Body Imaging, Boston University Medical Center, 820 Harrison Ave, FGH Building, Boston, MA 02118.
Thoracic and Cardiac Imaging, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York.
Acad Radiol. 2022 Mar;29(3):465-468. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2021.09.017. Epub 2021 Oct 8.
The American Board of Radiology (ABR) developed the international medical graduate alternate pathway to give foreign trained radiologists an alternate route to independent radiology practice without having to undergo radiology residency in the United States. After 4 years of fellowship/faculty experience in the same training institution, the foreign trained radiologist becomes eligible to sit for the radiology board examinations conducted by the ABR. As this pathway is not offered at every radiology training program, many training institutions are unfamiliar with the fundamentals of this pathway. At the same time, both the training institutions and the applying foreign-trained physicians face a plethora of confusing choices on the state and federal level. In this paper, we review the main factors which both the international medical graduate radiologists and training programs must consider before embarking on the diagnostic radiology ABR Alternate Pathway, namely, eligibility, visa options, state medical licensure requirements, their costs and implications for future employment opportunities.
美国放射学委员会（ABR）制定了国际医学研究生的候补途径，为外国受训的放射科医生提供了另一种途径，可以在美国以外的地方从事独立的放射科实践，而无需接受放射科住院医师培训。在同一培训机构完成 4 年的研究员/教职经验后，外国受训的放射科医生有资格参加 ABR 进行的放射学委员会考试。由于并非每个放射科培训计划都提供此途径，因此许多培训机构对该途径的基本原理不熟悉。同时，培训机构和申请的外国受训医生在州和联邦一级都面临着大量令人困惑的选择。在本文中，我们回顾了国际医学研究生放射科医生和培训计划在开始 ABR 候补途径进行诊断放射学之前必须考虑的主要因素，即资格，签证选择，州医疗执照要求，其费用以及对未来就业机会的影响。
