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Residents with Top 10% ABA BASIC Exam Scores Honored with Chair's Distinction Awards

"Three residents pose with awards with residency program director Doctor Adams and associate director Doctor Ungerman"
L to R: Our Residency Program Director Dr. Phil Adams with 2023 awardees Drs. Wesley Ramirez, Kyle Bevers, and Dylan Bard, along with our Residency Program Associate Director Dr. Elizabeth Ungerman

Our residents Wesley Ramirez, MDKyle Bevers, MD; and Dylan Bard, MD, received our 2023 Chair's Distinction in Anesthesiology Knowledge Awards. Both the award and the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) recognize and commend our CA-1 residents whose scores on the ABA BASIC Board Exam rank in the top 10% nationally among all test takers.

The ABA BASIC Exam, which anesthesiology residents take at the end of their CA-1 year, is the first test in a three-exam process to earn ABA board certification. The distinction of scoring among the top 10% of examinees is quite an honor and evidence of the diligence and hard work of our 2023 awardees. Congratulations, Drs. Ramirez, Bevers, and Bard!