Maintaining the Public Trust - The American Board of Radiology

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Executive Director’s ReportGoing GreenIn addition to serving our diplomates while protectingthe public, the ABR is committed to protecting our environmentby “going green.” A few of the changes visiblearound the office include a dishwasher, plates, glasses,and cutlery to decrease the use of plastic products formeals; recycling containers available in numerous locations;water coolers to eliminate the use of plastic waterbottles; and a timer for the office’s thermostat controlsystem to minimize the use of power for air conditioningand heating during nonworking hours. Finally, onJune 25, 2011, the 75.9-kilowatt system of 330 photovoltaiccells (solar panels) on the ABR’s roof beganproviding about 20 percent of the office’s electric powerrequirements (see Page 15).A Word on FinancesIn last year’s Annual Report (click here to view), my articleon “ABR Financial Transparency” concentrated on wherethe dollars go at the ABR. In addition, I explained thattrustees had designated more than 90 percent of theABR’s reserves for several specific purposes, including:• one year of operating expenses for emergency use;• a five-year plan for capital expenditures;• construction of exam centers to deliver the ABR’simage-rich examinations;• the dual exam development process we’re now supportingas an expanded number of committees createnot only the current qualifying, oral, and MOC exami-BuildingMOCBuilding2%ICnations for all three disciplines, but also the new Coreand Certifying examinations for diagnostic radiology;• five years of information technology initiatives;• expert consultation; and• a small amount for the ABR Foundation.This year, reserve funds are in fact being used inaccordance with several of these designated areas andare proving essential to the execution of ABR businessduring this three- to four-year transition to the Coreand Certifying examinations. Many of the expenses areeither doubled (committees) or directly related to examdelivery, e.g., building out exam centers in Chicago andTucson and completing the development of our itembankingsystem, known as ATOMS (ABR Testing Organizationand Management System). The pie charts belowprovide an overview of ABR revenues and expenses forthe 2010-11 fiscal year ending March 31, 2011.SummaryTransformational change and exponential increases inwork volume and complexity are under way at the ABR.The Board of Trustees, ABR executive leadership, andmanagement are working together to keep costs down,minimize the impact of growth on candidate and diplomatefees, and secure the rightful place of ABR-certifieddiagnostic radiologists, radiation oncologists, and medicalphysicists in the future of American healthcare.Gary J. Becker, MDExecutive Director2010-2011 ABR Financial StatisticsInitialCertification55%BOT Meetings 4%ComputerizedExams 4%ABMS3%Processing Fees 3%Depreciation 3%Building 4%Meetings5%OutsideLabor 3%Personnel53%Outside LABMSProcessinBuildingMaintenanceof Certification42%Office7%Oral Exam13%DepreciatBOT meet6RevenueExpensesComputeMeetingsOffice
New Trustees 2011The ABR welcomes the following new trustees, whoseterms of service began on July 1, 2011. ABR trusteesparticipate in leadership and decision making to carryout the ABR’s mission and set standards for Boardcertification in initial certification and Maintenance ofCertification.Vincent P. Mathews, MD,serves as president and chiefexecutive officer of NorthwestRadiology Network, Indianapolis,Indiana. He graduated fromIndiana University Schoolof Medicine with highestdistinction. He completed aresidency in diagnostic radiologyat Indiana University MedicalCenter Hospitals and a fellowship in neuroradiology atJohns Hopkins Hospital. He has received four MagnaCum Laude Awards and eight Cum Laude Awardsfor scientific exhibits from the American Society ofNeuroradiology and the Radiological Society of NorthAmerica. He also received a Gold Medal for scientificexhibits from the American Roentgen Ray Society.Dr. Mathews’ special interests include stroke,epilepsy, and physiological neuroimaging, includingfunctional MR imaging and MR spectroscopy. Heis former chief of neuroradiology and director ofthe Neuroradiology Fellowship Program at IndianaUniversity School of Medicine, where he still servesas professor of neuroradiology. From 1995 to 2003,he was a consultant and an ad hoc reviewer for theNational Institutes of Health. He is certified by the ABRin diagnostic radiology and also holds subspecialtycertification in neuroradiology.Brent J. Wagner, MD, has beena member of West ReadingRadiology Associates since1998 and is currently director ofthe Department of Radiologyand president of the medicalstaff at The Reading Hospitaland Medical Center, Reading,Pennsylvania. He also serveson West Reading RadiologyAssociates’ Board of Directors and is a former staffmember and current visiting lecturer for the AmericanInstitute for Radiologic Pathology.Dr. Wagner completed his internship at RoanokeMemorial Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia, and thenserved in the U.S. Air Force for 10 years, completinghis residency at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center,Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. He is author or coauthorof nearly 50 publications, including Davidson’sRadiology of the Kidney and Genitourinary Tract, andhe lectures regularly on many genitourinary topics.He also is a part-time member of the teaching facultyat Hershey Medical Center, Penn State University,University Park, Pennsylvania. Dr. Wagner’s specialinterests and expertise include all areas of MRI andultrasound. He is certified by the ABR in diagnosticradiology and is also a diplomate of the National Boardof Medical Examiners.Lynn D. Wilson, MD, MPH,is vice chair and professor oftherapeutic radiology andprofessor of dermatology for YaleUniversity School of Medicine. Hejoined the faculty in 1994 and isa member of Yale Cancer Centerand the Yale Cancer CenterThoracic Oncology Program.In addition, he serves as clinicaldirector and residency training program director for theDepartment of Therapeutic Radiology.Dr. Wilson received the Francis Gilman Blake Award,designated by the senior class and presented to a YaleSchool of Medicine faculty member for exceptionalteaching of the medical sciences. Yale Medical Groupalso honored him with the first David J. Leffell Prizefor Clinical Excellence, bestowed on a faculty memberwho best exemplifies clinical expertise, a commitmentto teaching, and the highest standards of care andcompassion for patients.Dr. Wilson earned a medical degree from GeorgeWashington University and a master’s degree in publichealth from Yale University School of Medicine. Healso completed a residency and internship at Yale-New Haven Hospital and was chief resident in theDepartment of Therapeutic Radiology. Dr. Wilson’sclinical research interests include cutaneous lymphoma,lung cancer, benign and malignant tumors of the skin,breast cancer, and total skin electron beam therapy. Heis certified by the ABR in radiation oncology.7
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