AMERICAN BOARD OF RADIOLOGY INCORPORATED

To certify that our candidates and diplomates (those who have passed our initial certifying exams) demonstrate the requisite knowledge, skill and understanding of their discipline to the benefit of patients. We offer certification in four specialties (diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology, medical physics, and radiation oncology), and subspecialty certification in neuroradiology, nuclear radiology, pediatric radiology, hospice and palliative medicine, and pain medicine.

Develop and administer reliable initial certifying exams to provide board certification for physicians and physicists who pass our exams.
In addition, create a robust maintenance of certification (MOC) program that promotes continued lifelong learning, regular assessment of clinical knowledge, and continuous improvement in medical practice.

Our mission is supported by a group of ABR-certified physicians and physicists who volunteer their time and expertise in creating all our exams. These volunteers are not compensated financially for their time.
In addition, our Boards of Governors and Trustees, who are also unpaid volunteers, oversee the development of ABR initial certification and maintenance of certification (MOC) program policy, which is implemented by a devoted and professional staff.

Since our founding in 1934, we've issued 70,204 certificates for various specialties and subspecialties in radiology. We continue develop and administer the exams required to issue several certificates every year as part of our initial certification process. Paired with successful completion of accredited residency training, competent candidates are able to become certified by the ABR. In addition, we've created a strong, but reasonable, maintenance of certification (MOC) program that promotes continued lifelong learning and proficiency. We continue to look for meaningful ways to improve all aspects of our initial certification and MOC programs. Our primary focus for the next several years is the development and implementation of the ABR's Online Longitudinal Assessment (OLA) program, which will provide our diplomates an opportunity to continuously assess their clinical practice knowledge, identify practice knowledge gaps, and remediate those gaps through re-assessment.