The International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP) is a professional organization for medical physics with nearly 22,000 members in 84 countries.
Objectives and history
IOMP is charged with a mission to advance medical physics practice worldwide by disseminating scientific and technical information, fostering the educational and professional development of medical physics and promoting the highest quality medical services for patients.
IOMP was formed in January 1963 initially with 4 affiliated national member organizations (Canada, Sweden, UK, USA). Its first female president, Azam Niroomand-Rad, served from 2003-6 and oversaw expanded support for international education and opportunities for professional recognition.
50 years after its founding, IOMP had a membership of 80 national member organizations and 6 regional organizations. IOMP is affiliated to IUPESM, IUPAP and ICSU and is officially connected to IFMBE.
IOMP collaborates with professional bodies such as IRPA and ICRP and international organizations such as WHO and IAEA in promoting the development of medical physics and safe use of radiation and radiological equipment technology.
IOMP publishes an electronic Newsletter (Medical Physics World) and an open-source journal (Medical Physics International).
To raise awareness about the role medical physicists play for the benefit of patients, IOMP organizes the annual International Day of Medical Physics (IDMP) on November 7 - the birthday of Marie Sklodowska-Curie.
The World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering (World Congress) is organised by IOMP (together with IFMBE and IUPESM) as well as the International Congress of Medical Physics (ICMP), held between World Congresses.
IOMP member countries
State Member Organisation Date of membership Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM) Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP) 1963 Swedish Society of Radiation Physics 1963 Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) 1963 American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 1963 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Medizinische Physik (DGMP) Romanian College of Medical Physicists (CFMR) 1990 (renewed 2010) Association of Medical Physicists from the Republic of Moldova (AFMM) 2016 Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM) Danish Society for Medical Physics (DSMF) 1982 Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Strahlenbiologie und Medizinische PhysikSociété Suisse de Radiobiologie et de Physique MédicaleSocietà Svizzera di Radiobiologia e di Fisica MedicaSwiss Society of Radiobiology and Medical Physics (SGSMP-SSRPM-SSRFM-SSRMP) 1982 Association of Medical Physicists in Russia (AMPR) 1993
Countries are represented by the respective National Organizations for Medical Physics.
Regional organizations European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics (EFOMP) Asia-Oceania Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (AFOMP) Latin American Medical Physics Association (ALFIM) Southeast Asian Federation of Organizations of Medical Physics (SEAFOMP) Federation of African Medical Physics Organisations (FAMPO) Middle East Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics (MEFOMP)
See also Medical physics World Radiography Day
References
External links Official IOMP IDMP website