RE: ABHP Exam, common sense?

["Dunn, Wes" <WDunn@intiso.com>]

There is some truth that Part II is "common sense" - for a well rounded
health physicist. The number of equations one needs to master for a
passing score is extremely small -- PV=nRT just about did it for me;
1/r^2 and e^-lamda*t are also useful; approximations will work for just
about everything else.  The primary purpose of the test (as I see it) is
to demonstrate whether the individual has professional judgement to
correctly apply the appropriate knowledge base - which, as Scott points
out, is a lot easier said than done except for a very small proportion
of our colleagues.

Wes

Wesley M. Dunn, CHP, Director, Environmental Health & Safety
International Isotopes, Inc.
3100 Jim Christal Road
Denton, Texas  76207
Wdunn@intiso.com <mailto:Wdunn@intiso.com>
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	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Scott Schwahn [SMTP:schwahn@jlab.org]
	Sent:	Thursday, February 11, 1999 7:57 AM
	To:	Multiple recipients of list
	Subject:	ABHP Exam, common sense?

	> just be ready for the test heck there are only about four
formulas.
	> you need to know.. and If you do not know them by now... get a
mop and
	> call rent a tech and go decon..there is nothing to worry about
	> on that test....its all common sense

	The ABHP exam is difficult.  It is supposed to be.  If it were
not
	difficult, it would not have such a low passing rate and would
not be so
	professionally valuable.  It requires memorization of more than
just a few
	formulas, but also requires the knowledge of how to use the
formulas
	appropriately, as well as experience.  It is not "all common
sense."

	
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