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By Carl Merrow, MD I love Chicago. I’ve been here many times for meetings and family trips, and I was excited to be coming here again this year for what seemed to be a perfect scenario — speaking and moderating at the RSNA annual meeting at 9 am on Sunday with the rest of the…
Advisory Committee Member Was Born to Become a Physician
One ABR volunteer’s path to medicine started before he was born. As a child, Dru Curtis, MD, noticed a scar on his father’s abdomen and wondered what caused it. Before he understood the seriousness of the incident, he knew there was a medical connection. “Growing up, I heard stories about how my father was saved by a surgeon,” he said. His father was shot during a robbery…
ABR AED Newell Joins ABMS Board of Directors
ABR Associate Executive Director for Diagnostic Radiology Mary S. (Mimi) Newell, MD, has been named to the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Board of Directors. Dr. Newell, a professor of radiology and imaging sciences at Emory University and part of its breast imaging division, is a former member of the ABR Board of Governors….
ABR Looking for Feedback on Residency Service-Time Requirement
The ABR is seeking input from stakeholders regarding minimum requirements for time served during residency while avoiding an extension of training to be considered board eligible. We are actively seeking comment now so that we may develop a reasonable plan before July 1 to comply with an ABMS requirement announced last year to clearly state these requirements in our policies. Extreme scenarios might…
Continuing Certification Committees Succeed Through Diplomate Feedback
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…
She’s Having a Jolly Good Fellowship So Far
With her first post-training job already in hand, Jamie Strike, MD, is using her fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Froedtert Hospital as intensive on-the-job training for her long-term goals. Her post-training career will begin next year with a faculty position in Wisconsin. Dr. Strike, whose fellowship is in cardiothoracic imaging, is a…
