Three generations of Pamela Propeck’s family have worked in medical professions. But one of her daughters nearly chose another path. Dr. Propeck, an ABR Trustee and a University of Wisconsin Health radiologist and professor in the department of radiology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, grew up with a father,…
ABR Trustee David Larson, MD, MBA, was elected vice president of the American College of Radiology Board of Chancellors at the organization’s annual meeting this week. Former ABR volunteer Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, MA, was voted in as president. Dr. Larson, who has been an ABR Trustee since 2018, is a professor of radiology at…
One ABR volunteer’s path to medicine started before he was born. As a child, Dru Curtis, MD, noticed a scar on his father’s abdomen and wondered what caused it. Before he understood the seriousness of the incident, he knew there was a medical connection. “Growing up, I heard stories about how my father was saved by a surgeon,” he said. His father was shot during a robbery…
John Fritz Angle’s ABR volunteer experience goes back to the Executive West Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, where thousands of candidates traveled over the years to take their oral certifying exams. Years later, his experience and dedication led him to be chosen as an ABR Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology (IR/DR) Trustee. An oral examiner and a physician…
What goes into creating an appropriate question for an ABR computer-based exam? More than you might think. In this video, current and former volunteers who have worked on content explain the exacting process that ensures rigor and fairness on Initial Certification exams.
Growing up in Flagstaff, Arizona, gave Kimberly Winsor, MD, an opportunity to experience the challenges of rural medicine and identify opportunities for improvements. It’s why she came back home after completing her diagnostic radiology training in Phoenix and Tucson. More than a two-hour drive from Phoenix, Northern Arizona and the surrounding area are home to the Navajo Nation, the largest…
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