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ABR Board Approves Residency Leave Policy
By Vincent P. Mathews, MD, ABR President This past weekend, the ABR Board of Governors culminated months of partnership with stakeholders by approving a residency leave policy that allows residents with up to eight weeks (40 workdays) of time off per academic year to remain eligible for Initial Certification without an extension of training. The…
Initial Certification Advisory Committee Videos
Our most valuable feedback comes from our candidates and diplomates. We engage with our stakeholders in many different ways, including through Continuing and Initial Certification Advisory Committees. These videos feature members of our four Initial Certification Committees discussing how and why they volunteer for us. Diagnostic radiology Interventional radiology Medical physics Radiation oncology
When It Comes to Raising Cancer Awareness, These Residents are Crushing It
A year ago, the two chief organizers for Communities Crushing Cancer planned an event in which eight of the 10 radiology residency programs in Massachusetts participated. Fast forward 12 months, and Somiah Almeky, MD, and Liz Lin, MD, now fourth-year radiology residents at Boston University Medical Center, are casting a wider net for the resident-led…
ABR AED Newell Joins ABMS Board of Directors
ABR Associate Executive Director for Diagnostic Radiology Mary S. (Mimi) Newell, MD, has been named to the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Board of Directors. Dr. Newell, a professor of radiology and imaging sciences at Emory University and part of its breast imaging division, is a former member of the ABR Board of Governors….
Volunteer Sees Improvements in Initial Certification Process
Already an Online Longitudinal Assessment question writer, Eric England, MD, happily solicits opinions and provides his own about the ABR’s Initial Certification (IC) process. As vice chair of education for the department of radiology at the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Dr. England gets feedback from residents who are going through the IC process….
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International CAMPEP-Accredited Residency Graduates Now Board Eligible
As most medical physicists are aware, in 2002, the ABR announced its decision to require candidates for certification to have completed a CAMPEP-accredited graduate program. The date of implementation was set for 2012 to allow programs and candidates plenty of time to prepare for this change. Shortly afterward, the AAPM recommended that the ABR also…
