Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs

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Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics
Education Programs
CAMPEP

• Ed McCullough
• Chairman of the Board (2002-2003)

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Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics
Education Programs

• The Organization
• History
• Leadership/Administration
• Programs
• Problems/Future

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CAMPEPWhat 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.

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CAMPEPHistory

• Originally an AAPM service
• Wayne State (MSc/PhD) 1988
• UT Houston (MSc) 1989
• UCLA (MSc/PhD) -1994
• Mid-1990s incorporation (Illinois)
• CE programs - Sprawls - 1995
• First Residency - Wash U (1997)

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CAMPEP - HistorySponsoring Organizations

• AAPM (1994)
• ACMP (1994)
• ACR (1995)
• CCPM (2001)

• 6000 to play at the table
• 2 members on BOD
• Discounted CE App fees

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CAMPEPOrganization/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

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CAMPEPLeadership
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CAMPEPLeadership
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CAMPEPLeadership

• 2004 Survey

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CAMPEPLeadership - Review Committees
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CAMPEPGrad/Res Education Programs

• www.campep.org
• Guidelines
• Graduate Education
• Residency Education
• Similar formats
• Filling out self study is no picnic but it
  forces organization

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TRAINING for a PROFESSION

• Suitability
• Curriculum
• Accountability
• Training
• Evaluation
• Documentation

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CAMPEPWhat Accreditation Would Mean to Me

• Appropriate curriculum (written!!)
• Content/difficulty
• Comprehensiveness
• Objective testing and documentation
• Stated standard
• Evaluation structure (goals, forms etc)
• Remediation

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CAMPEPWhat Accreditation Would Mean to Me

• Program performance/commitment
• Qualifications of instructors
• Adequacy of instruction
• Completion of training
• Documentation

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CAMPEPGraduate/Residency Education

• Graduate Education Program Review Committee
  (GEPRC)
• Richard Maughan, Chair
• Paul DeLuca, Vice Chair
• Bennett Greenspan, MD
• Other really dedicated volunteer members

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CAMPEPGraduate/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

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CAMPEPGrad/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

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CAMPEPGrad/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

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CAMPEPGraduate 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)

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CAMPEPGraduate 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)

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CAMPEPResident 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)

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CAMPEPContinuing Education

• Continuing Education Credit Review Committee
  (CEPRC)
• Bruce Thomadsen, Chair
• Other really dedicated volunteer
  members
• AAPM office support

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CAMPEPContinuing Education

• Formal Courses
• Meetings
• RDCE
• Journal Review
• Other ?
• NOT limited to sponsoring organizations

Has to have testing/evaluation
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CAMPEPContinuing Education

• Application Process
• Review by CECRC
• Approval
• Credit submission
• by sponsor
• Certificate gt
• electronic record

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CAMPEP Problems

• CEC Programs
• Application process
• Financial
• Grad/Residency Programs
• Self study pain in
• guidelines (www.CAMPEP.org)
• mentoring
• Program/Student numbers

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CAMPEPProblems

• Res/Grad App Fee
• 4000 (incl SV)
• self supporting
• CEC
• application fee (200)
• Credit fee (8)
• Admin by AAPM
• big time losses

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CAMPEPFuture

• CE web based applications/credit database

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CAMPEPFuture

• CE web based applications/credit database

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CAMPEPFuture

• Board certification linked to graduation from
  accredited graduate education and/or residency
  programs (ACMP)

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CAMPEPFuture

• Board certification linked to graduation from
  accredited graduate education and/or residency
  programs (ACMP)
• Manpower CRISIS (AAPM)

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CAMPEPFuture

• Dialogue with AAPM leadership related to manpower
  crisis

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CAMPEPFuture

• Dialogue with AAPM leadership related to manpower
  crisis

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Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics
Education Programs

• The Organization
• History
• Leadership/Administration
• Programs
• Problems/Future
• Just remember...

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