MP 3.0 - Medical Physics Education: Overview of...
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MP 3.0 - Medical Physics Education: Overview of Challenges
and Future Potential
Dr.ErikaChin,PhD,DABRAdjunctAssistantProfessor,UniversityofVictoria,CanadaMedicalPhysicist,BCCancerAgency–VancouverIsland
Outline1) MoEvaEondrivingMP3.0ineducaEon2) MP3.0EducaEonalGoals3) CurrentchallengesinmedicalphysicseducaEon4) WhoisalreadytacklingthefutureofMPeducaEon?5) ExamplesofcurrentiniEaEves6) PotenEalfutureiniEaEves,idealisEcideas
MoEvaEonforMP3.0inEducaEon1) It’swhoweare:
§ “Researchandbeingthescien/stintheroomiswhatsetsusapartandhasallowedmedicalphysicstogrow”
§ “Physicistsshouldbethevectorsfortransla/onofscien/ficfundamentalstowardsimprovingopera/onsinthehealthcareenvironment”
§ “Wearenotjustserviceproviders”
MoEvaEonforMP3.0inEducaEon1) It’swhoweare:Professionalprideandethicalduty:
§ Ensureahighlevelofknowledgeandskillsisachievedtobenefitpa:entcareandsafety
§ Con:nuecontribu:ngtoimprovementsinpa:entcarebykeepingpacewithevolvingscien:ficknowledge
§ Promoteexcellenceintrainingofourfuturecolleaguesinapprecia:onforthosewhotrainedus
MoEvaEonforMP3.0inEducaEon2) Sustainabilityandgrowthoftheprofession
§ “Historicallybeingatechnicianwasenoughbutitwon’tbeenoughtosustaintheprofessioninthefuture”
§ Financialpressuresinhealthcare² Bundlingofcostinreimbursements² Technologycarecanbecommodi:zedandhandedofftolowerpaid
salariedprofessionals² NotenoughtocommunicateourvalueèAdministratorswills:llcut
Aimtoexpandintonewterritoryratherthanbeingonthedefensive
MP3.0EducaEonGoalsGoal:Balancetheneedsofclinicalspecializa/on,accredita/on,andcer/fica/onwiththeneedtobebroadandfuturereachingastrue leadersand“scien/sts intheroom”inhealthcare.
1. NeedefficiencyandeffecEvenessinEducaEon2. NeedexpansionofeducaEonalopportuniEestodiversifytheMPworkforce3. NeedimprovedintegraEonwithotherhealthcaredecisionmakers
Challenges1. Whatweareteaching2. Howweareteaching
ChallengesinMPEducaEon1. Whatweareteaching:IsCAMPEPcurriculumenough?
§ 48%ofpar:cipantsmatchedtoaresidencyin2017
§ SDAMPPsurvey(2015-2016)foundthat² 30%ofmatchapplicantswouldnothaveappliedtomedicalphysicsif
theyhadknownlikelihoodofgeNngintoresidencywassolow² >50%ofdirectorsbelievethiswillaffectqualityofapplicantpool
§ WorkingGrouptoPromoteNon-ClinicalCareerPaths(2015):² Over60%ofstudentsdidnotfeelknowledgeableaboutotherop:ons² 55%ofprogramdirectors thinkAAPM/CAMPEPhasresponsibility to
preparestudentsfornon-clinicalcareers
ChallengesinMPEducaEon1. Whatweareteaching:IsCAMPEPcurriculumenough?
§ Lookingtothepast:² Fearlossofstrongfundamentalphysics&deepscien:ficcompetencies² Noinfusionofnewideas
§ Lookingtothepresent:² Clinicalversa:lity:stronginbothradia:ontherapyandimaging
§ Lookingtofuture:² Immunotherapy,cancer&molecularbiology,biosta:s:cs,neuroscience² Computerscience,bigdataandmachinelearning,virtualreality² Systemsandprocessengineering,safetyengineering² Leadershipskills,businessclasses
ChallengesinMPEducaEon2. Howweareteaching:Studentsaren’tge_ngit
There’salargegapbetweennaturalapEtudeandcompetencyNaturalap#tudes are the tools in your toolboxbut competency is knowinghowtousethetoolboxtoachievegoodresults.
