Re: The Health Physics Profession

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@ix.netcom.com>]

As Bill pointed out, there are many organizations that require a 
degree. I do see one difference, in the type of degree that is 
attained. The majority of what Bill listed do have a multitude of 
Universities that provide a degree in the field in which they are 
attaining a certification. I hate to say it but there are very few 
educational facilities left that offer an undergraduate and graduate 
degree in health physics. 

Bob Flood posed an interesting, yet realistic approach to the 
question. Given an individual with a degree in Botany who happens to 
have the CHP, and an individual who has no degree, no CHP, but has 
been in the trenches for 20 to 30 years .. who would you call with an 
immediate need for action ... More often than not, I'd chose the 
fellow with the EXPERIENCE ....  as I have done many times already. 
If that individual has a degree, that's nice. But in a state of 
chaos, I'm not about to look at their credentials, or to see what 
piece of paper is hanging on a wall.. My 2 diplomas .. they're in a 
moving box in FL still .. where they have been for the past 27 
years....

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