2019 AAPM Annual Meeting
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Session Title: Assessment of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Challenges and Strengths in the Medical Physics Field
Question 1: Which of the following is NOT one of the goals in AAPM’s new strategic plan?
Reference:AAPM Strategic Plan: https://w3.aapm.org/org/objectives.php
Choice A:Enhance the value of AAPM membership experience and services.
Choice B:Develop strategies for collaboration (joint meetings and publications) with other learned societies and develop a plan that enhances the quality of all scientific communications
Choice C:Ensure High Quality Patient Care
Choice D:Champion equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in the field of medical physics
Choice E:Practice stewardship in continuous assessment of programs and services
Question 2: What does the AAPM WMRSC’s “DREAM” acronym stand for?
Reference:DREAM: http://gaf.aapm.org/
Choice A:Diverse Recruiting through Education and Mentorship
Choice B:Diversify Recruit then Educate and Mentor
Choice C:Diverse Recruitment through Educating and Mentoring
Choice D:Diversity Recruitment through Education and Mentoring
Choice E:Diversity Recruiting through Education and Mentorship
Question 3: What is the estimated percentage of female physicists in the USA and Europe?
Reference:Tsapaki, Virginia, and Madan M. Rehani. "Female medical physicists: The results of a survey carried out by the International Organization for Medical Physics." Physica Medica 31.4 (2015): 368-373
Choice A:20% and 20%, respectively
Choice B:21% and 47%, respectively
Choice C:50% and 20%, respectively
Choice D:30% and 40%, respectively
Question 4: According to “Achieving gender equity in the radiation oncology physician workforce” from Holliday et al., how long will it take for there to be gender parity in resident and faculty positions in Radiation Oncology?
Reference:Holliday et al. Achieving gender equity in the radiation oncology physician workforce. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2018 Oct 21;3(4):478-483.
Choice A:5 years
Choice B:100 years
Choice C:< 1 year
Choice D:20 years
Choice E:50 years
Question 5: According to “Achieving gender equity in the radiation oncology physician workforce” from Holliday et al., what are some gender-related barriers that contribute to training and pipeline issues for women trainees in Radiation Oncology?
Reference:Holliday et al. Achieving gender equity in the radiation oncology physician workforce. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2018 Oct 21;3(4):478-483.
Choice A:Gender-based salary inequities
Choice B:Unconscious bias
Choice C:Misconceptions of limited patient interaction
Choice D:Misconceptions of physics requirements
Choice E:Collisions between professional and biological clocks
Question 6: Which statement about diversity, equity and inclusion is FALSE?
Reference:What’s the difference between diversity, inclusion and equity? https://generalassemb.ly/blog/diversity-inclusion-equity-differences-in-meaning/
Choice A:A person can be “diverse” (i.e., “a diverse candidate”)
Choice B:Diversity is simply the presence of difference or variety
Choice C:An organization can be diverse while still not being equitable or inclusive
Choice D:Inclusion refers to all individuals in a group or organization feeling welcome or valued within the group
Choice E:Equity acknowledges the barriers to access and is a process by which you address that individuals have different starting places and continually tries to correct the imbalance
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