More than 1,400 physicians signed up for the 2022 edition of the Specialist Title and Certificate Test in the Area of Practice of the Brazilian College of Radiology and Imaging Diagnosis (CBR).
Applications were made from April 4th to 28th, on the CBR website. The tests take place on July 3 (theoretical, held online) and August 31 (practical), in Florianópolis (SC), at the 51st Brazilian Congress of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging (CBR22), held by CBR.
CBR issues the following Specialist Titles:
- Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging
- Interventional Radiology and Angioradiology
- General Ultrasound
And Practice Area Certificates:
- Bone densitometry
- Vascular ultrasound with Doppler
- Mammography
- Diagnostic Neuroradiology
- Therapeutic Neuroradiology
- Ultrasonography in Gynecology and Obstetrics
According to the agreement signed with the AMB, only the CBR has the legitimacy to grant and issue specialist titles or certificates in these areas of activity.
According to CFM resolutions (2,148/2016 and 2,221/2018), only after completion of residency accredited by MEC or approval in proof of title granted by specialty societies, through AMB, such as CBR, the professional will have proof of who has adequate academic-scientific training and is able to exercise the specialty with ethics, responsibility and competence.
61% of Brazilian physicians have at least one Specialist Title
Currently, 61.4% of the more than 478,000 Brazilian physicians have at least one specialist title, according to the Brazilian Medical Demography 2020 study, carried out through technical cooperation between USP and CFM. Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging is one of the ten specialties with the highest number of specialists, 3.3% of the total. In the country, there are 6.77 specialists in Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging for every 100,000 inhabitants, according to the survey.
In addition to being able to present yourself as a specialist, the title guarantees the professional advantages in selection processes carried out by many public and private institutions and the possibility of higher remuneration with health plans, among others. Specialist Titles and Practice Area Certificates are issued together with the AMB.