From secretary/treasurer of the Radiological Society of Louisiana to the same role with the American College of Radiology (ACR) (and many committee assignments in between), Dana Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, has been a consummate volunteer. Those many years were a warmup for her most important duty. Beginning in July, the ACR will become part of…

ABR volunteer Brian Funaki, MD, a native of Hawaii, moved thousands of miles from home to attend college at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore more than 30 years ago. We recently talked with him about why he relocated across the country to lay the groundwork for his career and what led him to choose interventional radiology….

Being an ABR volunteer can be challenging. Learning to write exam questions, for example, takes repetition, time, and patience. At least one ABR volunteer has been battle-tested away from the committee meeting rooms. Kai Yang, PhD, coached his kids’ youth basketball teams for a couple of seasons and enjoyed the role. His daughter’s team was…