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Institutional Governance

Leadership & Oversight.

"Establishing the national standard for clinical reasoning through independent, multi-disciplinary governance."

Board of Directors

Legal and fiduciary oversight of the board's mission.

Technical Advisory

Scientific guidance on psychometrics and clinical validity.

Certification Council

Autonomous oversight of the CRS-BC™ appraisal process.

Professional Staff

Administrative execution and candidate support services.

Board of Directors

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Emily Calabro

PhD, RN, CRS-BC, CCRN, CHPN, CLNC, CCISM
President & Chief of Research and Development

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.

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Angela Bennett

DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CRS-BC
Vice President of Clinical Standards

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.

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Public Consumer Representative
Public Board Member

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.

Certification Council

Autonomous Appraisal Authority.

In accordance with ABSNC Standard 3, the Certification Council operates with full autonomy in all matters related to candidate evaluation and credential issuance.

  • Oversight of the Double-Blind SME Appraisal Panel.
  • Management of Appeals and Due Process protocols.
  • Validation of individual E-Portfolio scoring accuracy.

Technical Advisory Group (TAG)

Scientific & Psychometric Oversight.

Our TAG ensures the psychometric integrity and statistical validity of the TITO and IIAR™ metrics used for certification.

View Scientific Charter & Group Composition →

Double-Blind Appraisal Protocol

To ensure the highest level of psychometric integrity, the ABCR™ utilizes a strict Double-Blind Peer Review process for all portfolio assessments.

SME Identity Security

Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) are elite, actively practicing CRS-BC™ clinicians. Their identities remain strictly confidential to eliminate external influence and ensure absolute objectivity.

Automated Sanitization

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.