Medical physicist G. Donald Frey of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston will be the president-elect of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine for 2003. He will begin his term on 1 January 2003, becoming president in 2004 and chair of the AAPM board in 2005. The current president-elect, Martin S. Weinhous, will take the presidency this January, succeeding Robert G. Gould, who will become chair of the board. In his candidate statement, Frey said that he plans to “continue efforts to make the American Association of Physicists in Medicine and the medical physics profession more visible to the public, medical and scientific professionals, and political leaders.” He added that perhaps “this increased visibility will help recruit new physicists into the profession.” He also conveyed his interest in increasing AAPM’s role in developing regulations and accreditation programs.
Frey received a BS in physics with...
