Resources

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.

The ABS policies listed on this website are the current ones in effect and supersede all previous versions. The ABS reserves the right to make changes to all policies at any time.

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Complex General Surgical Oncology EPAs Anatomy Visual

The 12 complex general surgical oncology EPAs and their relation to a patient's anatomy.
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ABS EPA App™ User Guide – Surgical Specialties

A step-by-step guide on how to use the ABS EPA App to complete an EPA assessment.
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General Surgery Readmissibility to Examinations

Policy regarding regaining admissibility to general surgery initial certification examinations.
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EPA Clinical Competency Committee Worksheet Instructions

Instructions regarding how Clinical Competency Committees (CCCs) can use the linked ABS CCC EPA Worksheet to record summative entrustment decisions for each resident...
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Surgical Critical Care EPA Clinical Competency Committee Worksheet

This Excel spreadsheet serves as a tool to help Clinical Competency Committees (CCCs) record summative entrustment decisions for each resident in their program...
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Complex General Surgical Oncology EPA Clinical Competency Committee Worksheet

This Excel spreadsheet serves as a tool to help Clinical Competency Committees (CCCs) record summative entrustment decisions for each resident in their program...
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Pediatric Surgery EPA Clinical Competency Committee Worksheet

This Excel spreadsheet serves as a tool to help Clinical Competency Committees (CCCs) record summative entrustment decisions for each resident in their program...
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Vascular Surgery EPA Clinical Competency Committee Worksheet

This Excel spreadsheet serves as a tool to help Clinical Competency Committees (CCCs) record summative entrustment decisions for each resident in their program...
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Entrustable Professional Activities Trainee Toolkit

A collection of orienting materials on the Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) assessment framework that will be used throughout surgical training and will become...
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General Surgery Limit on Number of Programs

Policy regarding the number of residency training programs that an applicant for board certification in general surgery may train at.
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