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The ABS has a plethora of materials available for both surgeons and non-surgeons, including examination guides and content outlines, policies related to ABS certification, published journal articles about certification, information for patients, and more.

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ABS Announces Sponsorship of Two ABMS Scholars for 2025-2026

The ABS is pleased to announce its sponsorship of Dr. Han Grezenko and Dr. Rebecca Williams–Karnesky from the 2025-2026 cohort of ABMS Scholars.
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Complex General Surgical Oncology EPA Clinical Competency Committee Guide

This document is intended to be a resource for complex general surgical oncology program Clinical Competency Committees (CCCs) to utilize when reviewing trainee...
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Surgical Critical Care EPA Clinical Competency Committee Guide

This document is intended to be a resource for surgical critical care program Clinical Competency Committees (CCCs) to utilize when reviewing trainee performance...
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Pediatric Surgery EPA Clinical Competency Committee Guide

This document is intended to be a resource for pediatric surgery program Clinical Competency Committees (CCCs) to utilize when reviewing trainee performance with...
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Vascular Surgery EPA Clinical Competency Committee Guide

This document is intended to be a resource for vascular surgery program Clinical Competency Committees (CCCs) to utilize when reviewing trainee performance with...
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Entrustable Professional Activities FAQs – Surgical Critical Care

In this resource, we answer the most commonly asked questions about surgical critical care EPAs.
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Practice Readiness of Chief Residents in a National Sample During the First Year of EPA Assessments

Lindeman B, Scott-Smith C, Jones A, Sarosi GA Jr, Minter RM, Jung S, Jesneck J, Thanawala R, Mellinger JD, Buyske J, Brasel KJ. Practice...
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Do as I say and not as I do: Surgical critical care program directors and diplomates shape the future

Jones TJ, Barry CL, Davis KA, Martin ND, Prendergast CO, Duncan TK, Hildreth AN, Inaba K, Jensen AR, Jones AT, Moran SL, Palmieri...
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ABS Announces Rolling Updates to Diplomate Certification Statuses

The ABS is now offering rolling certification status updates to diplomates throughout the 2025 Continuous Certification Assessment window.
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ABS Announces Nontraditional Pathway to Certification

The ABS is pleased to announce an alternate pathway into the ABS certification process for surgeons who trained at an institution that is...
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