Intended Consequences of Computer-Based Core and Certifying Exams in Diagnostic Radiology

摘要

In the May 2008 issue of the AJR, Colletti and Larson and Saket address the American Board of Radiology's (ABR) decision to transform its current diagnostic radiology examination processes to a computer-based core examination after 36 months of residency and a computer-based certifying examination 15 months after the end of residency training. The articles prompted a request by AJR Editor Thomas H. Berquist for a response from the leadership of the ABR. This article by ABR Executive Director Gary J. Becker and President N. Reed Dunnick provides that response on behalf of the ABR Board of Trustees. As expected, the two cited commentaries address different issues, and their authors have taken fundamentally different approaches. Therefore, the following response is organized to address each of the articles separately.