Exam Dates and Locations

Initial Certification Exams

The ABR administers exams for each of its specialties and subspecialties. Exams are administered remotely; for more information, please click here.

2023

Description	Date	Location	Application Period	Registration Opens
DR Subspecialty Exam: Nuclear Radiology	January 10	Remote	July 1 - September 30	October November 20221
Radioisotope Safety Exam (RISE)	January 10	Remote	August 1 - September 30	October November 20221
DR Qualifying (Core) Exam	May 31 - June 2 and June 7-92	Remote	PGY-2	March 2023
DR Subspecialty Exam: Neuroradiology	September 7	Remote	February 1 - April 30	June 2023
DR Subspecialty Exam: Pediatric Radiology	September 8	Remote	February 1 - April 30	June 2023
DR Certifying Exam	September 28-29	Remote	PGY-2	July 2023
DR Qualifying (Core) Exam	November 15-17	Remote	PGY-2	August 2023
Radioisotope Safety Exam (RISE)	December 5	Remote	August 1-31	October 2023

¹Registration for this exam has been delayed to allow time for enhancements to the candidate experience to be incorporated. The date of the exam has not changed.

²Two administrations, each over three consecutive days.

MOC Exam

Please Note: Beginning in 2018, diagnostic radiology (DR) diplomates who need to take a traditional MOC Exam will take the DR Certifying Exam. If a Subspecialty MOC Exam is needed, DR diplomates will take the DR Certifying Exam and select the subspecialty area for all elective modules.