Dear Colleagues,
As the year 2024 passes us by and a new year begins, I feel privileged sharing with you my reflections as the President of AMPI on our journey for the year 2024 and commitments for the coming year.
At the outset let me assure you that your team at AMPI is making sincere and consistent efforts to improve the standards and standing of medical physics profession and meet the aspirations of you all, especially the younger colleagues. Maybe, we haven’t achieved the desired success at every level and in the time frame chosen by us but we shall continue our efforts relentlessly.
In the year 2024 we indeed have been successful in not only carrying forward the excellent legacy but also start anew on many fronts. I am delighted to highlight some of the milestones we achieved together:
- Starting annual AMPI School that will focus on intensive training and capacity building in key areas of medical physics.
- A definite step has been taken towards reinstating the recognition of medical physics as a teaching subject/specialty for PGs in concerned medical specialties. With your constant support it is planned to pursue the matter till logical end.
- AMPI has been actively engaging with AERB on various matters ensuring that the voice of medical physics professionals and their concerns are addressed. The engagement with AERB will continue.
- Annual conference of AMPI that serves as a vital platform for knowledge exchange, networking, and showcasing innovations in medical physics was conducted at Hyderabad with the efforts of the local team of medical physicists. It was realized that there was scope to improve on the deliverables in terms of content and conduct of the conference by close coordination between AMPI office and the local organisers. AMPI will continue to support academic activities including conferences and workshops by regional chapters.
- CMPI, an autonomous wing of AMPI, is efficiently engaged in fulfilling its mandate of establishing, improving and maintaining standards of medical physics profession by way of certification. With a substantial influx of young professionals entering our field, the CMPI certification has been playing a great role in enhancing their skills and making them globally competitive. AMPI will continue to support CMPI for further expansion of their certification activities reflecting our commitment for fostering excellence in the next generation of medical physicists
- As you know, the Journal of Medical Physics has established itself as a reputed journal in the field. It is expected to climb greater heights under the newly constituted editorial board.
Dear colleagues, as technology continues to advance at an unprecedented pace, the role of medical physicists is becoming increasingly pivotal in improving patient care. We are committed to exploring newer opportunities, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring that our contributions enhance the quality of healthcare delivery. Your AMPI team is fully alive to your concerns regarding the profession and is working towards addressing the same to the best of its capability. My request would be to appreciate both the scope and the limitations of our impact on the authorities concerned in first persuading the latter for addressing our concerns and second to do so within the time frame we think is appropriate.
On behalf of AMPI, I extend my gratitude to all of you, our partners, and well-wishers for their unwavering support and dedication. Let us continue to work together with passion and purpose to elevate our profession and serve the society. Constructive feedback is always welcome.
Wishing you and your families a joyous, healthy, and prosperous New Year 2025!
Warmest regards,
Manoj K Semwal, PhD