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    Fit for purpose? Evaluation of an MSc. in Medical Physics.

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    van der Putten, W J
    Affiliation
    Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, Galway University Hospitals, and, School of Physics, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland. Electronic address: wil.vanderputten@hse.ie.
    Issue Date
    2014-05
    Keywords
    EDUCATION
    HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
    EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND SKILLS
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    PHYSICS
    
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    Fit for purpose? Evaluation of an MSc. in Medical Physics. 2014, 30 (3):358-64 Phys Med
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    Physica medica : PM : an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology : official journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics (AIFB)
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10147/322570
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    10.1016/j.ejmp.2013.11.002
    PubMed ID
    24309504
    Abstract
    The National University of Ireland in Galway established a Master in Science (MSc.) program in medical physics in 2002. The course was designed to be 90 ECTS(1) credits and of one calendar year duration. From the outset the MSc. was designed to be part of an overall medical physics training program. MSc. programs are now widely used as part of the training and education of medical physicists. There is however paucity of data on the effectiveness of such courses and the purpose of the study reported here is to provide information on one particular MSc. course in medical physics. This is relevant to medical physicists who are involved in the development and running of medical physics training programs. The study used as methodology the Kirkpatrick levels of professional training. It was conducted through an online survey, both from students who graduated from the course and from students who were in the process of completing the course. The survey proved to be an effective way to determine attributes of modules such as learning outcomes, knowledge imparted, quality of teaching materials and others. The survey proved to be remarkably able to demonstrate interventions in the individual course modules. Although the course was shown to be effective in the imparting of the knowledge required to become a qualified medical physicist several areas for improvement were identified. These are mainly in the areas of increased practical experience and in course delivery.
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    en
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    1724-191X
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1016/j.ejmp.2013.11.002
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