Related Links
Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE)
Other Surgery-Related Boards
- American Board of Medical Specialties
- American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
- American Board of Neurological Surgery
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- American Board of Ophthalmology
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
- American Board of Otolaryngology
- American Board of Plastic Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery
- American Board of Urology
Surgical Associations
- American College of Surgeons
- American Surgical Association
- Association for Academic Surgery
- Association of Women Surgeons
- Central Surgical Association
- New England Surgical Society
- Pacific Coast Surgical Association
- Society of Black Academic Surgeons
- Society of University Surgeons
- Southeastern Surgical Congress
- Southern Surgical Association
- Southwestern Surgical Congress
- Western Surgical Association
Specialty Surgical Societies
- American Academy of Pediatrics Surgical Section
- American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
- American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
- American Burn Association
- American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
- American Pediatric Surgical Association
- American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- American Society of Breast Surgeons
- American Society of Transplant Surgeons
- Peripheral Vascular Surgical Society
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
- Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
- Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
- Society of Surgical Oncology
- Society for Vascular Surgery
- Surgical Infection Society
Educational Organizations
- Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
- Association of American Medical Colleges
- Association of Program Directors in Surgery
- Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery
- Association for Surgical Education
- Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
- The Fellowship Council
- Surgical Critical Care Program Directors Society
- Federation of State Medical Boards
- National Board of Medical Examiners
Medical Licensing
CME Resources
- ACS Surgery
- American Association for the Surgery of Trauma e-Learning/CME
- Archives of Surgery
- Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery (EBRS)
- Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS)
- Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS)
- Journal of Pediatric Surgery
- Journal of Vascular Surgery
- Pediatric Surgery Self Assessment Program (PSSAP)
- SAGES University
- Self-Education Self Assessment in Thoracic Surgery (SESATS)
- Selected Readings in General Surgery (SRGS)
- Surgical Education and Self Assessment Program (SESAP)
- Vascular Education and Self-Assessment Program (VESAP)
- Vascular Self Evaluation Program (VSEP)
Surgical Career Information
- So, You Want to Be a Surgeon
- Online Guide to Choosing a Surgical Residency
American College of Surgeons - Career Development Resources
Association of Women Surgeons - Redefining Surgery
Video series on having a surgical career - Vascular Surgery Careers
Society for Vascular Surgery - Becoming a Physician
American Medical Association - Considering a Medical Career
Association of American Medical Colleges - Graduate Medical Education Resources
American Medical Association
Information for Patients
- Patient Education - Partners in Surgical Care
American College of Surgeons - Having Surgery? What You Need to Know
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services - MedlinePlus
National Institutes of Health - health information, surgery videos - Surgery Patient Information
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons - Pediatric Surgery - Resources for Parents
American Pediatric Surgical Association - Vascular Health Resources
Society for Vascular Surgery - Transplant Patient Education
American Society of Transplant Surgeons - Endocrine Patient Education
American Association of Endocrine Surgeons - Certification Matters
American Board of Medical Specialties
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