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.

+Outlines

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)

+Elor

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+Elor

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+Outlines

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

+Outlines

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