² There has been overemphasis on passing exams and not on gainingcompetencies
² Canexecutetasksbutcan’texplainthewhy² Can’tproblemsolveorimproviseinnewsitua:ons
LectureonlyformatisnoteffecEve
EducaEonCouncil,ScienceCouncil,andProfessionalCouncil§ ImprovingEducaEon
² Commi`eeonMedicalPhysicistsasEducators² WorkingGrouponMedicalPhysicsGraduateEduca:onProgramCurriculum
§ ImprovingWorkforcediversity² WorkingGrouptoPromoteNon-ClinicalCareerPathsforMedicalPhysicists² TaskGroup298:Alterna:vePathwayCandidateEduca:onandTraining
§ ImprovingProfessionalismtraining² MedicalPhysicsLeadershipAcademyWorkingGroup(TG295,TG296,TG297)² Con:nuingProfessionalDevelopment
§ ImprovingResearchtraining² WorkingGrouponStudentandTraineeResearch² TaskGroup278:CombinedResidencyandResearchTraininginMedicalPhysics² WorkingGrouponFutureResearchandAcademicMedicalPhysics
AAPMCommiaeesforeducaEon&training
EducaEonalCouncil:HowweareteachingCommiaeeonMedicalPhysicistsasEducators1. Wikipage(h`p://wikifull.aapm.org/index.php/MPESC)
§ Educatorresources§ Teachingmodelsandprac:ces§ Innova:onsinMedicalPhysicsEduca:onsession§ 2016EducaEonCouncilSymposium
1. Implemen:ngproject-basedandflippedlearning2. Incorpora:ngac:velearning
2. 2018Educa:onWorkshop:“Becomingabe`ermedicalphysicsteacher”
Whoistacklingthesechallenges?
AAPMRPT249(2013):EssenEalGuidelinesforClinicalMedicalPhysicsResidencyTrainingPrograms
§ Leadershiptraining,professionalliability§ Administra:on(staffingmodels,budge:ng,andbilling)§ Develop knowledge of capital equipment procurement process(businessplans,tenderdocuments)
§ Partnering with managers and providers to assess, coordinate, andimprovehealthcare
§ Assimilatescien:ficevidencetoimprovepa:entcare§ Applyradia:onbiologyandepidemiologytoclinicalsitua:ons
Whoistacklingthesechallenges?
ChallengesinMPResidencyHowweareteaching
Timepressure-Treatresidentsascheaplabourandworkhorsesofthedept.
1. Survivalmode,takeshortcuts,trainbadhabits,makeitpassmentality2. No:metoanalyzethereasonforthetest3. Trainingtechniciansratherthanscien:st.4. Overemphasisonmachinesandtechnology,notonpa:entcare
Timepressure-Pushasideresidentsanddotheworkthemselves1. Lackproblemsolvingopportuni:es/experience
ChallengesinMPResidencyHowweareteaching
Timepressure-Treatresidentsascheaplabourandworkhorsesofthedept.
1. Survivalmode,takeshortcuts,trainbadhabits,makeitpassmentality2. No:metoanalyzethereasonforthetest3. Trainingtechniciansratherthanscien:st.4. Overemphasisonmachinesandtechnology,notonpa:entcare
Timepressure-Pushasideresidentsanddotheworkthemselves1. Lackproblemsolvingopportuni:es/experience
ExampleEducaEonalIniEaEvesIncreasedclinicalintegraEonduringresidencytraining§ MedPhysandROresidents:
² Sharesameofficespace² Presentatsameclinicalcaseconference(reverseroles)² Elec:veinterna:onalresidencyrota:on(Africa,Asia,CentralAmerica)
1) ROandphysicstraveltogether,fostermul:-disciplinaryworkingrela:onships2) Improvesproblemsolving,dealwithlimitedresources3) Fostersinterestincaringforunderservedpopula:onsandglobalhealth
§ PhysicspaEentconsult:² Formaltrainingonpa:entinterac:onandcommunica:on² Simulatedscenarios
ProfessionalismandadministraEvetraining1) Chairofdepartmentleadsclassesonthebusinessofradia:ononcology
