The document summarizes the author's experience volunteering at a meeting of the North Central Chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine. The AAPM is a nonprofit organization devoted to physics in medicine that is divided into regional chapters. The author helped register attendees and take minutes at the spring 2015 meeting in Minneapolis. Throughout the day, physicists and students gave presentations, including one by the author's mentor on a measurement-based MU check tool. The author found volunteering beneficial and recommends students attend chapter meetings to connect with medical physicists.
The document summarizes the author's experience volunteering at a meeting of the North Central Chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine. The AAPM is a nonprofit organization devoted to physics in medicine that is divided into regional chapters. The author helped register attendees and take minutes at the spring 2015 meeting in Minneapolis. Throughout the day, physicists and students gave presentations, including one by the author's mentor on a measurement-based MU check tool. The author found volunteering beneficial and recommends students attend chapter meetings to connect with medical physicists.
The document summarizes the author's experience volunteering at a meeting of the North Central Chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine. The AAPM is a nonprofit organization devoted to physics in medicine that is divided into regional chapters. The author helped register attendees and take minutes at the spring 2015 meeting in Minneapolis. Throughout the day, physicists and students gave presentations, including one by the author's mentor on a measurement-based MU check tool. The author found volunteering beneficial and recommends students attend chapter meetings to connect with medical physicists.
Clinical Practicum II Professional Service Project The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) is a scientific, educational, and professional nonprofit organization devoted to the discipline of physics in medicine and applications in biology. The AAPM is divided into 21 regional chapters. Chapters provide unique opportunities for informal but direct contact with other medical physicists. The North Central Chapter (NCC) of the AAPM includes the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NCCAAPM chapter meets biannually, once in the spring and once in the fall. I had the opportunity to volunteer at the spring 2015 NCC meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Prior to the meetings festivities, I registered, checked-in, and gave out nametags to the attendees, the physicists and the vendors. During the business meeting I took minute notes, which were then sent to all the members of the NCC. The minute notes consisted of a review of the Autumn 2014 meeting, old business, a report provided by the treasurer, an audit committee report, an AAPM board representative report, and new business involving election results of the presidential campaign. Throughout the day, physicists and resident students gave presentations. I was able to listen to the presentations. In fact, the senior medical physicist who I have had the privilege to work along side during my clinical rotation gave a presentation during the chapter meeting. Dr. Lihong Qin confidently presented Measurement-based MU check tool for lung SBRT. During this presentation, she discussed her cork phantom to represent lung density. A week prior to her presentation, she took me down to the workshop where her phantom was made. She did such a great job during her presentation! I found this opportunity to very beneficial and enlightening from a students point of view. In the medical field, it is important for collaboration and communication between peers in order to assess, grow, and advance in technologies and techniques. In a team-like fashion, concerns were voiced and helpful suggestions were offered during the meeting. I was able to appreciate these interactions between the members. I highly recommend for more students to attend chapter meetings to ally with the physics side of dosimetry.
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