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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Statement on surgical pre-residency preparatory courses (free access).
American Board of Surgery; American College of Surgeons; Association of Program Directors in Surgery; Association for Surgical Education. J Am Coll Surg. 2014;219(5):851-2....
Quality: the key to surgery’s future.
Rikkers LF, Hoyt DB, Flum DR, Malangoni MA. Ann Surg. 2014;260(4):567-76.
Study habits centered on completing review questions result in quantitatively higher American Board of Surgery In-Training Exam scores
Chang D, et. al. J Surg Educ. 2014 Nov-Dec;71(6):e127-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2014.07.011.
Using the American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination to predict board certification: a cautionary study.
Jones AT, Biester TW, Buyske J, Lewis FR, Malangoni MA. J Surg Educ. 2014 Nov-Dec;71(6):e144-8.
Commentary on “Resident work-hour restrictions and responsibilities to patients”.
Lewis FR. Ann Surg. 2014;259(6):1054-5.
Subscription to the Surgical Council on Resident Education web portal and qualifying examination performance
Klingensmith ME, Jones AT, Smiley W, Biester TW, Malangoni MA. Subscription to the Surgical Council on Resident Education web portal and qualifying examination...
A survey of the current utilization of asynchronous education among emergency medicine residents in the United States
Mallin M, et. al. A survey of the current utilization of asynchronous education among emergency medicine residents in the United States. Acad Med....
The general surgery milestones project.
Cogbill TH, Malangoni MA, Potts JR, Valentine RJ. J Am Coll Surg. 2014;218(5):1056-62.
Subscription to the SCORE web portal and qualifying examination performance.
Klingensmith ME, Jones AT, Smiley W, Biester TW, Malangoni MA. J Am Coll Surg. 2014;218(4):566-70.