For Turkish Radiologist, Volunteering Provides Chance To Teach and Learn by Rodney Campbell, ABR Communications Manager 2021;14(1):12 As an immigrant from Turkey, Hatice Savas, MD, took a less-traditional path to ABR certification. Educated at Istanbul University, Dr. Savas earned diagnostic radiology (DR) certification in her home country. After moving to the United States, she completed…

Professionalism Is an Essential Element of Board Certification By Cheri L. Canon, MD, ABR Governor 2021;14(1):5 The Ethics and Professionalism Committee of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) has defined professionalism as “a belief system about how best to organize and deliver health care, which calls on group members to jointly declare (‘profess’) what…

Board Initiatives to Strengthen ABR in 2021 by Vincent P. Mathews, MD, ABR President 2021;14(1):2 As we begin the new year, the ABR is introducing a series of remote computer-based and oral exams that are a response to the unpredictability that resulted from the pandemic. The development and refinement of these exams is an ongoing…