ABR Selects First ABMS Visiting Scholar 2022;15(5):12 Cleveland Clinic physician Sara Hunter, MD, is the first Visiting Scholar co-sponsored by the ABR through the ABMS Visiting Scholars Program.™ Launched in 2014, the Visiting Scholars Program facilitates research projects that address pressing health care issues and research priorities for the ABMS Member Board community. Through this…

Listening and Learning Improve ABR Customer Service By Kinsey SmithWright, ABR CSD Manager, and Brent Wagner, MD, MBA, ABR Executive Director 2022;15(5):3 To enhance customer service, ABR staff start by listening. In action, this has meant both creating opportunities for our stakeholders to share their thoughts on how we’re doing and accepting their feedback. However,…

Criterion-Referenced Scoring Compares Performance to a Standard By Brooke Houck, PhD, ABR Psychometrician 2022;15(5):5 The ABR uses criterion-referenced scoring on all its computer-based exams, as do many healthcare certification and licensure testing programs. This article provides an overview of this scoring method and how it differs from other methods. What is it? There are generally…