RE: HP Exam and Common Sense

[KF9BD@aol.com]

I agree with Mr. Falo's comments concerning the difficulty of Part I.  Part I
was the most difficult to prepare for.  I found Part II to be challenging,
yet, fair.  While I agree that changes to Part II could be made to speed up
the grading process, I don't believe the examination is unreasonably broad or
presents problems that are too far outside reality.  Overall, I feel the
examinations have been and continue to be reasonable measures of a certain
level of health physics expertise.  

As for the comment concerning common sense, there is a good portion of common
sense that must be applied in the practice of health physics every day.
Application of common sense in taking the examinations will buy the examinee a
point here or there, but is not enough to allow one to pass the examinations
without a strong knowledge and understanding of the science.

Bottom line......don't take the ABHP examinations lighly.

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  Danny L. Rice, CHP, RRPT 
  kf9bd@aol.com                    
  dlr1@nrc.gov                        
  817-860-8151
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