Question 4078 — health professions

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Mr. Fabrice Le Vigoureux draws the attention of the Minister of Health and Prevention to the situation of the medical physicist profession. This profession plays a crucial role in public health by guaranteeing the safety of patients and nursing staff during examinations using radiation techniques in both radiotherapy and nuclear medicine departments. The profession of medical physicist has been recognized and integrated in the public health code by the order of January 20, 2017. The profession of medical physicist is accessible through competitive examinations from the National Institute of Nuclear Sciences and Techniques (INSTN), after a master 2 specialized in medical physics. However, although the number of medical physicists in training is increasing (from 40 to 45 per year since 2018), the number of students trained does not meet the needs. growing needs linked to increased activity and the deployment of new practices. In a note dated January 11, 2022, the Nuclear Safety Authority proposed several avenues for training more medical physicists, such as the mechanism for validating acquired experience (VAE) or the recognition of a foreign diploma of equivalent quality to practice the profession of medical physicist. Furthermore, a project of Decree eagerly awaited by the profession specifying the missions of medical physicists and the acts requiring their intervention began in 2018 but is slow to be published. The profession of medical physicist must be a priority so that the radiation protection of patients and healthcare personnel is ensured in all circumstances. This is why he requests it in order to know the action of the Government towards the profession of medical physicist both in terms of workforce development and in terms of recognition of the profession by health establishments.

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