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Ten Things Young Medical Physicists Should Do to Kick-Start Their Careers
By Raghavendiran Boopathy, PhD; Malcolm Heard, PhD; and James A Tanyi, PhD In our professional lives, we all have had moments where we wished we had done things or approached problems differently. In writing this article, our purpose is to give a perspective for the future generation looking to make an impact in medical physics….
Benefits of Writing and Presenting a Case Report Poster
By Hunter Gazda Case report poster presentations help medical students’ professional development and can be a rewarding experience in many ways. As a medical student with a dream to enter a radiology residency, I came across many interesting cases on both my radiology and non-radiology rotations. I was fascinated by these cases and found that…
Future Resident Rotates Toward Interventional Radiology
By the time she reached the eighth grade, Lauren Hui, MS, knew she wanted to be a physician. She was even certain about the specialty. When her class was assigned to give presentations about what they wanted to do in 20 years, Lauren was specific: she was going to be a neurosurgeon. She found their…
A Few Tips for OLA Participants
Continuing Certification requires lifelong learning and a cognitive assessment of the knowledge of practicing physicians and physicists. The Online Longitudinal Assessment (OLA) instrument developed by the ABR is designed to test knowledge and provide learning. The explanations given after each item are the consensus of a committee of experts in the area being tested. As of…
Radiation Oncology Continuing Certification Committee Forms
January 20, 2022Contact: Rodney Campbellrcampbell@theabr.org The ABR has welcomed 21 members to its Radiation Oncology Continuing Certification Committee. Continuing Certification was formerly known as Maintenance of Certification. Members are nominated by the American Brachytherapy Society (ABS), American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), American College of Radiology (ACR), American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO), and American…
Moving Forward: From Unmatched Networking to Interview Season
By Robert Martin, DO, MPH My experience with the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Match last March was disappointing. Despite matching into a first-year transitional year program, I did not secure a position in my dream field of diagnostic radiology. The setback prompted me to write a blog for the American Board of Radiology, expressing…
