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| Policy number | Policy name | Policy date | Sunset date |
| PP 5-B | Ethical Guidelines for Reviewing the Work of Another Physicist | 12/3/2003 | 11/30/2004 |
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Preamble: By the production of a "Guideline", the AAPM does not affirm or reject the process of review. In the interest of protection of the rights of incumbents in positions which they value, we have endeavored to recognize the expectations which an incumbent should rightfully enjoy.
Expectations: 1. A Medical Physicist being reviewed should expect that the review be performed by a Qualified Medical Physicist peer, i.e., a medical physicist who has similar or senior credentials and is familiar with the type of practice setting. 2. A Medical Physicist being reviewed should expect to receive a courtesy call from the reviewer to establish mutually agreeable times, processes, and goals for the review. 3. A Medical Physicist being reviewed should expect that the reviewer has no present or past professional relationship with the entity requesting the review, e.g., no close personal, professional, or training relationship. 4. A Medical Physicist being reviewed should expect that all [review] materials, both oral and written, be available to him. All care must be exercised when reviewing an incumbent so as not to jeopardize the incumbent's position unnecessarily (e.g., by the expression of personal opinions or judgements beyond those based on the data presented.) The process should be used to create the opportunity for improvement (and/or enhancement of the working environment, equipment, personnel, etc.) for all concerned, as well as the community at large. |
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| Policy version history | ||||
| Policy number | Policy name | Policy date | Sunset date | Active? |
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| PP 5-A | Ethical Guidelines for Reviewing the Work of Another Physicist | 11/1/2000 | 12/2/2003 | Inactive |
| PP 5-B | Ethical Guidelines for Reviewing the Work of Another Physicist | 12/3/2003 | 11/30/2004 | Inactive |
| PP 5-C | Ethical Guidelines for Reviewing the Work of Another Physicist | 12/1/2004 | 7/31/2008 | Inactive |