American Board of Radiology

10/16/2026

New DR oral exam will be an excellent gauge of candidate knowledge and skill.

By ABR Governor Desiree E. Morgan, MD; ABR Executive Director Brent Wagner, MD, MBA; and ABR Director of Psychometrics Ben Babcock, PhD October 2026;19(5):4 In 2023, the ABR announced that we would be phasing out the diagnostic radiology (DR) multiple-choice certification exam and transitioning back...

10/15/2026

Members of the first cohort are already planning for the DR Oral Exam.

By ABR Associate Director of Communications Rodney Campbell October 2026;19(5):8 Announced in 2023 after a year of ABR-solicited stakeholder feedback, the Diagnostic Radiology Oral Exam is coming in 2028. Candidates who passed the Diagnostic Radiology & Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology....

10/14/2026

Breast imager spends the year raising awareness.

October is a busy month for breast imagers. A recent study showed that mammogram rates can run 60 percent higher during Breast Cancer Awareness Month than any other time of the year.  That’s OK with Eshani Sheth, DO, a diagnostic radiologist at the Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University and...

10/14/2026

Our Radiation Oncology HNS Oral Exam Committee met last week in Chicago. We appreciate what they and our other more than 1,300 volunteers do to uphold the rigorous standards of board certification.

10/13/2026

ABR Board leadership changing this week.

ABR Executive Director Brent Wagner, MD, MBA October 2026;19(5):3 At the close of the annual ABR Board of Governors (BOG) meeting this month, Cheri Canon, MD, will complete 10 years of service as a board member and a two-year term as ABR president. Appointed as the Trustee for abdominal imaging in 2...

10/12/2026

Ending her board presidency term won't stop Dr. Canon's dedication to board certification.

October 2026;19(5):2 For more than two decades, Cheri L. Canon, MD, has tirelessly served her profession as an ABR volunteer: writing questions, working as an oral examiner, and taking on Trustee and Governor roles. Dr. Canon’s two-year term as ABR president ends at this month’s board meeting, a...

10/12/2026

A diagnostic radiologist shares his thoughts on the upcoming oral exam.

10/09/2026

An interesting fact about our volunteers.

10/08/2026

He's gone from balloon animals to helping patients.

One ABR medical physics volunteer partially owes his career path to balloon animals.  As an undergraduate majoring in physics in his native Australia, Leith Rankine, PhD, and others from his university volunteered to visit Perth Children’s Hospital, where they handed out balloons they had twisted...

10/06/2026

Making breast screenings less scary is her goal.

By Catherine McNulty, MD I was drawn to breast imaging because it combines so many of the things I love about radiology — imaging, procedures, and meaningful patient interaction. Breast imaging can be an incredibly anxiety-provoking experience for patients, whether they’re coming in for a routin...