With more than half of participating diagnostic radiology and DR subspecialty diplomates on track to complete their Online Longitudinal Assessment (OLA) annual progress requirement by July, here are a few additional details on participation requirements.

Delivering our exams at local commercial testing centers has been a topic of conversation for many years. We understand the discontent about added cost for travel and stress of being away from families and training programs. We take this very seriously and are working hard to find more manageable solutions.

In the next few weeks, we will be posting our annual report, a publication that covers notable achievements by our organization and diplomates in 2018.

We are often asked why it takes so long to get results after administration of our computer-based exams. They are scored relatively quickly, but after that we do a detailed analysis of the results for each item.

One of many positive features of our new Online Longitudinal Assessment (OLA) is its ability to immediately tell a diplomate whether he or she answered a question correctly.

Lisa Kachnic, MD, a former American Board of Radiology president, has been named chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and chief of the radiation oncology service at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, effective September 1.

Our field has a diversity problem. Despite achieving gender parity in medical schools, the number of women in radiology training programs (approximately 25 percent) has been unchanged for more than a decade.

Being retired from patient care isn’t keeping Alan L. Williams, MD, from participating in Maintenance of Certification (MOC).

Being a radiologist can be stressful. With the challenges of consistently managing high-volume, complex caseloads, and shifting gears, finding ways to manage stress when not at work can be difficult. Here are strategies that work for me.