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Serving as chief of proton physics and associate chief of the medical physics division at Emory Proton Therapy Center keeps Katja M. Langen, PhD, busy. Fortunately for the ABR, Dr. Langen finds time to help her field by serving as a volunteer for the past 13 years. She likes it so much that she’s part of committees for therapeutic…

Now in her fourth year of medical school, Rylee Friel has wanted to be a radiologist since she was a child. Her mother, Shelly, is a nurse, and Rylee has long focused on entering medicine. Her father, Thomas, also had a big influence. He’s not a physician, but he plays an important role in an…

The visions and missions of the ABR and radiology societies focus on improving patient care. Medical imaging impacts most people at some point, and radiology professionals have the potential to be unifying change agents across an inequitable healthcare system. To help address these issues, the ABR was one of 11 partners that formed the Radiology…

Last month, Rayna Howse, MD, MBA, reached a career milestone: She passed the Interventional Radiology Oral Certifying Exam and became board certified by the ABR. She recently provided feedback to help future candidates succeed on the exam. How did you feel going into the exam and how did you prepare? I was nervous, but I…

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…

Anyone who has questions about serving as an ABR volunteer should reach out to Mark Mullins, MD, PhD. Dr. Mullins earned an ABR Lifetime Achievement Award this year after spending 15 highly productive years as a volunteer. His duties ran the spectrum: computer-based exam question writer, oral examiner, Angoff committee member, and Continuing Certification (MOC) Advisory…

When considering career paths, would-be physicians often overlook radiation oncology. There are several reasons: too much math and physics; traditional routes, like diagnostic radiology, are more popular; and medical students don’t often get exposed to the specialty.  All that is especially true for women, who make up a reported 30 percent of the field.  Ria…

Ethnic violence and religious persecution caused an exodus of millions of refugees when the Soviet Union was crumbling in the late 1980s. Among those fleeing to find a better life was the family of Marina I. Feldman, MD, MBA, joined the ABR Board of Governors earlier this month. Dr. Feldman’s family was living in what…

By Sara Hunter, MD When I applied for the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Visiting Scholar Program (VSP), I wondered if I was making a mistake. I was about to graduate fellowship, start as staff physician, and enter a new stage in my life. Furthermore, I was worried I would not be able to…

Marina I. Feldman, MD, MBA; Desiree Morgan, MD; and Andrea K. Ng, MD, MPH, became members of the ABR Board of Governors (BOG) during last week’s Board meeting. Drs. Morgan and Ng were members of the Board of Trustees (BOT). Dr. Feldman joins the BOG after applying during the ABR’s open recruitment last year that…