Qualifying Written Exam

Beginning with the Physics component in year two and continuing with both Physics and Clinical components in years three and four, each candidate has consecutive opportunities to pass both components of the Qualifying Examinations. A conditioned candidate is a resident in the final year of Diagnostic Radiology training who has taken both the Physics AND the Clinical components of the Qualifying Examination and has passed only one of those two components. The failed component can be taken in January of the final year of residency training. Once both components have been passed, the resident qualifies to take the Oral Examination in June of the last year of residency. A RESIDENT CANNOT TAKE BOTH THE PHYSICS AND CLINICAL COMPONENTS IN JANUARY. If, by the end of the September examination in the last year of residency training, the candidate has failed to pass both components (Physics and Clinical), the next opportunity to take the Qualifying Examinations will be September of the following year, provided an opportunity remains on the current registration.

	Physics	Clinical
Year 2 of 4		n.a.
Year 3 of 4
Year 4 of 4
January of Year 4	*	*

The 4 years refer to those specific for Diagnostic Radiology training after the Clinical year of training.

* You may take either the Physics or the Clinical component of the Qualifying Examination in January of your fourth year provided you have passed the other component no later than September of your fourth year. You CANNOT take both the Physics and Clinical components in January of your fourth year.

 Oral Examination

Failures/Missed Opportunities
Candidates for the oral examination have three opportunities to appear for and pass the oral exam. Failure to accept an appointment, cancellation of an appointment, or failure to appear for a scheduled oral examination will be regarded as one of the three opportunities. A candidate who fails the exam or fails to appear as noted must submit a new registration plus the appropriate fee. The initial qualifying physics and clinical exams do not need to be retaken before proceeding to the next oral examination.

Condition
A candidate who has conditioned one, two, or three categories will be reexamined by two examiners in each conditioned category. The candidate must receive passing scores from both examiners in a category to remove the condition.

A candidate who conditions the oral examination will have three opportunities to appear for and pass the category/categories in which he/she has conditioned. If after three opportunities the candidate fails to pass the examination, he/she must submit a new registration plus the appropriate fee. The initial qualifying physics and clinical exams do not need to be retaken before proceeding to the next oral examination.

Reregistration
The ABR will notify you if you need to reapply or pay any reexamination fees. Anyone who does reapply for an examination, may submit that registration at any time. However, to be considered for an exam in any given year, a candidate's reregistration form must be in by December 15 of that year. Any candidate whose form arrives after December 15 will be eligible for the exam in the following year.

Condition candidates receive specific deadline information for their exams.

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