Marc Mendonca, PhD, learned a lot in his more than 20 years as an ABR volunteer. One of his biggest takeaways was that even the best physicians, biologists, and physicists require time to learn how to create relevant exam questions. Even longtime question writers can occasionally struggle. “I love the fact that these are some…
After almost two decades as an ABR volunteer, Trustee Chrisopher Wood, MD, said that one of the more satisfying aspects of his role is the positive feedback he receives from other ABR volunteers. It happened most recently at the American Society for Neuroradiology annual meeting in Philadelphia this past May. A current volunteer approached him…
By Daniel C. Davis, MD, ABR Trustee; Stephen F. Simoneaux, MD, ABR Governor; Brian J. Davis, MD, PhD, ABR Trustee; Lydia Warg, ABR Associate Director of Exam Services; and Scott Segal, ABR Director of IT August 2025;18(4):3 The Image Quality Committee, which has representatives from all four disciplines the ABR certifies, is one of several…
By Rodney Campbell, ABR Communications Manager August 2025;18(4):8 After 17 years as an ABR volunteer, Will Breeden, MS, wasn’t ready to stop contributing when his term as a committee chair was recently set to end. He had spent all his volunteer time working on Continuing Certification committees, including the past five years as the Online…
August 2025;18(4):9 ABR Trustee Catheryn Yashar, MD, was voted president-elect by the membership of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in July. Dr. Yashar is a professor of radiation medicine and applied sciences at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), where she also serves as chief medical officer and associate dean for UCSD…
August 2025;18(4):11 ABR Trustee Kalpana Kanal, PhD, was named the recipient of the AAPM’s Edith Quimby Lifetime Achievement Award in July. The honor recognizes members whose careers have been notable based on their outstanding achievements. Dr. Kanal has worked in the department of radiology at the University of Washington since 2000 and is professor and…
By Rodney Campbell, ABR Communications Manager August 2025;18(4):7 When she writes nuclear radiology questions for the ABR’s Qualifying (Core) Exam, Arti Gupta, MD, taps into her more than three decades of experience to develop appropriate content. But that knowledge only went so far to boost her confidence as a new volunteer producing questions for the…
August 2025;18(4):12 ABR Trustee Jennifer Stickel, PhD, was named an AAPM fellow in July. The honor recognizes exceptional contributions to the field through research, education, or leadership. Dr. Stickel is vice president of diagnostic/nuclear medicine physics at Colorado Associates in Medical Physics in Colorado Springs. She has served as the AAPM liaison to the Intersocietal…
August 2025;18(4)10 ABR Associate Executive Director for Medical Physics Geoffrey Ibbott, PhD, was awarded the William D. Coolidge Gold Medal by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) in July. The award recognizes distinguished careers and significant impact on the practice of medical physics. Dr. Ibbott is a professor and chair emeritus in the…
By Brent Wagner, MD, MBA, ABR Executive Director August 2025;18(4):2 A major part of the ABR’s Continuing Certification program is Online Longitudinal Assessment (OLA), in which approximately 38,500 diplomates are enrolled. Collectively, they have answered 14 million questions. Since the introduction of the platform for diagnostic radiologists in 2019, we have received positive comments about…
By Rodney Campbell, ABR Communications Manager August 2025;18(4):6 It took Riddhi Borse, MD, until her fourth year of medical school in India to decide which medical specialty she wanted to pursue. A family health crisis was the deciding factor when she ultimately chose radiology. Dr. Borse’s father fell ill and needed a lymph node biopsy…
By Matthew B. Podgorsak, PhD, ABR Board of Trustees Chair; Geoffrey S. Ibbott, PhD, ABR Associate Executive Director for Medical Physics; Kalpana M. Kanal, PhD, and Jennifer Stickel, PhD, ABR Trustees; and Sameer Tipnis, PhD, future ABR Trustee August 2025;18(4):5 The ABR’s mission is to “certify that our diplomates demonstrate the requisite knowledge, skill, and…
The ABR is a not-for-profit organization and member of the American Board of Medical Specialties. Our mission is to certify that our diplomates demonstrate the requisite knowledge, skill, and understanding of their disciplines to the benefit of patients. Our vision is to positively impact the lives of all patients as the foremost trusted certifying body assuring the highest standards of specialty expertise and professionalism in the radiological sciences.