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  • Medical Physics
  • Professional Development
  • Mentorship Programs

Background:

  • The medical physics field requires continuous advancement.
  • Early career professionals need support for evolving demands.
  • The European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics (EFOMP) identified a need for structured guidance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce the EFOMP mentorship programme for early career medical physicists.
  • To outline the programme's framework, goals, and implementation.
  • To support professional and personal development in medical physics.

Main Methods:

  • The programme features two orientations: mentoring and enabling.
  • Mentoring focuses on scientific, professional, and soft skills development.
  • Enabling aims to prepare early career professionals for EFOMP involvement and representation.

Main Results:

  • The programme provides structured guidance for career progression.
  • It fosters engagement within EFOMP and the wider medical physics community.
  • Annual surveys will assess participant satisfaction and identify improvements.

Conclusions:

  • The EFOMP mentorship programme is crucial for advancing the medical physics profession.
  • It ensures early career professionals are equipped for future challenges.
  • Structured mentoring promotes sustainability and community growth in medical physics.