Writing questions for ABR exams is serious work. But volunteers can still have fun in the process. Christine Eyler, MD, PhD, a radiation oncologist and member of a committee that develops questions for the Biology and Physics Qualifying Exam, said she and her colleagues find ways to keep the mood light even as they spend…
The ABR seeks input from stakeholders in various ways, including through Initial and Continuing Certification advisory committees. Volunteers on those committees help provide direction and act as liaisons between the organization and participants. In this video, Catheryn M. Yashar, MD, an ABR Trustee and chair of the Radiation Oncology Continuing Certification Advisory Committee, explains why…
An important date is coming for diplomates participating in Continuing Certification (MOC) who haven’t started answering OLA questions yet this year. August 4 is the last day when those diplomates can start answering questions and still reach their OLA progress requirement for the year. Here are a few things to consider as you assess your…
By Aadya Kaushik My father, a rheumatologist, guessed my medical specialty prior to my starting the first week of medical school: “My bet’s on radiology.” Not knowing much about the field, I told him I would keep that in mind and focused on my preclinical studies. During my first year, I fell in love with…
Going through medical school in Ireland and a residency and fellowship in the US, Geraldine McGinty, MD, learned from people who helped her succeed. But none of that assistance was part of a formal program. “I don’t think I heard the word ‘mentor’ until I was a practicing radiologist,” she said. As chief resident at…
Three recent Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine graduates let out a collective sigh of relief during The Match a couple of months ago. Not only had they landed their top choices, but they were staying in Chicago to start training as diagnostic radiologists. New physicians Sophia Liu, Christina Shehata, and Michelle Wiese all matched…
Radiologists have the unique opportunity to use imaging to look inside their patients to make a diagnosis. Some of the things they find are unexpected. Diagnostic radiologists Margarita Revzin, MD, and Nadia Solomon, MD, teamed up to study and write about their profession’s vital role in identifying eating disorders for the RSNA journal RadioGraphics. They…
ABR volunteer Jon Strasser, MD, has advice for anyone who wants to improve how the organization measures candidate and diplomate knowledge: Apply to join a committee and help shape the ABR’s future. “It’s always better to be a participant than a nonparticipant, and it’s very easy to get involved,” he said. “The ABR is always…
ABR volunteer and radiation oncologist Kenneth Rosenzweig, MD, has been named to the organization’s Board of Trustees (BOT). Dr. Rosenzweig will start at the end of the fall board meeting in late September. Dr. Rosenzweig is chair of the department of radiation oncology at Mount Sinai Health System and a professor in the department of…
Our Board of Trustees (BOT) includes a combined 20 physicians and physicists who give of their time to maintain the quality and relevance of our initial and continuing certification programs. The members have specialty and subspecialty expertise that reflects major areas of current clinical practice in diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology, medical physics, and radiation oncology….
All it took was a little exposure to radiology and Parris Diaz, MD, was beaming. Dr. Diaz, who’s in the intern year of his urology residency, was ready to switch fields. Even at age 30 with an uncertain future ahead, he’s confident that he’s making the right decision. “You need to be happy in what…
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 physicians have benefitted from being selected for the program so far. The current…
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.