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.

Practice Makes Perfect: Introducing a Question Bank for ABSITE Preparation Improves Program Performance

Flentje AO, Caturegli I, Kavic SM. J Surg Educ. 2020 Jan-Feb;77(1):54-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.09.005.

The Impact of a Comprehensive Resident Curriculum and Required Participation in “This Week in SCORE” on General Surgery ABSITE Performance and Well-Being

Winer LK, et. al. J Surg Educ. 2019 Nov-Dec;76(6):e102-e109. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.08.015.

National Evaluation of Needlestick Events and Reporting Among Surgical Residents.

Yang AD, et. al. J Am Coll Surg. 2019 Dec;229(6):609-620. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.09.001.

Competency-based resident education-The Canadian perspective

Harris KA, Nousiainen MT, Reznick R. Surgery. 2020 Apr;167(4):681-684. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.06.033. Epub 2019 Aug 17. PMID: 31431292.

Competency-based resident education: The United States perspective

Lindeman B, Sarosi GA. 2020 May;167(5):777-781. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.05.059.

SCORE – Leveling the Playing Field for Surgical Training Programs

Onufer EJ, et. al. J Surg Educ. 2019 Nov-Dec;76(6):e146-e151. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.07.009.

The role of the Vascular Surgery Board in surgical education.

Ozaki CK, Perler BA, Mitchell ME, Gahtan V. Semin Vasc Surg. Mar-Jun 2019;32(1-2):5-10. doi: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2019.05.003.

Entrustable Professional Activities in General Surgery: Development and Implementation.

Brasel KJ, et. al. J Surg Educ. Sep-Oct 2019;76(5):1174-1186. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.04.003.

Managing tensions in assessment: moving beyond either-or thinking

Govaerts MJB, van der Vleuten CPM, Holmboe ES. Med Educ. 2019 Jan;53(1):64-75. doi: 10.1111/medu.13656.

Association Between Maintaining Certification in General Surgery and Loss-of-License Actions (free access).

Jones AT, Kopp JP, Malangoni MA. JAMA. 2018;320(11):1195-96.