EFOMP have put out a call for nominations to the role of Education and Training Vice Chair. The Education and Training (ET) Committee is an advisory committee to EFOMP. The post is dedicated to education and training and the management of the EFOMP eLearning Platform.
The ET Committee is responsible to the Council of the Federation for encouraging National Member Organisations to facilitate practitioners' attainment of competence and excellence in the application of physical
sciences to medicine. It is also responsible for coordinating across the National Member Organisations the establishment and maintenance of the means of recognition of competence and excellence of those working as medical physicists. This includes:
● Specification of acceptable education training and continuing professional development schemes.
● Responsibility in conjunction with the Scientific Committee for the organisation of EFOMP educational activities and seminars to enhance the education, competence and continuing professional development of medical physicists across Europe.
● Formation of training links with other professional bodies (e.g. AAMP, ESTRO, ESR, ESMRMB, EANM)
● Management of the EFOMP Travel Award and educational bursaries.
● Contributing to the Education, Training and CPD of other Healthcare Professions in cooperation with the corresponding committees of the respective professions.
● Under the umbrella of the Education and Training Committee a number of Special Interest Groups (SIG) will operate. These will consist of individual medical physicists with special interest in a particular field of Education and Training in Medical Physics. For details see the document Special Interest Groups Composition and Terms of Reference.
You can find out more about the role and the committees terms of reference here; EFOMP Manual
If you are interested, please send the following to jenny@ipem.ac.uk before 12pm on Friday 20th November. If we have more than one application submitted for a role, the VP International & IPEM President will decide who to put forward as our nomination.
You will need to provide the following;
- A letter from you accepting the nomination
- A statement (up to 500 words) demonstrating a knowledge and interest in this position, highlighting any other experience which makes you suitable for the post such as soft skills; the ability to lead, inspire, manage timely, work as part of a team for a common goal, effectively communicate, mediate conflicts and find solutions, build relations with affiliated organisations and stakeholders, understanding financial planning and ensuring funds are used effectively, execute long term strategies and have a clear vision for the future of the federation.
- A short CV (no more than 3 pages PDF)
EFOMP website; EFOMP