The ABR - Diagnostic Radiology

Program Directors
This page includes information that may be of special interest to program directors. Details on all aspects of the program can be found by clicking on the links in the menu at left.

Initial Certification Information

When Things Are Due

Item

When sent from ABR

When due back to ABR

Registration

Get from website

Sept. 30 of the year BEFORE the exam will be taken. Late registrations will be accepted until Oct. 31, but there is a late fee attached.

Verification of training (documents that resident has completed years 1 – 3, and projects 4 th year activity

With registration, or before Sept. 30 of the year BEFORE the exam will be taken.

C Form

About 5 months before the exam

Deadline is noted on the form

D Form

About 2 months before the exam

Deadline is noted on the form

Verification of training (verifies that resident is still enrolled and is projected to finish the 4 th year of training by June 30 of the year the oral exam will be taken)

Deadline is noted on the form

Verification that the resident did indeed finish the 4 th year of training

After the oral exam, before certificates are mailed to those who passed

Deadline is noted on the form

In-Training Examinations

Program directors are encouraged to utilize in-training examinations to assess the progress of residents in training, to identify individual and/or programmatic strengths and weaknesses, and in general to improve graduate radiation oncology education.

Fifth Pathway

The American Board of Radiology will not accept the Fifth Pathway in lieu of one of the four years of approved graduate medical education.

Candidate performance on the oral examination will be provided to program directors for assessment and monitoring of their training programs.