"Establishing the national standard for clinical reasoning through independent, multi-disciplinary governance."
Legal and fiduciary oversight of the board's mission.
Scientific guidance on psychometrics and clinical validity.
Autonomous oversight of the CRS-BC™ appraisal process.
Administrative execution and candidate support services.
Founder of the ABCR and architect of the IIAR™ cognitive framework. Dr. Calabro leads the national initiative to close the Experience-Complexity Gap through standardized clinical reasoning.
Co-author of ABCR's Quality Improvement methodologies. Dr. Bennett oversees the psychometric validity of the portfolio assessment and the integration of the Retrospective Job Task Analysis.
In accordance with ABSNC Standard 4, the ABCR maintains an independent public member to ensure our certification standards remain strictly aligned with the safety and advocacy of the public.
In accordance with ABSNC Standard 3, the Certification Council operates with full autonomy in all matters related to candidate evaluation and credential issuance.
Our TAG ensures the psychometric integrity and statistical validity of the TITO and IIAR™ metrics used for certification.
View Scientific Charter & Group Composition →To ensure the highest level of psychometric integrity, the ABCR™ utilizes a strict Double-Blind Peer Review process for all portfolio assessments.
Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) are elite, actively practicing CRS-BC™ clinicians. Their identities remain strictly confidential to eliminate external influence and ensure absolute objectivity.
Before an IIAR™ portfolio reaches the council, all candidate identifying info is scrubbed. Portfolios are appraised purely on the cognitive architecture of the clinical reasoning demonstrated.