By Hala Mazin, DO This is already shaping up to be a very exciting year. Taylor Swift started her Eras Tour, Prince Charles III finally became king after waiting for what seemed like 200 years, Tom Sandoval from “Vanderpump Rules” will be the first reality TV star nominated for an Oscar, Jeff Bezos proposed to…
By Sahil Patel, MD; Arun Murugesan, MD, and Ashley Lau, DO Radiology is a captivating field of diverse interests and passions that offers something for everyone. However, most medical students have limited exposure to the field. Radiology is often not included in medical school curriculums and not usually a required rotation. It can be difficult…
Moving thousands of miles to play professional volleyball is an interesting way to spend a gap year. But it all made sense to Kelsey Bittinger. Unsure of her next move after graduating from Kent State University with an applied physics degree, Bittinger used her volleyball skills to turn pro for an Austrian team in 2018….
By Krystal Kirby, PhD As a newly minted diplomate of the ABR in diagnostic medical physics, I’m happy to share my journey. My hometown of Memphis played a huge role in sparking my interest in medical physics. During my time at the University of Memphis, I got to tour St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital with…
If you’re a physician or physicist who’s struggling with depression, anxiety, or burnout, you have a friend in Lisa Whitelock, DMP. She has faced and overcome many of her own challenges and is ready to talk. “I am a very open person,” Dr. Whitelock said. “If you ask me direct questions, I will most likely…
The ABR Board of Trustees (BOT) is adding two members: Steven J. Frank, MD, and Ashok Gupta, MD. Both appointments take effect at the fall board meeting in October. Dr. Frank is an endowed tenured professor of radiation oncology and holds the Bessie McGoldrick Professorship in Clinical Research at The University of Texas MD Anderson…
By Robert Martin, MPH With the heart-pounding excitement of National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Match Week 2023 in the near past and bright futures ahead, this is a time of calm before the storm. The storm takes different form for different people, but in this highly competitive year, diagnostic radiology has left a wake of…
A graduate of the Air Force Academy and Harvard Medical School, Rob Smalley, MD, knows what it takes to succeed. He further proved that when he passed the ABR Diagnostic Radiology Qualifying (Core) Exam last May. Dr. Smalley, who’s in a diagnostic radiology residency at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and will start a pediatric radiology…
By Kristen McConnell, PhD As the plane touched down in Tucson, I did not feel the fear or trepidation that many before me have experienced when flying into Arizona. Instead of taking an ABR exam, I was there to look at giant cacti and see what happens at the organization’s headquarters. I checked into the…
By Gloria Jang Medical school and the road ahead present unique challenges. While most people start medical school with a specific trajectory in mind, some, like me, find that the journey winds in a different direction than planned. Prior to medical school, I was never interested in the gym; I just liked to have a…
By Courtney Wing Every March, medical students across the nation wake up a little more tachycardic than usual, but this time, it’s not from our energy drinks or an impending nine-hour exam. It’s the day the National Resident Matching Program shares our fate with us. For some of us, the news contains the best words…
From being uncertain about his direction as a fourth-year medical student to earning a top honor from the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR), Lane Donnelly, MD, has come a long way. Dr. Donnelly, a longtime SPR volunteer and former ABR trustee, didn’t latch on to radiology until January of his final medical school year. He…
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.