2) Chiefofphysicsleadssessionsonreviewingpapers,ethics,applyingforjobs,reallifesitua:ons
3) Agreementwithbusinessschoolwheregraduatescantakeclasses
4) Administratorscouldgetteachingcredittoenhancetheirresume:§ Runsimula:onsandcasestudies§ Cri:quephysicist’sbusinesscaseandbriefingnotesforprojects
ExampleEducaEonalIniEaEves
Expandingthefieldofmedicalphysics
1. IntegratedBiologyandPhysicsofRadia:onOncology
2. MedicalPhysicsandSta:s:calScience–ExploringInterfacesandBuildingCollabora:ons
3. RapidResearchRounds
ExampleEducaEonalIniEaEves
Expandingthefieldofmedicalphysics
1. IntegratedBiologyandPhysicsofRadiaEonOncology
ExampleEducaEonalIniEaEves
§ WayneStateUniversity§ FundedbyNIH/NCIR25grant§ Uniqueemphasisoneduca:onand
fosteringmul:-disciplinarycollabora:on
§ Medphys,radbio,clinicaloncology§ Virtualhospital,protocol
development,breakoutsessions
Expandingthefieldofmedicalphysics
2. MedicalPhysicsandStaEsEcalScience–ExploringInterfacesandBuildingCollaboraEons
ExampleEducaEonalIniEaEves
§ Reducecostofclinicaltrials§ Methodstoshortennewpa:entrecruitment§ Quan:fydirect&indirectcostsof
misdiagnosisandmistreatments§ Sta:s:calprocesscontroltoimproveRT§ Implemen:ngnewtechnologyand
maintainingpa:entsafety
FuturefundingBanffInterna:onalResearchSta:on?
Expandingthefieldofmedicalphysics
3. RapidResearchRounds
§ 3-4min,1slide,judgesandprizes
§ Medphysics,nutri:ononcology,cancerimmunology§ Future:
² CancerControlResearch² ExperimentalTherapeu:cs² MolecularOncology² GenomicSciencesCentre² Integra:veOncology(radia:onbiology,imaging,gene:cs)
ExampleEducaEonalIniEaEves
Howtoelevateeveryoneinthenext5years?1) ModernizeAAPMtechnologyservices
WeareverybehindontechnologyasacommunicaEontool!a) Organiza:onofcontentb) Deliveryofcontent
2) InvestinAAPMVolunteerServicesa) Underu:lizingourmembershipresourcesb) Acceleratedevelopmentofleadershippool
PotenEalFutureIniEaEves&IdealisEcIdeas
1) ModernizeAAPMtechnologyservicesa)OrganizaEonofContent§ InvestinthedisseminaEonofknowledge
Youdon’tknowwhatyoudon’tknow² Virtuallibrary:tagwithkeywords² Simulatededuca:ontools(wikipagehardtofind)² Miscellaneousthrownintolinksofinterest
§ GoogleanalyEcs² Understandtrafficflow,#users/page,flowofclicks² Wantbe`erusability,strongdesireforeduca:on,
PotenEalFutureIniEaEves&IdealisEcIdeas
1) ModernizeAAPMtechnologyservicesb)DeliveryofContent§ YouTubechannelof“HowToVideos”
² E.g.Watertankleveling,Pa:entimmobiliza:on§ DevelopApps:e.g.Radiobiology,FMEA
² Outsource:e.g.UK,US,Canada,Australia,Phillipines,Ukraineo Design:99designs.ca,designcrowd.cao Coding:Freelancer.com,upwork.como Miscellaneous:h`ps://www.fiverr.com/(e.g.Video&Anima:on,
Infographics)
PotenEalFutureIniEaEves&IdealisEcIdeas
2) InvestinAAPMvolunteerservices§ Hireavolunteercoordinator
² Actuallyansweremails² Iden:fyneedsanddesignvolunteerroles² Triagehelprequests² Matchvolunteerstotheirstrengths² Buildlocalmentorships² Buildleadershipexperience
PotenEalFutureIniEaEves&IdealisEcIdeas
2) InvestinAAPMvolunteerservices§ Largerexperiencedandskilledvolunteerpool§ Buildthecapacity/bandwidth
² Moveawayfrom100%lectureformatatmee:ngs² Incorporatemoreworkshops,debates² Haveunconferences² Moreoutreachac:vi:es
PotenEalFutureIniEaEves&IdealisEcIdeas