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The American Board of Radiology is adding three members to its Board of Trustees this fall: Kristopher Cummings, MD; Umesh D. Oza, MD; and Jennifer Stickel, PhD. Dr. Cummings is a cardiothoracic imaging radiologist, Dr. Oza is a nuclear radiologist, and Dr. Stickel is a nuclear medical physicist. Dr. Cummings is chair of the division of…

Thousands of applicants received good news Monday when they learned that they had matched with a residency program. The National Residency Matching Program (NMRP) emailed applicants in the morning informing them of their successful status, setting off celebrations across the country. Those who didn’t match were invited to apply for the NMRP’s Supplemental Offer and…

By Robert Martin, DO, MPH My experience with the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Match last March was disappointing. Despite matching into a first-year transitional year program, I did not secure a position in my dream field of diagnostic radiology. The setback prompted me to write a blog for the American Board of Radiology, expressing…

The 2025 exam schedule has been finalized. For more information about a particular exam, please click on the calendar option under your specialty’s tab on our website. If you have questions, please contact a certification services manager at 520-790-2900 or information@theabr.org.  

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Radiology has a director of arts. It’s only natural that an idea developed there to bring radiologists together through an appreciation of art. Erin Cooke, MD, an associate professor of clinical radiology & radiological sciences and diagnostic radiology residency program director at Vanderbilt, is also the department’s director of…

Anyone who was on track to take an ABR exam in 2020 had an unwelcomed schedule change coming. The COVID-19 pandemic wiped out all but a few exams that year, pushing candidates back to 2021, when the remote platform developed in-house by the ABR was introduced. One of the physicians who saw his plans impacted…

A second-generation interventional radiologist, Theresa Caridi, MD, has been around the field for as long as she can remember. Over the past several years, she has found great value in sharing her knowledge as a volunteer for the ABR and the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR). One thought rises to the top when she explains…

Courtney Morrison understood the importance of volunteering long before she earned her PhD and was later invited to contribute her expertise and time to the ABR. “I volunteered occasionally throughout high school and undergrad through a service club,” she said. “In grad school, I volunteered with an organization that provided social services, such as daily…

While traveling around Latin America as a college student, Erica Pollack, MD, was more than a tourist. Already interested in a medical career, she was noticing the differences between American medicine and what was available in less-developed countries.  “I had a sense from that experience about the health discrepancies and the privilege we have here,”…

ABR volunteer Janice Newsome, MD, has been named 2024 winner of the Women in IR Champion Award by the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR).  The award is presented annually to an individual who has consistently made a significant contribution to the advancement of women in IR, including sponsorship, mentorship, teaching, promotion, advocacy, and recruitment. She will be…

Serving on the ABR Interventional Radiology Initial Certification Advisory Committee gave Christopher Bailey, DO, a chance to help his specialty by volunteering for a medical certifying board. The committee, which Dr. Bailey joined on a recommendation by the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) in 2020, acts as a go-between for candidates and the ABR. He…

ABR Associate Executive Director for Diagnostic Radiology Mary S. (Mimi) Newell, MD, has been named to the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Board of Directors. Dr. Newell, a professor of radiology and imaging sciences at Emory University and part of its breast imaging division, is a former member of the ABR Board of Governors….

Serving as chief of proton physics and associate chief of the medical physics division at Emory Proton Therapy Center keeps Katja M. Langen, PhD, busy. Fortunately for the ABR, Dr. Langen finds time to help her field by serving as a volunteer for the past 13 years. She likes it so much that she’s part of committees for therapeutic…

Now in her fourth year of medical school, Rylee Friel has wanted to be a radiologist since she was a child. Her mother, Shelly, is a nurse, and Rylee has long focused on entering medicine. Her father, Thomas, also had a big influence. He’s not a physician, but he plays an important role in an…

The visions and missions of the ABR and radiology societies focus on improving patient care. Medical imaging impacts most people at some point, and radiology professionals have the potential to be unifying change agents across an inequitable healthcare system. To help address these issues, the ABR was one of 11 partners that formed the Radiology…