Ad Hoc Committee on AAPM/ACMP Relationship-62B39812

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The goal and charge of this committee was

Goal: To investigate the potential for improving the synergism, efficiency and efficacy of efforts of the AAPM and ACMP that address professional medical physics issues.

Charge
  1. Identify and classify the professional efforts of the AAPM and ACMP, determining areas of exclusivity and overlap.
  2. Identify and classify medical physics professional issues for which AAPM and ACMP effort is needed.
  3. Define potential structural models for addressing professional medical physics issues in the future, including but not limited to: (1) the current AAPM and ACMP structure, (2) modifying the structures of the ACMP and AAPM Professional Council, and (3) merging the ACMP and AAPM Professional Council.
  4. Determine the advantages and disadvantages of each of the potential structural models.
  5. Develop a preliminary report for the Executive Committees of each organization by July 2002. Receive feedback from each and deliver a final report to the Executive Committees by November, 2002. The report should summarize the accomplishments of the ad-hoc committee and recommend any changes in future structure and a strategy for accomplishing it.
Here is a link to the report