Initial Certification for Radiation Oncology

Radiation Oncology Examiner Resources for April 6-8 Oral Certifying Exam

Last verified on March 31, 2025

On this page

Thank you for volunteering to be an examiner for the upcoming Radiation Oncology Oral Certifying Exam on April 6-8, 2025. Please see below for important training documents and other resources.

 

 

Exam Day Times

Click on the image for a pdf of the exam day schedule for all time zones.

 

 

 

 

Technical Requirements and Reimbursements (Remote Examiners)

To create an exam environment that is consistent for candidates and examiners, there are specific computer setup requirements for remote examiners. Please click here to see those requirements. If you do not have one or more of the items highlighted, please purchase the needed items and submit the receipt to Lisa at lbusse@theabr.org for reimbursement along with this form.

NOTE: Examiners travelling to Tucson for the exam will not need to purchase any equipment. The ABR will supply all requirements at the ABR office.

 

 

Remote Oral Certifying Examiner Guide

 

 

Webinar Schedule and Recordings

Date Description Eastern Time Group
March 25 General Orientation
Recording is available here. Use password: Jp9XJyAn		 6:00-7:00 pm All examiners
March 25 Category and Panel Chair Orientation
Recording is available here. Use password: Md7uUwWA		 7:00-7:30 pm Panel and Category Chairs ONLY
April 4 All Examiner Q&A Session
Recording will be posted here when available.		 6:00-6:30 pm All examiners
  Category Content Review    
March 31      HNS 12:00-1:00 pm HNS examiners
March 31      Lung 12:00-1:00 pm Lung examiners
March 31      GYN #1 2:00-3:30 pm GYN examiners
April 1      CNS/Peds 10:00-11:00 am CNS/Peds examiners
April 2      HEM 3:00-5:00 pm HEM examiners
April 2      GI 5:00-6:00 pm GI examiners
April 4      GYN #2 12:00-1:30 pm GYN examiners
April 4      GU 4:00-5:00 pm GU examiners
April 4      Breast 3:30-5:00 pm Breast examiners

 

 

Oral Exam Experience Optimization

Click on the image to watch Managing Bias and Embracing Differences. This video must be viewed before the exam. After you have watched the video, please complete this survey: https://forms.office.com/r/a1sXRJjiJw

 

 

Oral Exam Software Demo Videos

Please click on the following links for instructional videos on how to use the updated oral exam software.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please use the following images for reference while watching the video.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oral Exam Reenactment Video

ABR Associate Executive Director for Radiation Oncology Michael Yunes, MD; ABR Trustee John Suh, MD; and Shauna Campbell, MD, have recorded a mock exam session to showcase the interaction between an examiner and a candidate. Click here to view.

 

 

Oral Exam Scoring Guidelines

Please click here for a video on oral exam scoring guidelines.

 

 

Examiner Checklist and Quick Reference Guide

Please click here for a checklist to use on exam day.

 

 

First Period Script

Dr. Brent Wagner and Dr. Yunes have requested that examiners read this script for first period candidates only.

Period 1: 10:30 a.m. Eastern

*If you do not have a candidate schedule during this period, you do not need to read this script.