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Change in the Timing of the IR/DR Oral Certifying Exam By James B. Spies, MD, MPH, ABR Associate Executive Director for Interventional Radiology 2024;17(3):7 Board certification is a central goal of graduating residents in interventional radiology. Many employers and health systems require certification within a specified interval after board eligibility is established and therefore the…
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Visiting Scholars Finding Program ‘Enriching,’ ‘Engaging’ By Rodney Campbell, ABR Communications Manager 2024;17(3):10 When the ABR Board of Governors approved funding to sponsor the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Visiting Scholars Program starting in 2022, it provided another avenue for residents and ABR-certified early career physicians and physicists to pursue their research goals. Four…
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William J. Casarella, MD, DABR, FACR, FSIR (11/17/1937 – 02/02/2024) By Gary J. Becker, MD, Former ABR Executive Director 2024;17(3):15 In February, we lost a world-renowned pioneering interventional radiologist, extraordinary medical leader, husband, father, grandpa (of 10), friend, and colleague — Bill Casarella. Born to Italian immigrant parents in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Bill grew up in…