ph.D. James B. Smathers, Ph.D. James C. H. Chu, Ph.D. Richard A. Geise, Ph.D. Marlene H. P. McKetty, Ph.D. Brenda G. Clark, Ph.D. Peter B. Dunscombe, Ph.D. Representing AAPM AAPM ACMP ACMP ACR ACR CCMP CCMP Start Date 2001 2002 2001 2004 2002 2001 2001 2001 Reappointment Date January-07 January-05 January-07 Jan 2006 (b) January-05 January-07 January-07 Jan 2005 (c) Office Review Committee Membership Secy/Treas vice pres president REPRC GEPRC REPRC Appointees (Ex-officio Members) Eric E. Klein, M.Sc.Chair, Residency Education Program Review Committee (REPRC) Richard L. Maughan Ph.D., Chair, Graduate Education Program Review Committee (GEPRC) Bruce R. Thomadsen Ph.D., Chair, Continuing Education Credit Review Committee (CECRC) ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP Leadership Chair Paliwal Frey McCullough Clark Secy/Treas Rothenberg McCullough Smathers ACMP ACMP ACMP 1994-2000 2001 2002+ AAPM ACR ACMP CCPM Term 1994-2000 2001 2001-2003 2004+ ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP Leadership • 2004 Survey ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP Leadership - Review Committees GEPRC Barnes Morin Deluca Maughan 1994-1996 1997-1998 1999-2002 REPRC 2003+ Hogstrom Lane Klein 1994-1998 1999-2002 2003+ CECRC Sprawls Ritenour Thomadsen 1996-1997 1998-2002 2003+ ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP Grad/Res Education Programs • www.campep.org • Guidelines – Graduate Education – Residency Education – Similar formats • Filling out “self study” is no picnic but it forces organization ACMP - 2004 TRAINING for a PROFESSION • Suitability – Curriculum • Accountability – Training – Evaluation • Documentation ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP What Accreditation Would Mean to Me • Appropriate curriculum (written!!) – Content/difficulty – Comprehensiveness • Objective testing and documentation – Stated standard • Evaluation structure (goals, forms etc) • Remediation ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP What Accreditation Would Mean to Me • Program performance/commitment – Qualifications of instructors – Adequacy of instruction – Completion of training – Documentation ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP Graduate/Residency Education • Graduate Education Program Review Committee (GEPRC) – Richard Maughan, Chair – Paul DeLuca, Vice Chair – Bennett Greenspan, MD – Other really dedicated volunteer members ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP Graduate/Residency Education • Residency Education Program Review Committee (REPRC) – Eric Klein, Chair – Mike Herman, Vice Chair - Therapy – Mike Yester, Vice Chair - Diagnostic – Arlo Mundt, MD – Other really dedicated volunteer members ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP Grad/Res Education Program Review • • • • File a “self study” Preliminary Review by 2+ members Committee Review On-site Visit (MD included) – Renewal - Paper (only once) • Recommendation by GE/REPRC – CAMPEP BOD membership ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP Grad/Res Education Program Review • BOD affirmation/alternate action – 5 years (maximum term) – 1to 3 years with rereview – deferral of decision – cancellation of accreditation • Appeal process • Yearly updates desired ACMP - 2004 • • • • • • CAMPEP Graduate Education - Approved Programs McGill - Montreal (E. Podgorsak) Alberta - Edmonton (G. Fallone) BC- Vancouver (Alex Mackey) UCLA - Los Angeles (Ed Hoffman) Florida - Gainsville (Dave Hinterlang) Kentucky - Lexington (R. Christensen) ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP Graduate Education - Approved Programs • • • • • UT - Houston (Ken Hogstram) UT - San Antonio (G. Fullerton) UW-Madison (J. Zagzebski) Vanderbilt - Nashville (C. Coffey) Wayne State - Detroit (Jay Burmeister) ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP Resident Education - Approved Programs • • • • • • • U Minn- Minneapolis (B. Gerbi) Mayo Clinic - Rochester (M. Herman) McGill- Montreal (E. Podgorsak) Florida - Gainesville (J. Palta) UL - Louisville (M. Mills) - newest ! Wash Univ. - St. Louis (Eric Klein) UT- Houston -(J. Hazle) ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP Continuing Education • Continuing Education Credit Review Committee (CEPRC) – Bruce Thomadsen, Chair – Other really dedicated volunteer members – AAPM office support ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP Continuing Education • • • • • • Formal Courses Meetings RDCE Journal Review Other ? NOT limited to “sponsoring” organizations Has to have testing/evaluation ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP Continuing Education • • • • Application Process Review by CECRC Approval Credit submission by sponsor • Certificate ==> electronic record ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP Problems • CEC Programs – Application process – Financial • Grad/Residency Programs – Self study “pain in &&*^%$*” • guidelines (www.CAMPEP.org) • mentoring – Program/Student numbers ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP Problems • Res/Grad App Fee – $4000 (incl SV) – self supporting • CEC – application fee (~$200) – Credit fee ($8) – Admin by AAPM • big time losses ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP Future • CE web based applications/credit database ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP Future • CE web based applications/credit database ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP Future • Board certification linked to graduation from accredited graduate education and/or residency programs (ACMP) ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP Future • Board certification linked to graduation from accredited graduate education and/or residency programs (ACMP) • “Man”power CRISIS (AAPM) ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP Future • Dialogue with AAPM leadership related to manpower crisis Newsletter AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICISTS IN MEDICINE ACMP - 2004 CAMPEP Future • Dialogue with AAPM leadership related to manpower crisis ACMP - 2004 Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs • • • • • • The Organization History Leadership/Administration Programs Problems/Future Just remember... 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