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Impact of national recognition on medical physicist job positions in Indonesia: survey study from 2015–2021

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Purpose

National recognition of the medical physicist profession in Indonesia was initiated by the Ministry of Health Decree in 2007, followed by the Nuclear Regulatory Agency regulation in 2011. A seven-year survey was conducted to examine the impact of the government’s recognition of new job positions for medical physicists in Indonesia.

Methods

The data were divided into two groups: medical physicist positions in the government and those in private sectors for the three specialisms of radiation oncology, diagnostic radiology, and nuclear medicine.

Result

The results showed the delayed impact of national recognition on new job positions for medical physicists, which increased rapidly after eight years of implementation. The regulation of the Nuclear Regulatory Agency has also supported increasing public recognition. The data show a significant impact of the national recognition of medical physicists on new job positions in Indonesia.

Conclusions

The study also found a significant impact of recognition on new job positions in the diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy departments.

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Acknowledgements

We thank the Ministry of Health for recognizing medical physicists as health professionals. The Nuclear Regulatory Agency supported the public recognition of medical physicists. We would also like to thank our founder of medical physics in Indonesia, Prof. Dr. Djarwani Soeharso, Prof. Dr. Wahyu Setia Budi, Mr. Sudharto Wahab, Mrs. Ratih Oemiyati, Ms. Yekti Nastiti, and Mrs. Sunarsih, who made efforts to develop the medical physics profession in its early stages.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, West Java, 16424, Indonesia

    Supriyanto Ardjo Pawiro, Lukmanda Evan Lubis & Djarwani Soeharso Soejoko

  2. Aliansi Fisikawan Medik Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

    Supriyanto Ardjo Pawiro, Lukmanda Evan Lubis, Ika Hariyati, Indah Lestarinigsih & Djarwani Soeharso Soejoko

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Supriyanto Ardjo Pawiro was responsible in research design, data collection, data analysis and manuscript writing. Lukmanda Evan Lubis contributed in data collection and manuscript writing. Ika Haryati contributed in data collection. Indah Lestariningsih contributed in data collection. Djarwani Soeharso Soejoko contributed in manuscript writing.

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• There is a delay impact of national recognition on new job positions.

• The impact of national recognition is increasing after eight years of implementation.

• National recognition significantly impacts diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy departments.

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Pawiro, S.A., Lubis, L.E., Hariyati, I. et al. Impact of national recognition on medical physicist job positions in Indonesia: survey study from 2015–2021. Health Technol. 14, 523–530 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12553-024-00838-7

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