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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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SCORE provides residents with web-based curriculum for developing key competencies.
Klingensmith ME, Malangoni MA. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2013;98(10):10-5.
Operative experience of surgery residents: trends and challenges
Malangoni MA, Biester TW, Jones AT, Klingensmith ME, Lewis FR Jr. J Surg Educ. 2013;70(6):783-8.
Evolving patterns of vascular surgery care in the United States: a report from the American Board of Surgery.
Valentine RJ, Rhodes RS, Jones AT, Biester TW, Members of the Vascular Surgery Board of the American Board of Surgery. J Am Coll...
Issues in general surgery residency training-2012.
Lewis FR, Klingensmith ME. Ann Surg. 2012;256(4):553-9.
Delay in taking the American Board of Surgery qualifying examination affects examination performance.
Malangoni MA, Jones AT, Rubright J, Biester TW, Buyske J, Lewis FR. 2012;152(4):738-43.
Duty hours, quality of care, and patient safety: general surgery resident perceptions.
Borman KR, Jones AT, Shea JA. J Am Coll Surg. 2012;215(1):70-7.
Does success on the American Board of Surgery general surgery qualifying examination guarantee certifying examination success?
Biester TW, Rubright JD, Jones AT, Malangoni MA. J Surg Educ. 2012;69(6):731-4.
Sleep, supervision, education, and service: views of junior and senior residents.
Borman KR, Biester TW, Jones AT, Shea JA. J Surg Ed. 2011;68(6):495-501.
Comparing methods for item analysis: the impact of different item selection statistics on test difficulty.
Jones AT. Appl Psychol Meas. 2011;35(7):566-571.
How self-determination theory can assist our understanding of the teaching and learning processes in medical education. AMEE guide No. 59
Ten Cate TJ, Kusurkar RA, Williams GC. AMEE guide No. 59. Med Teach. 2011;33(12):961-73. doi: 10.3109/0142159X.2011.595435.