AAPM Newsletter
January/February 2009
Committee, chaired by George Starkshall, will be taking an active role in this effort as well. For those who were not able to attend the 2008 workshop and are interested in becoming a better teacher of Medical Physics, I strongly recommend that you plan on attending the special session at the 2009 Annual Meeting to see and hear the buzz, which will also serve as the gateway to the 2010 summer school. Bill has been working closely with the American Association of Physics Teachers and has developed many contacts from which a wealth of expertise and insight on teaching can be recruited. Many thanks go to both Bill and Herb on their past, present, and future contributions to this worthwhile effort. Education Council directives for 2009 There are many other ongoing activities within the council, which will be the subject of future newsletter articles. Please feel free to contact me to discuss the abovementioned topics or other educational issues that are important to you. In closing, I wish to thank all of the members of the Education Council, its committees and task groups for their contributions of time, knowledge and effort, and I sincerely look forward to continued progress in the coming years.
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Innovations in Medical Physics Education • Call for Submissions The Education Council of the AAPM is sponsoring a symposium to honor and publicize innovations in Medical Physics Education. AAPM members are invited to submit a one page description of innovative medical physics educational activities for radiology residents, radiation oncology residents, medical physicists, technologists or others. The projects can be scientific research, novel teaching strategies – team teaching or adult learning efforts, novel educational materials – lectures, websites, or other innovations. The top six submissions will be invited to present their projects at the symposium during the 2009 AAPM annual meeting in Anaheim, CA. Each speaker will be allocated 15 minutes. The top project will be presented a plaque. Additional honorable mention plaques may be awarded. Unfortunately no travel support is available. The deadline for submissions is February 28, 2009. Selected submissions will be notified by March 15, 2009.
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