The Exchange Scientist Program of the International Affairs Committee
- Overview
- Details and Application
- Forms, Lists and Contacts
Overview
The Exchange Scientist Program provides an opportunity for members of the AAPM to visit other countries to promote the exchange of scientific information and to facilitate the advancement of the field of medical physics at the international level.
The Program is primarily serving as an information exchange forum by maintaining a list of approved Exchange Scientists (ES) as well as a list, if any, of Host Institutions interested in requesting an ES for any project. Any subsequent arrangement or contract is entirely between the ES and the Host Institution, and the ES program in general has no funding or further involvement with the visit, other than publishing the report from the ES on completion of the visit.
A further intent of the Program is to provide the ES with the status and motivation to pay short visits to other institutions when travelling for business or personal purposes.
Please select the Details tab for details on participating in this Program and the Lists tab to review the current list of Host Institutions and Exchange Scientists currently participating in the Program.
Details of the ES Program
- The ES Program will establish a pool of qualified Exchange Scientists (ES) with a desire to visit other countries. Medical physicists interested in participating in the ES Program must be full members of the AAPM, board certified by the ABR, ABMP or CCPM in the field of their expertise, and have a minimum of 5 years of research, clinical or teaching experience in Medical Physics. The application for ES status is described in the next section. Successful applicants will be given a letter from the chair of the ES program validating their ES status and receive a certificate from the President of the AAPM.
- Host Institutions from other countries can submit a request for an ES to the ES Program. Requests could be for a specific ES or a general request could be posted on the ES Program website.
- Alternatively, the ES can approach a host institution in another country directly and indicate interest in participating in projects or short visits.
- Both the ES and representative of the Host Institution will sign waiver forms and submit these to the AAPM.
- Any subsequent arrangement will be between the individual ES and the Host Institution. After the visit, the ES will submit a brief written report within 6 months to the chair of the ES Program describing the scientific activities. The report should include other information useful to any future ES and/or the ES Program, such as names of key physicists from the host country, recommended follow-up, travel concerns etc.
Application Process:
- To apply to be an ES, please complete the ES application form and submit to the chair of the ES Program Subcommittee.
- To apply as a Host Institution, please complete the HI form and submit to the chair of the ES Program Subcommittee.
- To arrange to visit one of the listed Host Institutions, please review the HI list [LINK] and contact the HI directly, as well as emailing the chair of ES Program to keep the program informed of any development.
FORMS
Host Institution Application Form
To be used by institutions outside the USA and Canada interested in hosting visits by members of the AAPM under the Exchange Scientist Program.
Exchange Scientist Application Form
To be used by members of the AAPM who wish to visit Host Institutions under the Exchange Scientist Program.
Exchange Scientist Report Form
To be used by members of the AAPM to report on visits under the Exchange Scientist Program.
Waiver
To be executed by the Exchange Scientist and Host Institution before the visit.
Certificate
To be issued by the AAPM after receiving the completed Waiver forms.
LISTS
List of Exchange Scientists
| Scientist Name & Institution |
Med Phys Field |
Language Capability |
Contact Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amal Alryati， M.S. Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, NY |
Radiation Oncology |
Arabic | 518-243-4405 alryatia@ellismedicine.org |
| Komanduri M. Ayyangar, Ph.D. Emeritus Prof., Univ. of Nebraska |
Radiation Oncology |
Indian | 402-493-2771 akomanduri@gmail.com |
| Bijan Arjomandy, PhD UT MD Anderson Cancer Center,TX |
Radiation Medicine |
Persian Farsi |
713-792-1659 barjomandy@mdanderson.org |
| James Balter,
Ph.D. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |
Radiation Oncology |
