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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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How Many Attempts Are Needed to Achieve General Surgery Board Certification?
Abbott KL, et. al. J Surg Educ.. 2020 Sep 16;S1931-7204(20)30347-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.08.047.
Using SCORE for Distance Learning for Surgical Residents in the COVID-19 Era
Deal SB, Mcgaha P, Joshi A, Klingensmith M. FACS;RISE.
Association Between Entrustable Professional Activities and Milestones Evaluations: Real-time Assessments Correlate With Semiannual Reviews
Albright JB, Meier AH, Ruangvoravat L, VanderMeer TJ. J Surg Educ. 2020 Nov-Dec;77(6):e220-e228. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.07.027.
Association Between American Board of Surgery Initial Certification and Risk of Receiving Severe Disciplinary Actions Against Medical Licenses (free access).
Kopp JP, Ibáñez B, Jones AT. JAMA Surg. 2020 May 1;155(5):e200093. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.0093.
Practical Implications of Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 on Hospital Operations, Board Certification, and Medical Education in Surgery in the USA.
Fong ZV, et. al. J Gastrointest Surg. 2020 Jun;24(6):1232-1236. doi: 10.1007/s11605-020-04596-5.
Confidence and Competence in Volunteer Examiners of the American Board of Surgery.
Brasel KJ, Kopp JP, Buyske J. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 Jul;231(1):155-159.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.02.043.
Implementation of Entrustable Professional Activities into a General Surgery Residency
Stahl CC, Collins E, Jung SA, Rosser AA, Kraut AS, Schnapp BH, Westergaard M, Hamedani AG, Minter RM, Greenberg JA. J Surg Educ....
Association Between Resident Physician Training Experience and Program-Level Performance on Board Examinations (free access).
Ellis RJ, Hu Y, Jones AT. JAMA Surg. 2020 Feb 1;155(2):163-165. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.4464.
Discrimination, Abuse, Harassment, and Burnout in Surgical Residency Training. (free access)
Hu YY, et. al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Oct 31;381(18):1741-1752. doi: 10.1056/NEJMsa1903759.
An Empirical National Assessment of the Learning Environment and Factors Associated With Program Culture.
Ellis RJ, et. al. Ann Surg. 2019 Oct;270(4):585-592. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003545.