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.
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National cluster-randomized trial of duty-hour flexibility in surgical training (free access).
FIRST Trial: Bilimoria KY, et al. N Engl J Med. 2016;374:713-27.
Forks in the Road: The Assessment of Surgeons from the American Board of Surgery Perspective.
Buyske J. Surg Clin North Am. 2016;96(1):139-46.
Resident preparation for careers in general surgery: a survey of program directors.
Cogbill TH, Klingensmith ME, Jones AT, Biester TW, Malangoni MA. J Surg Educ. 2015;72(6):e251-7.
Reading Habits of General Surgery Residents and Association With American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination Performance
Kim JJ, et. al. Reading Habits of General Surgery Residents and Association With American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination Performance. JAMA Surg. 2015...
Factors influencing the decision of surgery residency graduates to pursue general surgery practice versus fellowship.
Klingensmith ME, et al. Ann Surg. 2015;262(3):449-55.
The American Board of Surgery Maintenance of Certification Program: building on past successes.
Malangoni M. JAMA Surg. 2015;150(8):697-8.
Review courses for the American Board of Surgery certifying examination do not provide an advantage.
Jones AT, Biester TW, Lewis FR Jr, Malangoni MA. Surgery. 2015;158(4):890-6.
Practice administration training needs of recent general surgery graduates.
Klingensmith ME, Cogbill TH, Samonte K, Jones A, Malangoni MA. Surgery. 2015;158(3):773-6.
Making the case for investigating flexibility in duty hour limits for surgical residents.
Bilimoria KY, Hoyt DB, Lewis F. JAMA Surg. 2015;150(6):503-504.
Association of the 2011 ACGME resident duty hour reform with general surgery patient outcomes and with resident examination performance.
Rajaram R, et al. JAMA. 2014;312(22):2374-84.