New ABR Trustee Jeff Michalski, MD, says he likes doing things that require his full attention. That goes beyond his work as a professor at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Dr. Michalski spends his free time going all-in on challenging activities, including deep-sea fishing in Alaska and downhill skiing on some…
John Fritz Angle’s ABR volunteer experience goes back to the Executive West Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, where thousands of candidates traveled over the years to take their oral certifying exams. Years later, his experience and dedication led him to be chosen as an ABR Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology (IR/DR) Trustee. An oral examiner and a physician…
A professor of radiology, director of medical student education in radiology, and vice chair of faculty development at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Michelle Miller-Thomas, MD, traces the roots of her success to her days as a Girl Scout. Dr. Miller-Thomas said being in scouting empowered…
Professional societies are invaluable to the success of practitioners in medical physics, radiology, and radiation oncology. The ABR focuses on exams and other assessments of knowledge and skills in those disciplines, but we recognize that our volunteers are often engaged in research and educational activities outside of their institutions. To avoid a potential conflict of…
After months of soliciting feedback from stakeholders, the ABR is making changes to the timing of the Qualifying (Core) and Certifying exams for diagnostic radiology (DR) and interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (IR/DR) trainees. The ABR hosted a webinar with program directors on November 10 to answer questions about implementation of exam timing. You can find the…
An ABR volunteer since 2002, Darryl Zuckerman, MD, has more than proven his value as a committee chair for the past eight years. As a result of that dedication and expertise, he has become an Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology (IR/DR) Trustee, a position he started at the conclusion of the annual board meeting in October. He’s…
By Sherwin Chan, MD ABR Pediatric Radiology Trustee Based on input and support from the Society for Pediatric Radiology, the ABR created a 15-Month Pediatric Radiology Alternate Pathway earlier this year that allows diagnostic radiology (DR) residents to be eligible for subspecialty certification in pediatric radiology. The goal is to offer a flexible alternative to the existing options of…
With family military service connections that include her grandfather and her husband, Katie Bailey, MD, feels at home working for a VA hospital. Dr. Bailey has been a neuroradiologist at James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital in Tampa for 15 years. Her grandfather — who died at the hospital in 1987 — served in the Army…
When she started medical school in her native Brazil, Isabel Cortopassi, MD, stood out. She was 16 years old. Brazil allows students to start medical school as soon as they graduate high school. After getting moved ahead in elementary school, Dr. Cortopassi had a jump on most classmates. “There was another person in my med-school…
The diagnostic radiology residency program director at the University of Michigan Medical School, Kara Udager, MD, is passionate about education. That commitment was the inspiration for her involvement with The Radiology Vault, a YouTube account that she and colleagues from the department’s education team established two years ago to help residents and medical school students….
There are times when Brandi Nicholson, MD, is content sitting in a dark reading room, listening to background music over a cup of coffee as she studies patient images. But that’s only part of her job as a breast imager. She also is responsible for delivering imaging and biopsy results to patients. That news is…
By Kalpana Kanal, PhD; Jennifer Stickel, PhD; Matthew Podgorsak, PhD; and Geoffrey Ibbott, PhD The ABR has three medical physics trustees who specialize in diagnostic medical physics (DMP), nuclear medical physics (NMP), and therapeutic medical physics (TMP), respectively. This fall, the ABR welcomed Sameer Tipnis, PhD, who has replaced Kalpana Kanal, PhD, as the DMP…
The ABR is a not-for-profit organization and member of the American Board of Medical Specialties. Our mission is to certify that our diplomates demonstrate the requisite knowledge, skill, and understanding of their disciplines to the benefit of patients. Our vision is to positively impact the lives of all patients as the foremost trusted certifying body assuring the highest standards of specialty expertise and professionalism in the radiological sciences.