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.
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Appeals Policy
Policy outlining the procedure for how requests for reconsideration and/or appeals of board decisions are handled.
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Flexible Endoscopy Curriculum for General Surgery Residents
The Flexible Endoscopy Curriculum (FEC) is designed to provide general surgery training programs with a stepwise, milestone-based curriculum that includes both didactic and...
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Guide to ABS Multiple-Choice Examinations
This document is intended to serve as a guide to the multiple-choice question examinations offered by the American Board of Surgery (ABS).
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Annual Timeline of ABS Communications to General Surgery Programs
A timeline of the communications that will be sent to programs regarding the In-Training Examination.
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2023 General Surgery Continuous Certification Assessment – Abdomen Module All References
All references for the Abdomen Module on the 2023 General Surgery CCA.
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2023 General Surgery Continuous Certification Assessment – Comprehensive General Surgery Module All References
All references for the Comprehensive General Surgery Module on the 2023 General Surgery CCA.
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2023 General Surgery Continuous Certification Assessment – Alimentary Tract Module All References
All references for the Alimentary Tract Module on the 2023 General Surgery CCA.
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2023 General Surgery Continuous Certification Assessment – Breast Surgery Module All References
All references for the Breast Surgery Module on the 2023 General Surgery CCA.
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2023 General Surgery Continuous Certification Assessment – Core Surgery Module All References
All references for the Core Surgery Module on the 2023 General Surgery CCA.
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2023 Complex General Surgical Oncology Continuous Certification Assessment – All References
All references for the 2023 Complex General Surgical Oncology CCA.
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