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ABR Board of Governors Adds Three Members
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…
ABR Sponsors Three New ABMS Visiting Scholars
A new class of American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Visiting Scholars has been named, including one diagnostic radiology assistant professor and two radiation oncology residents who are sponsored by the ABR. Francis Deng, MD (diagnostic radiology), Leslie Chang, MD (radiation oncology), and Ria Mulherkar, MD (radiation oncology), were selected from a group of applicants. This is…
Initial Certification Advisory Committee Videos
Our most valuable feedback comes from our candidates and diplomates. We engage with our stakeholders in many different ways, including through Continuing and Initial Certification Advisory Committees. These videos feature members of our four Initial Certification Committees discussing how and why they volunteer for us. Diagnostic radiology Interventional radiology Medical physics Radiation oncology
Resident Could See Radiology’s Power After Breaking Leg as Child
By Matthew A. Crain, MD As a first-year diagnostic radiology resident at the Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University, I am in an interesting position to reflect on how I chose this fascinating specialty as well as envision the field’s amazing future. The moment I was able to “see” in x-ray images the…
She’s Proof Physicians Can Be Mentees, Mentors
Winning the Harvard Medical School’s Young Mentor Award as a radiologist is rare. The honor often goes to internists or surgeons. This year’s awardee, Dania Daye, MD, PhD, found a way to top that accomplishment. She gave birth to her first child in June on the day the accolade was handed out. “I was looking…
His Hobby Makes a Powerful Statement
Ameer Elaimy, MD, PhD, has a productive way to destress after a long day of clinical work: He goes to a custom gym in the basement of his house and trains as a powerlifter. “After high school sports, I just wanted something to keep me going,” said Dr. Elaimy, a PGY-3 radiation oncology resident at…
Virtual Open Houses Help Vanderbilt UMC’s Residency Program Spread the Word
COVID changed the world, including the way medical programs recruit potential residents. Gone are the days when medical students had to travel to learn more about residency options. The diagnostic radiology program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center was among many that pivoted to virtual open houses. It’s been a successful strategy. Vanderbilt’s joint webinar session…
Pediatric Radiologist Teaches, Learns During Time in Tanzania
Carolina Guimaraes, MD, understands the value of sharing knowledge with young physicians from developing countries. As part of the American Society of Neuroradiology’s (ASNR) Anne G. Osborn International Outreach Professor Program, Dr. Guimaraes spent time this summer living up to that obligation in Moshi, Tanzania. In July, Dr. Guimaraes spent a week at the Kilimanjaro…
Resident’s Goal is to Help His Native Hawaiʻi
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders suffer from among the highest rates of heart disease, hypertension, asthma, cancer, and diabetes compared with other ethnicities. The NIH reports that the population also continuously experiences obstacles to accessing healthcare, including lack of insurance coverage, language barriers, and living in less-populated…
Her Daily Choices Include: One Arm or Two?
By Grace Eliason, MS Most people have a tough time choosing what to wear to work — skirt or slacks, short sleeves or long, dress shoes or tennis shoes? Every morning, I look in the mirror and think, “Should I have two arms today?” I am a medical physicist, and I only have one arm….
Medical Physicist’s American Dreams Coming True
The first member of her family to attend college in her native Brazil, Clara Ferreira, PhD, had big dreams of pursuing a medical physics degree in the United States. Those dreams came true – she’s now an associate professor and medical physicist at the University of Minnesota Department of Radiation Oncology. With her STEM background,…
A Thousand Questions Later, They Still Like OLA
They are part of a club so exclusive that there are only two members. Ted Cardoso, MD, and Gaston Mendez, Jr., MD, have each answered more than 1,000 OLA questions since they began participating in 2019. Both maintain specialty certificates in diagnostic/interventional radiology along with neuroradiology and pediatric radiology subspecialty certificates, giving them the opportunity…
Navigating the American Healthcare System Can Be Challenging
By Toby Gordon, ScD It may not come as a surprise to learn that when an ABR Board of Governors (BOG) member who happens to be a professor of healthcare management has an experience as a patient, a critique of the U.S. healthcare system is inevitable. While ABR stakeholders no doubt have great “walking-around knowledge”…