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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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Examiner-examinee gender concordance does not impact ratings on the American Board of Surgery Vascular Surgery Certifying Examination
Li RD, Barry C, Ibanez Moreno B, Brown KR, Chaer R, Huber TS, Jones A, Lee JT, Perler BA, Sheahan MG 3rd, Aulivola...
The Blue Ribbon Committee II Report and Recommendations on Surgical Education and Training in the United States: 2024
Stain SC, Ellison EC, Farmer DL, Flynn TC, Freischlag JA, Matthews JB, Newman RW, Chen X, Stefanidis D, Britt LD, Buyske J, Fisher...
Scaled performance on the Vascular Qualifying Examination does not correlate with Vascular Certifying Examination first attempt pass in a national cohort of residents and fellows
Weaver, ML; Park, YS; Jones, AT; Sheahan, MG; Brown, KR; Chaer, RA; Huber, TS; Smith, BK. Scaled performance on the Vascular Qualifying Examination...
Faculty and Resident Perspectives on the Implementation of Entrustable Professional Activities in General Surgery Residency
Greenberg J, Karnesky-Williams R, White E, Holmstrom A, Garcia N, Johnson J, Cook M, Nickel B, Sarosi G, Buyske J, Mellinger J. Faculty...
Surgical critical care: Is work-life expectancy increasing? An analysis of American Board of Surgery recertification rates across subspecialties
Brigmon EP, Ciaraglia A, Scherer EP, Schwartz DL, Nicholson S, Dent DL. Surgical critical care: Is work-life expectancy increasing? An analysis of American...
Standard Setting for the CGSO Qualifying Examination: A Structured Approach Setting a Meaningful Standard
Eng OS, Delman KA, Barry CL, Dineen SP, Larkin AC. Standard Setting for the CGSO Qualifying Examination: A Structured Approach Setting a Meaningful...
Decision-Making Confidence of Clinical Competency Committees for Entrustable Professional Activities
Montgomery K, Mellinger J, McLeod C, Jones A, Zmijewski P, Sarosi G, Brasel K, Klingensmith M, Minter R, Buyske J, Lindeman B. Decision Making Confidence of Clinical Competency Committees for Entrustable Professional...
ESA/ASA Jubilee Symposium: Surgical Education
Farmer DL, O'Connell PR, Pugh CM, Lang H, Greenberg CC, Borel-Rinkes IH, Mellinger JD, Pinto-Marques H. Surgical Education. Ann Surg. 2023 Nov 1;278(5):642-646....
Entrustable Professional Activities in Surgery: A Review
Montgomery KB, Mellinger JD, Lindeman B. Entrustable Professional Activities in Surgery: A Review. JAMA Surg. Published online March 13, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.8107
A Look at Demographics and Transition to Virtual Assessments: An Analysis of Bias in the American Board of Surgery General Surgery Certifying Exams
Ibáñez B, Jones AT, Jeyarajah DR, Dent DL, Prendergast C, Barry CL. A Look at Demographics and Transition to Virtual Assessments: An Analysis...