Bobby Mathews

Southwest Chapter 2026: “All for One. One for All. Advocacy for Every Patient.”

#MedicalPhysics #Advocacy #MedPhys #SWAAPM #AAPM @aapmhq.bsky.social @swaapm.bsky.social

10.02.2026 06:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Great work by AAPM GRAC’s WGPVAC (Working Group on Practice in Veterans Affairs Centers), advocating for VA patients through sustained long-term efforts.

06.02.2026 05:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I had to learn to be intentional with catching near-misses but without sounding like it’s a ding. It helps to mention multiple catches so the newest one doesn’t drown out the message. Framing it as educational (not a ‘gotcha’) helps that delicate balance. A gotcha approach kills the conversation.

03.02.2026 16:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Kicking off SWAAPM 2026 conference with a panel discussion about the inaugural AAPM Advocacy Day last summer, real experiences from Capitol Hill and how advocacy fits into the future of medical physics.

01.02.2026 22:30 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I imagine one day in the far future I may achieve this success too 🤞

27.01.2026 22:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Snow days ❄️ January 2026

26.01.2026 00:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Finished w/ the 2026 Southwest Chapter Mock Exam! Enjoyed paying it forward to help support the next group coming up behind us.

Huge thanks to all the examiners who volunteered their time!

@swaapm.bsky.social

#MedicalPhysics #MedPhys #swaapm

24.01.2026 23:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

2025 AAPM Advocacy Day in DC. It’s been a great week being with other medical physicists in the conference hall and on Capitol Hill!

#aapmadvocacy

01.08.2025 03:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Exactly, they’re really good folks to meet and I was lucky to get to chat with them this week! Both were super nice!

31.07.2025 10:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Spent time at council row #aapm2025 volunteering at the PC booth. Hope I encouraged those interested in serving on a committee to take the jump! If you believe medical physicists have tremendous value benefiting ALL patients, join my MedPhys3.0 grassroots group! forms.gle/1XEtCtiFiAcx...

30.07.2025 03:11 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Haven’t been to an annual meeting in years but glad to be here tonight because it’s full of well-deserved recognition. Seeing friends awarded AAPM Fellowship in medical physics is enough reason for me attending the meeting! Huge congratulations to all of this year’s Fellows and awardees! #aapm2025

29.07.2025 00:01 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yes, same here!

28.07.2025 12:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The opening party was a fun evening last night!

28.07.2025 11:15 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Professional symposium notes on providing & demonstrating value:

(1) By being open to change & not “do it this way, because that’s always how it’s been done”,

(2) We cannot allow the indulgence of "I don't know how it works, so I will check everything". Be a scientist & figure out how it works.

27.07.2025 19:22 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0