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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.

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.

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Resident Satisfaction with Feedback Quantity on Best and Worst Rotations

Diaconescu, Andrada MD; White, Erin MD; McLeod, M Chandler PhD, MS; Muñoz Wilson, Daniela D BS; Sarosi, George MD, FACS; Barry, Carol PhD;...
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Sense of Belonging in Surgery and Resident Performance

Acker RC, Landau SI, Sharpe JE, Kelz RR. Sense of Belonging in Surgery and Resident Performance. JAMA Surg. 2026;161(2):201–203. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2025.5486
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The obstetric experience among vascular surgery trainees

Li RD, Pillado EB, Reilly M, Janczewski LM, Cui C, DiLosa K, Eng JS, Chia MC, Sheahan MG 3rd, Bilimoria KY, Rangel EL,...
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2026 Nominations to the General Surgery Board of the American Board of Surgery

The General Surgery Board of the ABS is seeking director nominees to serve a six-year term beginning September 1, 2026.
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Certification in Disaster Medicine Coming Soon for Physicians

Disaster Medicine Approved as a Recognized Subspecialty, Advancing Access and Knowledge in Disaster Management
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How to Use the ABS EPA Dashboard for Surgical Specialties

A step-by-step guide on how to us the ABS EPA Dashboard for Surgical Specialties. The dashboard is available only on the desktop version...
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EPA Annotated Bibliography – General Surgery

This annotated bibliography lists the key articles that were used as part of implementing general surgery EPAs.
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A Recommendation for FLS Certification for General Surgery Residents By the End of the PGY-2 Year

Seymour NE, Nepomnayshy D, Hanson MN, Pryor AD, Greenberg JA, Lindeman B, Brasel KJ. A Recommendation for FLS Certification for General Surgery Residents...
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Vascular Surgery Readmissibility to Examinations

Policy outlining pathways available to surgeons who wish to regain admissibility to vascular surgery initial certification examinations.
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One is too many: suicidality among general surgery residents

Nasca BJ, Hunt ML, Ramirez RT, Eng JS, Li RD, Agarwal G, Bilimoria KY, Hu YY. One is too many: suicidality among general...
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