EFOMP Project ’Biomedical Physics Education for the Healthcare Professions’ - An Update for WC2009

Abstract

The policy statements describing the role of the biomedical physicist (and engineer) published by organizations representing biomedical physicists in Europe include the responsibility of contributing to the education of healthcare professionals. As a consequence, biomedical physicists provide educational services in most Faculties of Medicine / Health Sciences in Europe. In 2005, the EFOMP council set up a Special Interest Group to develop the role of the biomedical physics educator in such faculties and to work with other healthcare professional groups to produce updated European curricula for them. The effort of the group would provide a base for the progress of the role, enhance its relevance to contemporary healthcare professional education and provide input for future EFOMP policy documents regarding this important aspect of the role of the biomedical physicist. The present communication presents a background to the project, summarizes a literature review regarding the role recently published by the group, summarizes its latest research and indicates future research directions.