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Initial Certification Reportinvestigation, or translational investigation. Trustee KianAng, MD, PhD, and Paul Wallner, DO, AED for radiationoncology, asked diplomates who had completedthe Holman Pathway to evaluate the program. Theirresearch results will be used to strengthen the programand to prepare an article to be submitted for publicationin an appropriate journal.The Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology EnhancedClinical Training (DIRECT) Pathway is currently a provisionalABR program. Surveys of DIRECT participants,both residents and program directors, were conductedthis year and will provide data to be considered in theprogram evaluation being conducted by a committeeunder the leadership of Trustee Matt Mauro, MD. TheAlternate Pathway for International Medical Graduates,under the direction of a committee headed by TrusteeDennis Balfe, MD, and Kay Vydareny, MD, AED fordiagnostic radiology, has refined its policies related toprerequisites for entering the pathway for radiologiststrained in India. The committee is gathering statisticsto compare the effectiveness of this pathway with theusual ACGME-accredited residency training pathway.Finally, a special time-limited program to reinstate eligibilityfor subspecialty certification for diplomates withfellowship training ending more than ten years ago hasbeen crafted by the Subspecialty Committee under theleadership of Trustee Milton Guiberteau, MD, chair.What Is the Exam of the Future?For diagnostic radiology (DR), the Exam of the Future consists of theCore Exam, which will replace the current “written” computer-basedexam, and the Certifying Exam, which will replace the current oralexam. The first Core Exam will be given in October 2013. It will include 18categories, and physics questions will be integrated into each category;the exam will take 1 1/2 days.The first Certifying Exam, to be administered in October 2015, willemphasize synthesis of information, differential diagnosis, and patientmanagement. Aspects of physics and basic sciences important in imagingwill be included. The exam will take 1/2 day and will include five modules:noninterpretive skills, essentials of DR, and three clinical practice areasselected by the individual based on training, experience, and practiceemphasis. Both exams will be computer based, image rich, and offeredtwice yearly at the ABR’s new Chicago Exam Center and in Tucson.Ella A. Kazerooni, MDJohn K. Crowe, MDDennis M. Balfe, MDKay H. Vydareny, MDAll efforts in working toward the ABR’s DR Exam of the Future wereguided by the DR trustees, with specific leadership provided by Ella Kazerooni, MD, for the Core Exam; JackCrowe, MD, for the Certifying Exam; and Dennis Balfe, MD, who is also assistant executive director for DRinitial certification. Kay Vydareny, MD, associate executive director for DR, has also provided a great deal ofleadership. They have devoted countless hours to conference calls, emails, meetings, and presentations, inorder to provide the strategic and policy oversight that will ensure both exams meet the quality, security,timeliness, and service standards rightfully expected of examinations for certification in a medical specialty.For more information, visit the ABR website at www.theabr.org.10
Initial Certification Examination ResultsInitial certification examination results in diagnosticradiology, radiation oncology, and medical physics areshown here. All figures represent the percentage of candidateswho passed the exam. For more information,visit the ABR website at www.theabr.org. Under theInitial Certification red box, click on a specialty and thenclick on “Scoring and Results” in the red Exam Informationbox to the right.YearDiagnostic Radiology Clinical ResultsThird-yearresidentsFourth-yearresidents2006 93% 95%2007 93% 96%2008 96% 98%2009 92% 97%2010 94% 91%Medical Physics Part I ResultsYearDiagnostic Radiology Physics ResultsSecond-yearresidentsThird-yearresidents2006 90% 90%2007 87% 87%2008 90% 88%2009 90% 90%2010 94% 88%YearDiagnostic Radiology Oral Exam ResultsResidents taking exam for first time2006 85%2007 90%2008 88%2009 90%2010 92%Medical Physics Part II ResultsYear General Clinical2006 77% 82%2007 86% 79%2008 78% 86%2009 77% 85%2010 77% 85%Year Diagnostic Nuclear Therapy2006 60% 56% 69%2007 70% 56% 70%2008 71% 31% 71%2009 70% 58% 70%2010 69% 62% 72%Medical Physics Oral Exam ResultsRadiation Oncology Oral Exam ResultsYearResidents taking exam for first timeYearResidents taking exam for first time2006 53%2007 47%2008 57%2009 55%2010 53%2006 90%2007 86%2008 80%2009 89%2010 85%Radiation Oncology Computer-Based Exam ResultsYear Clinical Physics Biology2006 92% 95% 98%2007 95% 85% 95%2008 98% 95% 96%2009 98% 89% 96%2010 96% 90% 91%11
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