title: Workforce and salary survey trends: opportunities and challenges for the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists.
abstract: The American Association of Medical Dosimetrists (AAMD) designed and directed 2 surveys of the AAMD membership. The first was in 2011 and the second in 2014. There were a number of questions common to both surveys, and this article seeks to evaluate these common questions to determine trends among the professional membership of the AAMD. It is demonstrated that the observed trends are consistent with the goals and objectives established by the leadership of the AAMD and the Medical Dosimetry Certification Board (MDCB) for the medical dosimetry community. In addition, certain challenges and opportunities involving the scope of practice for the medical dosimetry profession are discussed.
authors: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. Electronic address: mdmill03@exchange.louisville.edu.
authors: Michael D
authors: MD
authors: Mills
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D006801:Humans; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000191:economics* / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards; D011874:Radiometry / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce
keywords: Accreditation; Clinical training; Salary; Survey