{"id":4603,"date":"2023-02-16T10:30:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T16:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crpa-acrp-bulletin.ca\/?p=4603"},"modified":"2023-02-16T10:30:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T16:30:16","slug":"preparation-a-la-designation-aacrp-fevrier-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crpa-acrp-bulletin.ca\/fr\/2023\/02\/16\/preparation-a-la-designation-aacrp-fevrier-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Pr\u00e9paration \u00e0 la d\u00e9signation (A)ACRP, f\u00e9vrier 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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R\u00e9sum\u00e9 :<\/h4>\n

Dans cette \u00e9dition, nous avons invit\u00e9 des gens qui se sont r\u00e9cemment pr\u00e9par\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019examen d\u2019agr\u00e9ment (A)ACRP et qui l\u2019ont r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 nous parler de leur exp\u00e9rience.<\/p>\n

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Devin Sullivan<\/h2>\n

Devin est le sp\u00e9cialiste en radioprotection principal chez WSP Golder Canada o\u00f9 il travaille sur de nombreux projets de d\u00e9classement nucl\u00e9aire et d\u2019assainissement environnemental. Il enseigne \u00e9galement dans le programme de radioprotection pour technicien au Loyalist College.<\/p>\n

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Laila Omar Nazir<\/h2>\n

Laila a compl\u00e9t\u00e9 son baccalaur\u00e9at en physique m\u00e9dicale et sa ma\u00eetrise en radioprotection \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 McMaster. Apr\u00e8s avoir travaill\u00e9 dans l\u2019industrie nucl\u00e9aire et le secteur m\u00e9dical, elle est retourn\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 McMaster dans son poste actuel de sp\u00e9cialiste en radioprotection.<\/p>\n

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Nous leur avons demand\u00e9 de nous dire pourquoi ils ont d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de passer l\u2019examen, comment ils se sont pr\u00e9par\u00e9s, quelle \u00e9tait leur strat\u00e9gie pour passer l\u2019examen et quels conseils ils donneraient aux gens qui voudraient passer l\u2019examen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"In this issue, we\u2019ve invited a couple of people who recently prepared for and successfully completed the CRPA(R) registration exam to tell us about their experiences.<\/p>\n

Devin Sullivan<\/h2>\n

Devin is the senior health physicist at WSP Golder Canada, where he works on a number of nuclear decommissioning and environmental remediation projects. He also teaches in the Radiation Safety technician program at Loyalist College.<\/p>\n

Devin completed his bachelor\u2019s in health physics at McMaster University. He joined CRPA as a student in 2017 and obtained his CRPA(R) in 2022.<\/p>\n

Following are Devin\u2019s reflections.<\/p>\n

Why did you write the exam?<\/h3>\n

My primary motivation for writing the CRPA exam was because the CRPA(R) designation is one of the few certifications outside of a relevant degree. As a consultant and contractor, this designation helps clients feel confident when they see that you have certifications by third parties.<\/p>\n

Before you can write the exam to become a certified health physicist (CHP) through the American Board of Health Physics, you must have at least six years of professional experience in health physics. Until you achieve that, the CRPA(R) is an obvious choice for certification.<\/p>\n

In addition to employer benefits, the CRPA(R) community connects people to professionals throughout the industry in Canada (and abroad) who have collective experience across a broad range of projects. As the company I work for has very few physicists or radiation professionals, it\u2019s helpful for me to get experienced opinions on things I\u2019m not sure about and to have the chance to ask questions.<\/p>\n

The opportunity for continuing education and to have an impact on future professionals is a big reason I decided to write the test.<\/p>\n

How did you prepare for the exam?<\/h3>\n

I started studying the same way I\u2019ve studied for essentially every exam I\u2019ve ever taken\u2014about two days before the test. (I do not recommend this!)<\/p>\n

My first step was to take a look at all of the practice material available, the questions from the competency document, some CHP examples, and National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologists examples. Being comfortable with those questions and the style of questions, I moved onto the legislation.<\/p>\n

As the majority of the legislation would be provided during the exam, I browsed through the topics covered in each document so that I would know where to look for answers. The most important document that would not be provided was the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Safety Standards Series No. SSR-6, and this took up the bulk of my study time. I made sure I knew<\/p>\n