title: American Board of Radiology diagnostic radiology initial qualifying (written) examinations.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to inform radiology residents, program directors, and other interested parties of the processes involved in developing, administering, and scoring the American Board of Radiology (ABR) diagnostic radiology qualifying (written) examinations. The residents, once certified, will have a lifelong professional relationship with the ABR. It is important for the ABR to be transparent about the processes it uses to ensure that its examinations are fair, valid, and reliable so that residents and their program directors have accurate information about these high-stakes examinations.
authors.affiliation: American Board of Radiology, Tucson, AZ 85711, USA.
authors.forename: June C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Anthony M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gerdeman
authors.forename: Gary J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bosma
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D011871:Radiology / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D013044:Specialty Boards; D014481:United States; D014956:Writing