OLA Scoring Provides Accurate Representation of Diplomates’ Knowledge 2025;18(2):11 By Brooke Houck, PhD, ABR Associate Director of Assessments Research and Strategy Online Longitudinal Assessment (OLA) is a continuous assessment program that allows diplomates to engage in learning over the course of their five-year Continuing Certification Part 3 cycle. Having an OLA passing score in the…

Her Shift to a ‘Day Job’ Took Years of Work By Rodney Campbell, ABR Communications Manager 2024;18(2):9 There are career changes and there are career changes. Two decades ago, ABR volunteer Adina Alazraki, MD, made a huge switch in her work life. After completing training and working in the emergency room as an urgent care…

Volunteers Drive the ABR’s Work By Geoffrey S. Ibbott, PhD, ABR Associate Executive Director for Medical Physics 2025;18(2):6 To candidates for certification and even many diplomates, the ABR might appear to be a black box from which exams, requirements, and rules appear and decisions are handed down. However, nothing could be further from the truth….