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All it took was a little exposure to radiology and Parris Diaz, MD, was beaming. Dr. Diaz, who’s in the intern year of his urology residency, was ready to switch fields. Even at age 30 with an uncertain future ahead, he’s confident that he’s making the right decision. “You need to be happy in what…

When the ABR Board of Governors approved funding to sponsor the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Visiting Scholars Program starting in 2022, it provided another avenue for residents and ABR-certified early career physicians and physicists to pursue their research goals. Four physicians have benefitted from being selected for the program so far. The current…

The ABR pleased to announce the addition of two physicians to its Board of Governors: James C. Anderson, MD, and Karen Ragland Cole, MD, MBA. The volunteers will begin their two-year terms at the end of the ABR’s fall meeting in late September.  Dr. Anderson is a professor of neuroradiology and vice-chair of education in…

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…

Interventional radiologist John A. Kaufman, MD, MS, has been named president-elect of the ABR Board of Governors. Dr. Kaufman will begin his duties at the end of the fall board meeting in late September. Cheri L. Canon, MD, will start her two-year team as board president at the same time. Dr. Kaufman has more than…

The American Board of Radiology is adding three members to its Board of Trustees this fall: Kristopher Cummings, MD; Umesh D. Oza, MD; and Jennifer Stickel, PhD. Dr. Cummings is a cardiothoracic imaging radiologist, Dr. Oza is a nuclear radiologist, and Dr. Stickel is a nuclear medical physicist. Dr. Cummings is chair of the division of…

Thousands of applicants received good news Monday when they learned that they had matched with a residency program. The National Residency Matching Program (NMRP) emailed applicants in the morning informing them of their successful status, setting off celebrations across the country. Those who didn’t match were invited to apply for the NMRP’s Supplemental Offer and…

By Robert Martin, DO, MPH My experience with the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Match last March was disappointing. Despite matching into a first-year transitional year program, I did not secure a position in my dream field of diagnostic radiology. The setback prompted me to write a blog for the American Board of Radiology, expressing…

The 2025 exam schedule has been finalized. For more information about a particular exam, please click on the calendar option under your specialty’s tab on our website. If you have questions, please contact a certification services manager at 520-790-2900 or information@theabr.org.  

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Radiology has a director of arts. It’s only natural that an idea developed there to bring radiologists together through an appreciation of art. Erin Cooke, MD, an associate professor of clinical radiology & radiological sciences and diagnostic radiology residency program director at Vanderbilt, is also the department’s director of…