By Rodney Campbell, ABR Communications Manager August 2025;18(4):8 After 17 years as an ABR volunteer, Will Breeden, MS, wasn’t ready to stop contributing when his term as a committee chair was recently set to end. He had spent all his volunteer time working on Continuing Certification committees, including the past five years as the Online…
By Rodney Campbell, ABR Communications Manager August 2025;18(4):7 When she writes nuclear radiology questions for the ABR’s Qualifying (Core) Exam, Arti Gupta, MD, taps into her more than three decades of experience to develop appropriate content. But that knowledge only went so far to boost her confidence as a new volunteer producing questions for the…
By Brent Wagner, MD, MBA, ABR Executive Director August 2025;18(4):2 A major part of the ABR’s Continuing Certification program is Online Longitudinal Assessment (OLA), in which approximately 38,500 diplomates are enrolled. Collectively, they have answered 14 million questions. Since the introduction of the platform for diagnostic radiologists in 2019, we have received positive comments about…
By Rodney Campbell, ABR Communications Manager August 2025;18(4):6 It took Riddhi Borse, MD, until her fourth year of medical school in India to decide which medical specialty she wanted to pursue. A family health crisis was the deciding factor when she ultimately chose radiology. Dr. Borse’s father fell ill and needed a lymph node biopsy…
As president of the Association of Program Directors in Interventional Radiology (APDIR), Quinn Meisinger, MD, has a keen interest in the ABR’s Initial Certification process. He gained more of a voice recently by joining the ABR Interventional Radiology Initial Certification Advisory Committee. The group, which includes physicians from many career stages, serves as a connection…
With more than 1,300 volunteers on its dozens of committees, the ABR is fortunate to have subject matter experts who are eager to share their knowledge and limited spare time to keep board certification fair and relevant. Volunteers from smaller subspecialties can be hard to find. That’s what makes physicians like Caitlin Connolly, MD, especially…
By Rodney Campbell, ABR Communications Manager June 2025;18(3):10 When it comes to choosing a radiation oncologist, Jamie Cesaretti, MD, has one piece of advice: “Try to pick an optimist.” Dr. Cesaretti has long believed in the value of optimism, a perspective that has served him well since his third year of medical school at SUNY…
By Rodney Campbell, ABR Communications Manager June 2025;18(3):9 As an interventional radiologist who teaches and performs clinical work, Divya Kumari, MD, keenly understands her role as an ABR volunteer who writes Qualifying (Core) Exam questions. It’s a balancing act. “I have a good idea of what (candidates) should know, particularly diagnostic residents,” she said. “We’re…
A quick glance at the CV of Stephanie Leon, PhD, proves that she enjoys being an ABR volunteer. Dr. Leon is part of the Medical Physics (MP) Continuing Certification Advisory Committee, serves as chair of the Online Longitudinal Assessment (OLA) committee for diagnostic medical physics, and is an oral examiner. ABR exams and OLA are…
As an interventional radiologist who teaches and performs clinical work, Divya Kumari, MD, keenly understands her role as an ABR volunteer who writes Qualifying (Core) Exam questions. It’s a balancing act. “I have a good idea of what (candidates) should know, particularly diagnostic residents,” she said. “We’re writing questions that they have to be able…
ABR volunteer Sherwin Chan, MD, and his family enjoy traveling. They especially look forward to visiting state and national parks to take in the unique wildlife and stunning vistas. It’s a good thing Dr. Chan is comfortable on the move. At the beginning of March, he made a big jump from committee chair to pediatric…
By Rodney Campbell, ABR Communications Manager April 2024;18(2):10 As a youngster, Alisa Walz-Flannigan, PhD’s keen interest in math and science was strongly encouraged by her mother, who emphasized that studying those subjects was a path to intellectual and financial independence. “It burned into me a passion and resilience to pursue my interests in science,” Dr….
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