[France] European School of Medical Physics France
EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF MEDICAL PHYSICS
Twelfth Session
15 OCTOBER 2009 – 24 NOVEMBER 2009
CENTRE UNIVERSITAIRE DE FORMATION ET DE RECHERCHE, ARCHAMPS, FRANCE
Highlights of the 2009 Session:
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- The session will comprise five weeks on different topics. Minimal registration is for a full week.
- Optional examination leads to Credits Points for each week of the School.
- Course supervisors (experts in the particular field) for each week
- Afternoon tutorial sessions consolidating morning lectures
- Practical exercises and demonstrations in the evening (optional)
- Saturday afternoon visits to radiation detection and medical equipment in hospital (HCUGE or CERN)
- Each week includes about 37 hours of lectures, tutorials, visits and practical exercises.
- Selection of literature relevant to each topics available at low cost
- Classes on a Thursday to Tuesday basis enabling lecturers to spend more time at the School
and all participants to benefit from cheaper weekend fares. (No classes on Sunday)
- Full European Environment (lecturers, students and European vision of medical physics)
- Accommodation on site (studios or shared flats with phone and fully equipped kitchenette)
- Group excursion on the Sunday (skiing if weather allows)
Faculty
With extensive professional experience and proven teaching ability, lecturers are invited from hospitals,
institutes and universities throughout Europe (see later).
Language
The working language of the School is English; extensive use is made of visual materials.
Venue
Courses are held at the university training and Research Centre at Archamps, France. Archamps is a fifteen-minute drive from Geneva-Cointrin International Airport, on the border between France and
Switzerland. Well known resorts like Megève or Chamonix-Mont-Blanc are between 45 and 55 minutes from Archamps by car.
Eligibility
Physics graduates recently or soon to be qualified as medical physicists (Qualified Medical Physicist as
defined by EFOMP) or those working in an environment of biomedical research.
All courses are proposed in accordance with EFOMP guidelines for education and training in medical
physics, as laid out in policy statements.
Application Form
Deadline for registration is June 15th, 2009.
The number of participants is limited.
Further Information
- On the website.
ESMP secretariat :
Info service
ESI
Centre Universitaire de
Formation et de Recherche
Site d’Archamps
F-74166 Archamps
e-mail: info@esi.cur-archamps.fr This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
tel.: +33 4 50 31 50 10
fax: +33 4 50 95 38 01
Students are expected to fund their own travel and living expenses including meals.
A very limited number of scholarships are available.
Please contact the secretariat for further details. ( info@esi.cur-archamps.fr This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), before June 5th.
