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Eleven Members Named to IR/DR IC Advisory Committee

March 29, 2021
Contact: Rodney Campbell
rcampbell@theabr.org

 

The ABR has named 11 members to its first Initial Certification Advisory Committee for Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology. Members were nominated by the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), SIR Resident, Fellow and Student Section; SIR Early Career Section; and the Association of Program Directors in Interventional Radiology (APDIR).

 

The committee’s mission is to:

 

  • improve the content and design of communications between the ABR and trainees;
  • identify, discuss, and work to resolve concerns regarding ABR actions or proposals, such as changes in exam content or operations;
  • investigate methods for improving communication between the ABR and trainees;
  • develop methods to assess the effectiveness of proposed modifications in communications;
  • use these metrics to modify our approaches to communication.

 

The members, who will serve three-year terms, are:

 

  • Christopher Bailey, DO; Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond
  • Allene Salcedo Burdette, MD; Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center
  • Brian Covello, MD; Aventura Hospital and Medical Center; Aventura, Florida
  • Jacob Fleming, MD; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas
  • Sean Golden, MD; Johns Hopkins Medicine; Baltimore
  • Yilun Koethe, MD; Oregon Health and Science University; Portland
  • Mary E. Meek, MD; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Health; Little Rock
  • Brian J. Schiro, MD; Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute
  • Emily Sterbis, MD; University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; Aurora, Colorado
  • Sheryl Tulin-Silver, MD; Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, New York
  • Shamar Young, MD; University of Minnesota Health; Minneapolis

 

The committee plans to meet twice a year in person and by conference call as needed. ABR Associate Executive Director James Spies, MD, will serve as the chair.

 

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