Change of Plans Sends Aspiring Resident Down VIR Path By Rodney Campbell, ABR Communications Manager 2025;18(1):10 When he started at Rush Medical College in Chicago, Armaan Mazra, MS, had a goal: In 2025, he would be matching into a surgical residency, possibly orthopedic surgery. “I joined almost every surgical Interest group I could because I…

Stakeholders Weigh in on IR/DR Certification Model By John A. Kaufman, MD, MS, ABR President-elect; James B. Spies, MD, MPH, ABR Associate Executive Director for Interventional Radiology; and Brent Wagner, MD, MBA, ABR Executive Director 2025;18(1):7 The Diagnostic Radiology Certifying Exam will be changing to an oral format in 2028. This past August, the ABR…

Oral Exam Format Highly Valuable for Assessing Candidates By Matthew B. Podgorsak, PhD, ABR Board of Trustees Chair, and Brent Wagner, MD, MBA, ABR Executive Director 2025;18(1):5 The ABR mission includes assessment of knowledge in the four radiologic disciplines (diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology, medical physics, and radiation oncology). Various exam models are used by medical…