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04 '21
Last month, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a letter to the American Board of Radiology (ABR), recognizing its Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology (IR/DR) certification process. The ABR IR/DR certification process meets the applicable requirements in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 35.290 and 35.394 for NRC recognition effective March 2021. …
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04 '21
Pilot Exams Demonstrate Strength of Remote Oral Exam Platform by Anne M. Covey, MD, Brian J. Davis, MD, PhD, and Matthew B. Podgorsak, PhD, ABR Trustees 2021;14(2):5 ABR staff, with input from many volunteers, have been working since the summer of 2020 to develop remote oral exam software. To test the functionality of the platform,…
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04 '21
Lessons Learned on Both Sides During First Remote Core Exam by Brent Wagner, MD, MBA, ABR Executive Director 2021;14(2):3 In February, we delivered our first remote DR and IR/DR Qualifying (Core) Exam. Technically, the exam was a success. Although several individuals struggled with connection interruptions as a result of variable bandwidth, all were given enough…