Author: Heather Hopkins

October 2026;19(5):2 For more than two decades, Cheri L. Canon, MD, has tirelessly served her profession as an ABR volunteer: writing questions, working as an oral examiner, and taking on Trustee and Governor roles. Dr. Canon’s two-year term as ABR president ends at this month’s board meeting, at least temporarily ending her time as a…

ABR Executive Director Brent Wagner, MD, MBA October 2026;19(5):3 At the close of the annual ABR Board of Governors (BOG) meeting this month, Cheri Canon, MD, will complete 10 years of service as a board member and a two-year term as ABR president. Appointed as the Trustee for abdominal imaging in 2016, she transitioned to…

By ABR Governor Desiree E. Morgan, MD; ABR Executive Director Brent Wagner, MD, MBA; and ABR Director of Psychometrics Ben Babcock, PhD October 2026;19(5):4 In 2023, the ABR announced that we would be phasing out the diagnostic radiology (DR) multiple-choice certification exam and transitioning back to an enhanced version of the oral exam model that…

By ABR Board of Trustees Chair Matthew B. Podgorsak, PhD October 2026;19(5):5 The ABR is pleased to announce that three new members will be joining the Board of Trustees (BOT) this month. Phuong-Anh Duong, MD (diagnostic radiology), Andrew John (AJ) Gunn, MD (interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology), and Katja Langen, PhD (therapeutic medical physics), will become Trustees…

By ABR Governor Desiree E. Morgan, MD; ABR Trustee Kate Maturen, MD, MS; and ABR Executive Director Brent Wagner, MD, MBA October 2026;19(5):6 In August, ABR leadership announced that an optional diagnostic radiology (DR) oral exam pilot would be offered in September 2027 to a small cohort of volunteer candidates in advance of the larger…

By ABR Associate Executive Director for Interventional Radiology James B. Spies, MD, MPH October 2026;19(5):7 In spring 2025, the ABR announced that, beginning with IR residents graduating in 2029, all candidates seeking certification in interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (IR/DR) will be required to pass the new Diagnostic Radiology (DR) Oral Exam. This will be in addition…

By ABR Associate Director of Communications Rodney Campbell October 2026;19(5):8 Announced in 2023 after a year of ABR-solicited stakeholder feedback, the Diagnostic Radiology Oral Exam is coming in 2028. Candidates who passed the Diagnostic Radiology & Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology Qualifying (Core) Exam this past June are on track to be the first cohort. We asked…

By ABR Associate Director of Communications Rodney Campbell October 2026;19(5):9 Serving as a volunteer on an ABR question-writing committee takes time and effort. Members are required to develop a minimum number of items each year, some of which never appear on exams or assessments because they don’t make it past the review process. Coming up…

By ABR Associate Director of Communications Rodney Campbell October 2026;19(5):10 Serving on an ABR committee takes away from volunteers’ free time. The work they do is a priority, so sacrifices must be made. After almost 20 years as an ABR volunteer, Pramila Rani Anne’, MD, is familiar with curtailing a few activities in the name…

October 2026;19(5):11 Former ABR Trustee Beth Erickson, MD, has been named ASTRO’s president-elect. She started her duties at the organization’s annual meeting in September and will become president next year. Dr. Erickson is the J. Frank and Vera B. Wilson Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Medical College of Wisconsin, where she serves as chief…

October 2026;19(5):12 Former ABR Board President Bruce Haffty, MD, is one of three recipients of this year’s Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Gold Medal. Dr. Haffty is the associate vice chancellor for cancer programs at Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences, and a professor of radiation oncology at the Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He served…