Value of Certification

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From the Executive Director: ABR Application of ABMS Standards in Continuing Certification Program Enhances Value
ByHeather Hopkins October 21, 2025November 20, 2025

By Brent Wagner, MD, MBA, ABR Executive Director, and Mary S. Newell, MD, ABR Associate Executive Director for Diagnostic Radiology October 2025;18(5):3 The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) represents 24 certifying Member Boards (including the ABR) and establishes an overall framework of standards for physicians and other specialists. These standards apply to both Initial…

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From the Executive Director: Board Certification Has Value for Patients and Practitioners
ByHeather Hopkins October 9, 2023December 5, 2025

By Brent Wagner, MD, MBA, ABR Executive Director October 2023;16(5):3 I was recently asked to describe the vision for the ABR (and for me) over the next five years. Admittedly, the Board and I have been somewhat reactive over the past three years, responding in urgent and specific ways to the unpredictable impacts of the…

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From the Executive Director: Conference Provides Concrete Example of Certification’s Value
ByHeather Hopkins February 7, 2023November 20, 2025

By Brent Wagner, MD, MBA, ABR Executive Director February 2023;16(1):3 I had the opportunity to attend the annual ABMS Conference in Chicago last September. The conference brings together staff and volunteers from the 24 Member Boards from various medical specialties and offers hundreds of attendees a variety of opportunities to share challenges, ideas, and best…

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From the Board of Governors: Board Certification Serves Physicians and Patients
ByHeather Hopkins June 7, 2022December 1, 2025

By Robert M. Barr, MD, ABR President-elect June 2022;15(3):4 Most of the 24 American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) certifying Member Boards were formed in the first half of the 20th century, at a time of rapid increases in medical knowledge and technology. These advancements contributed to the evolution of varying degrees of specialization, gradually…

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