When asked if she had an interest in becoming a member of the ABR’s Board of Trustees (BOT), Phuong-Anh T. Duong, MD was a little surprised. Despite an endorsement from Trustee David Larson, MD, MBA, Dr. Duong had to think about the opportunity. “I always feel a little imposter syndrome when I’m asked to lead,”…
ABR volunteer Mark Hamilton, MD, occupies a thin sliver on the Venn diagram of unique careers. A former professional baseball player, Dr. Hamilton is now an abdominal imaging fellow at NYU Langone Health in Manhattan. With a grandfather who played professional basketball and a father who is a physician, he was interested in both tracks…
By Timothy Waxweiler, MD As a program director, I have come to appreciate that successful resident recruitment is not simply an annual cycle, but a long-term investment in our students, our residents, and our department. For our students, successful recruitment begins long before interview season. It starts with introducing them to the unique and meaningful…
Former ABR President and Board of Trustees Chair William (Bill) Hendee, PhD, died on March 14. He was 88. Dr. Hendee grew up in rural Mississippi and attended Tulane University on a football scholarship. A U.S. Marine Corps Reservist, he pursued graduate studies in physics at Vanderbilt University on an Atomic Energy Commission scholarship and…
By Joshua Baker, PhD The importance to my family of my recent match in diagnostic radiology cannot be overstated. As a first-generation physician, I am ecstatic to have reached this incredible milestone! As members of the middle class, my parents and extended family worked endlessly to give my two sisters and me a better future,…
Residents and early career physicians and physicists are encouraged to apply to become an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Scholar. The ABR partners with the ABMS to assist candidates and early career diplomates with their research efforts and leadership development. The program facilitates research projects that address pressing health care issues and research priorities for the Member…
With more than 30 years in the healthcare industry, Christy Harris Lemak, PhD, was a well-qualified applicant to become the ABR’s new public member on its Board of Governors (BOG). Add the fact that she has long been a proponent of board certification and has a clear understanding of the process, it’s easy to see…
The ABR will welcome three new Trustees at the conclusion of its fall Board meeting. Phuong-Anh T. Duong, MD (diagnostic radiology quality and safety), AJ Gunn, MD (interventional radiology), and Katja Langen, PhD (therapeutic medical physics), will join the Board of Trustees (BOT) in October. Dr. Duong is an associate professor in the department of…
By Lauren Hui It’s easy to boil down Match Day to a single, life-changing moment. But as I look back, I think about how many days, hours, and minutes it’s taken to reach this point. Like many others this year who will open their Match envelope, I was one of the students who graduated from…
ABR Trustee Jennifer Stickel, PhD, is vice president of diagnostic/nuclear medicine physics at Colorado Associates in Medical Physics in Colorado Springs. In this video, she offers step-by-step guidance for medical physics trainees.
Christy Harris Lemak, PhD, has joined the ABR Board of Governors (BOG) as a public member. The BOG oversees fulfillment of the organization’s mission and is responsible for the ABR’s corporate powers, business, and affairs. As a public member, Dr. Lemak brings a different perspective to the board from that of a physician or physicist….
India. England. Bahrain. United Arab Emirates. Chicago. Pittsburgh. New Haven, Connecticut. Aurora, Colorado. An international medical graduate (IMG), Charanjeet Singh, MD, has lived, studied, trained, and practiced all over the world. Those environments and experiences make him an excellent choice to be an ABR volunteer. “It’s always good to have diverse backgrounds and different ideas…
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.