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Article Dans Une Revue Physica Medica Année : 2023

The Italian young medical physicist scenario: Results from the young AIFM group survey

Alessandra Zorz
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Francesca Calderoni
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Roberta Castriconi
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Marco Felisi
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Pasqualina Gallo
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Francesca Itta
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Mariaconcetta Longo
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Luigi Manco
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Olga Milazzo
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Alessandro Savini
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Carlo Cavedon
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Nicola Maffei
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Purpose The young working group of the Italian Association of Medical and Health Physics (AIFM) designed a survey to assess the current situation of the under 35 AIFM members. Methods An online survey including 65 questions was designed to gather personal information, educational issues, working and research experience, and to evaluate the AIFM activities. The survey was distributed to the under 35 members between November 2022 and February 2023, through the young AIFM mailing list and social media. Results 160 answers from 230 affiliates (70%, 31 years median age) were obtained. The results highlighted that 87% of the respondents had a fixed term/permanent employment, mainly in public hospitals (58%). Regarding Medical Physicists (MPs) training, 54% of the students left their region of origin due to the training plan (40%) and the availability of scholarships (25%) in the chosen university. Most of the respondents have no Radiation Protection Expert title, while the remaining 20%, 6%, and 3% are qualified to the first, second, and third level, respectively. Several young MPs (62.2%) were involved in research activities; however, only 28% had teaching experience, mainly within their workplace (20%, safety courses), during AIFM courses (4%), or university lectures (3%). Conclusions This survey reported the current situation of the under 35 AIFM members, highlighting the “brain drain” phenomenon from the south to the north of Italy, mainly due to the lack of post-graduate schools, scholarships, and job opportunities. The obtained results will help the future working program of the AIFM.
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hal-04170470 , version 1 (25-07-2023)

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Alessandra Zorz, Francesca Calderoni, Roberta Castriconi, Francesca Di Franco, Marco Felisi, et al.. The Italian young medical physicist scenario: Results from the young AIFM group survey. Physica Medica, 2023, 112, pp.102633. ⟨10.1016/j.ejmp.2023.102633⟩. ⟨hal-04170470⟩
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