AAPM is deeply engaged in advocacy, continuously working to represent the interests of our profession with dedicated AAPM staff, expert consultants, and lobbyists actively monitoring, responding to, and leading initiatives that affect medical physicists.
How you can help!
Your voice and participation strengthen our advocacy efforts. Numerous opportunities exist for AAPM members to advocate by lending their voices, experiences and collective expertise.
- Join our first Advocacy Day event on July 31st in Washington D.C.
- Write letters (templates and target contact offices are provided) and engage via our Take-Action webpage
- Become a state champion through CHAMPS and CHAMPWG
- Volunteer on key committees including GRAC, ECON or through subcommittees and working groups: WGPVAC, CRCPDS, JMPLSC, and GRPSC
How AAPM is Actively Advocating:
- Monitoring and Engagement: Our staff and dedicated volunteers closely track news, policy actions, and communications from peer and partner organizations. This ensures we are informed and responsive, supporting relevant initiatives beneficial to our members.
- Informing Membership: Stay updated through the AAPM Newsletter, e-News, association emails, committee updates, meeting sessions, social media, our Take-Action page above, and by direct contact with staff and volunteers.
- Working Collaboratively: AAPM has worked to establish a close and cooperative working relationships with numerous government bodies, organizations and key federal agencies, such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with a range of medical providers, corporation, suppliers and peer professional societies.
If you’d like to get involved, learn more, or propose a specific action or need related to advocating on behalf of medical physics, please don't hesitate to contact David Crowley, Senior Government Relations Manager, at david@aapm.org.
Together, we can ensure the voice of medical physicists remains strong, informed, and influential.