By Brent Wagner, MD, MBA, ABR Executive Director; Donald J. Flemming, MD, ABR Governor; and Desiree E. Morgan, MD, ABR Trustee April 2023;16(2):3 The ABR is finalizing modifications to the Diagnostic Radiology Certifying Exam that will be communicated within the next three weeks and administered beginning in 2028. This represents the culmination of a year-long…
By N. Reed Dunnick, MD, Associate Executive Director for Diagnostic Radiology April 2023;16(2):11 Physician, scientist, administrator, husband, and father, Bob Hattery passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 11. He was admired and respected by all who knew him. After his father died of a cardiac event at 50 years of age, when Bob was only…
Physicians and physicists enjoy their jobs for many reasons. On Valentine’s Day, a few share what they love about their work. Jennifer Bellon, MDHarvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute “I love many things about my job: the ability to help patients at a critical time in their lives, the complexity of oncologic decision-making, and…
By Robert M. Barr, MD, ABR President, and Brent Wagner, MD, MBA, ABR Executive Director February 2023;16(1):2 In the October issue of The Beam, we shared two important strategic priorities: first, continued optimization of effective and transparent communication, and second, an ongoing focus on controlling costs. In this issue, we address six other areas of…
By Brent Wagner, MD, MBA, ABR Executive Director February 2023;16(1):3 I had the opportunity to attend the annual ABMS Conference in Chicago last September. The conference brings together staff and volunteers from the 24 Member Boards from various medical specialties and offers hundreds of attendees a variety of opportunities to share challenges, ideas, and best…
February 2023;16(1):11 Complete your Continuing Certification attestations by March 1 To update your Continuing Certification progress, log in to myABR and click on each red incomplete requirement tab. On the bottom right, you will see the green “I Attest” button. If all your tabs are green and your reporting status is “Certified – Meeting MOC…
February 2023;16(1):12 Congratulations to Pamela A. Propeck, MD, FACR, for being named a Fellow of the Society of Breast Imaging. The FSBI distinction is among the highest honors bestowed upon members of the Society of Breast Imaging. It is granted to members who have demonstrated excellence in the discipline of breast imaging and are recognized…
By Rodney Campbell, ABR Communications Manager February 2023;16(1):4 The ABR’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee is making progress on its first priority. The committee, which launched in late fall of 2021, has made addressing unconscious bias in oral and computer-based exams its initial focus. Committee Chair Paul J. Rochon, MD, an ABR trustee, acknowledges…
By Rodney Campbell, ABR Communications Manager February 2023;16(1):9 Research performed by Sara Hunter, MD, the ABR’s first American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Visiting Scholar, is offering physicians the opportunity to share their thoughts on Continuing Certification. Diagnostic and interventional radiologists who are participating in Online Longitudinal Assessment (OLA) should have received an email in…
February 2023;16(1):13 Longtime ABR volunteer Mary (Mimi) Newell, MD, has been named associate executive director (AED) for diagnostic radiology. She will begin her duties next summer. Current DR AED Reed Dunnick, MD, will assist Dr. Newell during the transition. Dr. Dunnick became an AED in July 2019. Dr. Newell will step down from her position on…
By Kalpana M. Kanal, PhD; Mathew B. Podgorsak, PhD; and Robert A. Pooley, PhD; ABR Trustees; and Geoffrey S. Ibbott, ABR Associate Executive Director for Medical Physics February 2023;16(1):7 The ABR Medical Physics Oral Certifying exams in the three specialties (diagnostic, therapeutic, and nuclear) are administered in five categories. To pass the exam, a candidate…
February 2023;16(1):10 By Heather S. Hopkins, ABR Communications Coordinator When the ABR switched from in-person to remote exams, we endeavored not only to make the exams secure and reliable, but also to create a positive experience for candidates. Staff from almost every department have played a role in achieving this goal: IT designed user-friendly exam…
The ABR is a not-for-profit organization and member of the American Board of Medical Specialties. Our mission is to certify that our diplomates demonstrate the requisite knowledge, skill, and understanding of their disciplines to the benefit of patients. Our vision is to positively impact the lives of all patients as the foremost trusted certifying body assuring the highest standards of specialty expertise and professionalism in the radiological sciences.