BANGLADESH MEDICAL PHYSICS SOCIETY (BMPS) Celebration of the 4th International Day of Medical Physics (IDMP) 2016

International Day of Medical Physics is an initiative of the International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP). This day is recognized every year to assist with improving the medical physics status worldwide. The theme of the International Day of Medical Physics in 2016 was "Education in Medical Physics: The Key to Success." It is true that without proper education and training, good medical physicists will not exist. In addition to a medical physicist's clinical practice, active participation in education and training makes the medical physics world better.

The Bangladesh Medical Physics Society (BMPS) is a non-profit, non-trade organization primarily engaged in professional, educational and research activities throughout Bangladesh in the field of medical physics. Specific interests include biomedical engineering, focused on the application of physics in medical sciences. It represents the interests of medical physicists globally and creates education and training possibilities for the rising scientific generation.

The Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering (MPBME) at Gono University and BMPS together play a pioneer role, in Bangladesh, in promoting medical physics education. BMPS promoted the 4th International Day of Medical Physics (IDMP), November 7, 2016, by including activities of the BMPS, scientific articles and various events relating to IDMP in their newsletter, Voice of BMPS.

The day began at 9:30 AM at Gono Bishbidyalay (University), focused primarily on the importance of medical physics. Many BMPS members including the president, vice president, founding president, joint secretary, treasurer and executive members were in attendance for the celebration. Following the opening celebration, a seminar was held at the MPBME focused on the importance of this auspicious day. President of BMPS, Dr. Kumaresh Chandra Paul, delivered the opening speech and asked that the younger generation of medical physicists engage more in education so that they can use it practically for cancer patient care. Founding president of BMPS, Prof. Dr. Hasin Anupama Azhari, followed the theme for IDMP 2016, and discussed key points on how to be a successful medical physicist. Vice President Anwarul Islam, Joint Secretary Abu Kausar, and Treasurer Nupur Karmaker, also spoke about the IDMP and medical physics.

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