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Recent Addition Feels Fortunate to Join BOT
John Fritz Angle, MD, became an ABR Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology Trustee last October. A professor of radiology and medical imaging and director of the division of vascular and interventional radiology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Dr. Angle shared his thoughts last year on moving from ABR committee member to the Board of…
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Gratitude and Guidance: A Successful Candidate’s Road to IR Certification
Last month, Rayna Howse, MD, MBA, reached a career milestone: She passed the Interventional Radiology Oral Certifying Exam and became board certified by the ABR. She recently provided feedback to help future candidates succeed on the exam. How did you feel going into the exam and how did you prepare? I was nervous, but I…
