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Board Drops ‘Conditioning’ Status for Core Exam
The ABR Board decided last week, effective for 2021 and beyond, to eliminate the “conditioning” result for candidates who passed the overall Core Exam but did not meet the specific passing threshold for physics. In recent years, this has affected less than 1% of candidates. This change aligns the scoring model for physics with the clinical and modality portions of…
He’s Proud to Serve His Country and Profession
As a lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force, Justin Peacock, MD, lives a life of service. He brings that commitment to his duties as an ABR volunteer. Dr. Peacock, who writes questions for the Diagnostic Radiology (DR) Certifying Exam and DR Nuclear Radiology Subspecialty Exam, was developing content in his work life to…
Four Ways to Make the Most of Your Radiology Residency
By Hala Mazin, MD The resident match is one of the most exciting times in your medical school career. It is what you have been working so hard to reach for the last four years! This virtual match season poses new challenges; it may be difficult to decipher your best fit and which program will…
ABMS Announces New Standards for Continuing Certification
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Board of Directors approved new Standards for Continuing Certification at its October meeting last week. Continuing Certification used to be known as Maintenance of Certification. For American Board of Radiology diplomates, almost all of the language in the new Standards is consistent with our existing programs. Specifically, there…
Drawn to Radiology, He Still Makes Time for Art
A talented artist, Jesse Smith drew an interesting path from graduating college to arriving as a student at the University of Minnesota Medical School. After earning his bachelor’s degree in psychology from UC Santa Cruz, Smith stayed in his native Northern California to teach biology and anatomy at Yuba College. It took several years and…
Retirement No Time to Slow Down for Former Board President
Reed Dunnick, MD, doesn’t plan to slow down much after he retires from the University of Michigan on August 31. Technically, he isn’t even leaving the department of radiology, where he has spent the past 33 years. The former ABR volunteer and part-time staffer will be coming to the Ann Arbor campus even more often…
