Mission
The AAMD Education and Research Foundation will enhance cancer care and quality of life for patients receiving radiation therapy by promoting the critical role of the medical dosimetrist in the cancer community through support and advancement of education and independent research for medical dosimetrists.
Education
The Foundation will contribute to funding educational initiatives in medical dosimetry according to the Foundation’s principles, with the goal of increasing formal medical dosimetry graduates by 75% over the next 3 years.
Specifically, the Foundation will:
- Support 3 individuals seeking higher education/advanced degrees to develop educators in the field of medical dosimetry;
- Provide scholarships to 10 individuals seeking medical dosimetry education from an accredited medical dosimetry program;
- Support development of 1 domestic medical dosimetry educational program; and
- Support further development of 6 current accredited educational programs, or support education-related accreditation costs for those educational programs seeking accreditation.
Research
The Foundation will contribute funding to research in medical dosimetry by clinical medical dosimetrists, with the goal of maintaining an annual rate of increase of 10% in the amount of published material, educational tools, treatment devices, or presentations, over the next 3 years.
Specifically, the Foundation will:
- Define baseline statistics and develop a database of such materials, tools, treatment devices, etc.; and
- Support initiatives that teach research methodologies.