734-936-4309 jbalter@umich.edu |
|
| Tewfik J Bichay, PhD St. Mary's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI |
Radiation Oncology |
French | 616-752-6367 bichayt@trinity-health.org |
| Minsong Cao, PhD UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA |
Radiation Oncology |
Mandarin Chinese | 317-709-2044 minsongcao@mednet.ucla.edu |
| Doracy P Fontenla, PhD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY |
Radiation Oncology |
Portuguese Spanish |
212-639-8759 doracy@earthlink.net |
| Jung T. Ho, Ph.D. Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital,CA |
Radiotherapy & Diagnostic |
Mandarin Chinese |
562-698-0811Ext: 5758 jho@pih.net |
| David Y.C. Huang, PhD Memorial Sloan Kettering, NY |
Radiotherapy | Mandarin Chinese |
516-256-3607 Huangd@mskcc.org |
| Justin Keener, M.S. Winston-Salem, NC |
Radiation Therapy |
Spanish | 303-921-0860 justin.keener9@gmail.com |
| Don-Soo Kim, Ph.D. Children's Hospital, Boston, MA |
Diagnostic Radiology |
Korian | 617-730-0635 Don-Soo.Kim@childrens.harvard.edu |
| Qing Lei, M.S. Castro Valley, CA |
Radiation Oncology |
Mandarin Chinese |
510-581-0556Ext: 121 qing.lei@ebroc.com |
| Pei-Jan Paul Lin, Ph.D. Beth Israel Deaconess, Boston, MA |
Diagnostic Radiology |
Japanese, Chinese |
617-667-4982 plin@bidmc.harvard.edu |
| Xing-Qi Lu, Ph.D. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
Radiation Oncology |
Chinese | 617-667-9564 xlu@bidmc.harvard.edu |
| Mahadevappa Mahesh, PhD Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore |
Diagnostic Radiology |
Indian Kanada |
410-955-5115 mmahesh@jhmi.edu |
| Michael McNitt-Gray,
Ph.D. UCLA, Los Angeles, California |
Medical Imaging |
310-794-8979 mmcnittgray@mednet.ucla.edu |
|
| Ali S. Meigooni, Ph.D. North Shore Univ Hosp-Long Island Jewish Healty,KY |
Brachytherapy Radiotherapy |
Farsi | 859-619-4620 alimeig@gmail.com |
| Anas Orfali, M.Sc. Allegiance Health, Jackson, MI |
Radiation Oncology |
French German |
517-780-7299 orfa99@gmail.com |
| E. Ishmael Parsai, PhD Medical College of Ohio, OH |
Radiation Oncology |
Persian Farsi Arabic |
419-383-5113 e.parsai@utoledo.edu |
| Yakov Pipman, PhD FOREST HILLS , NY |
Radiation Oncology |
Spanish Hebrew |
718-520-2969 ypipman@yahoo.com |
| Bouchaib Rabbani, Ph.D., Newport Beach, California. |
Radiation Oncology |
Arabic | 949-433-2787 brabbani@aol.com, b.rabbani@cox.net |
| Ravindra P. Rao, M.S. Monroe Township, NJ |
Radiotherapy & Diagnostic |
Kannada, Himdi Marathi, Tamil |
908-705-7737 ravirao@cshore.com |
| Cheng B. Saw, PhD Univ of Pittsburgh, PA |
Radiation Oncology |
Malaysian, Hokkian |
717-531-1435 cbsaw2003@yahoo.com |
| Saiyid Masroor Shah, PhD Evansville Cancer Ctr., Indiana |
Radiation Oncology |
Urdu | 812-473-1110 s.shah@att.net smshah@evcancntr.net |
| Almon S. Shiu, PhD M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr., Houston |
Radiation Oncology |
Chinese, Mandarin & Cantonese |
713-563-2531 ashiu@mdanderson.org |
| Jason W. Sohn, PhD Cleveland, OH |
Radiation Oncology |
Korean | 216-844-2736 jason.sohn@case.edu |
| Jacob Van Dyk, M.Sc. London, Ontario |
Radiation Oncology |
Dutch (Low level) | 216-844-2736 vandyk@uwo.ca |
| Theordore Villafana, Ph.D. Boca Ratan, FL |
Radiation Safety |
Spanish | 561-361-8447 villafana1@yahoo.com |
| Yoichi Watanabe, Ph.D. Minneapolis, MN |
Radiation Oncology |
Japanese | 612-626-6708 watan016@umn.edu |
| D. Allan Wilkinson, PhD Cleveland, OH |
Hyperthermia Radiotherapy |
French | 216-445-8289 wilkina@ccf.org |
| Milton K. Woo, PhD Ontario, Canada |
Radiotherapy | Chinese Cantonese |
416-480-5853 milton.woo@sunnybrook.ca |
| Raymond
K. Wu, PhD Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix AZ |
Radiation Oncology |
Chinese, Mandarin & Cantonese |
602-406-4748 RayKWu@gmail.com |
| Cheng Yu, Ph.D. Univ. Southern California, L.A., CA |
Radiation Oncology |
Mandarin Chinese |
323-442-8735 chengyu@usc.edu |
| Jay J. Zheng, PhD Radiation Oncology Centers EL SEGUNDO , CA |
Radiotherapy | Mandarin Chinese |
239-436-5520 ext 205 jzheng@rtsx.com |
| Habid Zaidi Ph.D. PET Instrumentation & Neuroimaging Lab Geneva, Switzerland |
Medical Imaging | Franch Arabic |
41-22-37.27.258 habib.zaidi@hcuge.ch |
| Andy Zhu, PhD St. John's Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis |
Radiation Oncology Radiation Protection |
Mandarin Chinese |
314-348-9601 azhu77@yahoo.com |
CONTACTS
Raymond Wu, Chair of the AAPM Exchange Scientist Program Subcommittee
Cecilia Hunter, Director, Finance and Administration, AAPM