Question 1: An AAPM member is found guilty in a U.S. court of murdering a bank guard during an attempted robbery. Is this an actionable violation of the AAPM Code of Ethics? |
Reference: | Skourou C, Sherouse GW, Bahar N, et al. Code of ethics for the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (Revised): Report of Task Group 109. Med Phys. 2019;46(4). doi:10.1002/mp.13351 |
Choice A: | yes |
Choice B: | no |
Question 2: The AAPM Ethics Committee, supported by AAPM Board of Directors approval, may revoke the ABR certification of a member for a serious violation of the AAPM Code of Ethics. |
Reference: | Skourou C, Sherouse GW, Bahar N, et al. Code of ethics for the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (Revised): Report of Task Group 109. Med Phys. 2019;46(4). doi:10.1002/mp.13351 |
Choice A: | TRUE |
Choice B: | FALSE |
Question 3: Which of the following statements is true? |
Reference: | Guidelines for the Certification of Clinically Qualified Medical Physicists | IAEA |
Choice A: | A medical physicist who has been Board Certified in North America, can automatically practice in any other country |
Choice B: | A medical physicist who has been certified by IMPCB, can automatically practice in any other country |
Choice C: | A medical physicist who has been certified by IMPCB, can automatically practice in any country except North America |
Choice D: | None of the above |
Question 4: Which of the following statements is true? Globally, clinical medical physicists should be familiar with professional ethics through: |
Reference: | Postgraduate Medical Physics Academic Programmes; Roles and Responsibilities, and Education and Training Requirements for Clinically Qualified Medical Physicists; Clinical Training of Medical Physicists Specializing in Diagnostic Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Oncology; Guidelines for the Certification of Clinically Qualified Medical Physicists | IAEA. |
Choice A: | their postgraduate medical physics academic education |
Choice B: | their structured clinical training (residency) |
Choice C: | continuous professional development (CPD) activities |
Choice D: | multidisciplinary collaborations and patient interactions during their routine clinical work |
Choice E: | all of the above |
Question 5: According to Beauchamp and Childress, the fundamental principles of medical ethics are: |
Reference: | Beauchamp TL and Childress JF, Principles of Biomedical Ethics 5th edn, Oxford University Press 2001 |
Choice A: | Beneficence, integrity, transparency, self-preservation |
Choice B: | Kindness, compassion, charity, knowledge |
Choice C: | Beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy, justice |
Choice D: | Honesty, accountability, compassion, privacy |
Question 6: Core components of the right to health according to the World Health Organisation include: |
Reference: | The Right to Health, Fact Sheet No 31, World Health Organisation and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2008 |
Choice A: | Availability |
Choice B: | Accessibility |
Choice C: | Acceptability |
Choice D: | Quality |
Choice E: | All of the above |