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 candidateâ€) |
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 |