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.

Voluntary changes in surgery career paths: a survey of the program directors in surgery.

Morris JB, Leibrandt TJ, Rhodes RS. J Am Coll Surg. 2003;196(4):611-616.

Should we limit resident work hours?

Lewis FR Jr. Ann Surg. 2003;237(4):458-459.

The SUS loan repayment program for surgeon/scientists: will it work?

Rhodes RS. Surgery. 2002;132(5):785.

Surgery: A Noble Profession in a Changing World

Debas, HT. MD. Surgery: A Noble Profession in a Changing World. Annals of Surgery: September 2002 - Volume 236 - Issue 3 -...

Surgical fellowships and specialization.

Lewis FR Jr. Surgery. 2002;132(3):529-530.

Career pathways of graduates of general surgery residency programs: an analysis of graduates from 1983 to 1990.

Kwakwa F, Biester TW, Ritchie WP Jr, Jonasson O. J Am Coll Surg. 2002;194(1):48-53.

Invited commentary: making a difference in quality.

Rhodes RS. Surgery. 2001;129(2):143-145.

Costs, competence, and consumerism: challenges to medicine in the new millennium.

Lewis FR Jr. J Trauma. 2001;50(2):185-193.

Work loads and practice patterns of general surgeons in the United States, 1995-1997: a report from the American Board of Surgery.

Ritchie WP Jr, Rhodes RS, Biester TW. Ann Surg. 1999;230(4):533-542.

What does the American Board of Surgery In-Training/Surgical Basic Science Examination tell us about graduate surgical education?

DaRosa DA, Shuck JM, Biester TW, Folse R. Surgery. 1993;113(1):8-13.