Like many of his fellow Visiting Scholars, Francis Deng, MD, didn’t know much about the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) when he applied for the program. “I knew that the ABMS existed and that it comprised a number of Member Boards,” Dr. Deng said. “I knew that from my time as a (National Resident…

Thanksgiving is here and we all have many reasons to be grateful for things in our professional lives. We asked a few candidates and stakeholders for their thoughts this month, as we did with residents last year, and here’s what they had to say.   Puneet Bhargava, MD University of Washington Professor of Radiology and…

Leslie Chang, MD, is on a mission.  A fifth-year radiation oncology resident at Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Chang is one of three American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Visiting Scholars supported by the ABR. Her small team’s research for the program involves establishing an education program for quality and safety in her specialty, an area…