Re[4]: HP Job Shortage

[BRZGV@ccmail.ceco.com]

     I'm not jealous of anyone.  Things generally mean more if they are 
     difficult to obtain...I guess my degree isn't worth as much as I 
     thought it was and that is a little disheartening.
     
     Are we doing justice to our profession if anyone can get a mail order 
     degree?
     
     I also understand that a degree is not a measure of common sense or 
     true ability either.  When I grew up, I worked every construction 
     trade there is, and was involved in other electical and mechanical 
     things as well.  Many of the kids I went to school and many people I 
     work with now can barely change a light bulb.  In my everyday 
     professional and personal life I find that my relatively decent common 
     sense sprinkled with a little technical knowledge is what solves most 
     of the problems.
     
     I am friend to all and enemy to none and I generally don't offend too 
     many people.  I am only expressing my opinion.  Dialogue is what 
     really makes this BBS work.  Use it!
     
     
     Glen Vickers
     BRZGV@ccmail.ceco.com


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Subject: Re: Re[2]: HP Job Shortage
Author:  "Bruce A. Busby" <bbusby@umich.edu> at INTERNET
Date:    4/5/96 6:56 AM


     
I guess my question is what is the difference between a nuclear engineer 
and a health physicist? Few, if any health physics positions need the 
mathmatics you had to go through as a nuc engineer. 
     
You also should feel that you are better prepared than the other folks 
you are jealous of, and should stress that during job interviews, resume, 
ect. 
     
I would say that not all programs in any sciece is the same, and people 
need to choose wisely (doesn't happen) the program they go to. 
     
Do you think the HPS should recognize schools that they deem are giving 
correct education, with a seal of approval? I have wondered.
     
-Bruce Busby
     
     
On Thu, 4 Apr 1996 BRZGV@ccmail.ceco.com wrote:
     
> All university health physics programs are not alike either.  Some programs 
are 
> in the school of health and some are in the college of engineering, namely 
under
> nuclear engineering.  I know of masters' programs that are not as difficult as
     
> some bachelor programs.  My program was only 3 or 4 classes different from 
> becoming a nuclear engineer and I have seen at least one masters' program that
     
> only required calculus I.
> 
> I guess I felt cheated that others were getting the same degree with much less
     
> work...
> 
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> Subject: Re: HP Job Shortage
> Author:  radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu at INTERNET 
> Date:    4/4/96 11:16 AM
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> 
> I would like to add another problem that I have observed in the past 
> few years.  A hospital, a university or any institution in the industrial 
> sector requires that a person fill the position of RSO, but there is also 
> a need for a "safety" person to conduct all other safety operations.  
> Thus, an Industrial Hygenist is hired, having very little knowledge of 
> Health Physics. Later, the Industrial Hygenist is sent to attend one of 
> many courses for Radiation Safety Officers, and there you have a 
> brand new HP with little knowledge and zero experience. 
>      
> But the argument is that the company is "saving" thousands of 
> dollars, but they are creating a great potential for liability and a 
> definite risk to the health of maybe thousands of employees.
> 
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