Dr. Dennis Balfe

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American Board of Radiology exams: What's new?
If you're currently a radiology resident, the board exams are probably in your immediate future. It can be tempting to try to find copies of past questions to help you study; however, that's a bad idea, according to this editorial by the American Board of Radiology, which is getting serious about exam integrity.
May 18, 2011
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