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.

ABS Statement on Reproductive Health Rights and Access to Care

The ABS is committed to ensuring safe and effective healthcare for all Americans, and believes that recent opinion issued by the United States...

ABS Welcomes Drs. Hawn and Mansour as Chair and Vice Chair of Board of Directors

The ABS is pleased to welcome Drs. Mary T. Hawn and M. Ashraf Mansour as chair and vice chair of the board of...

Implementation of the Vascular Surgery Board virtual certifying examination

Huber TS, Brown KR, Lee JT, Barry CL, Ibanez B, Jones AT, Perler BA, Upchurch GR Jr; Vascular Surgery Board and Staff. Implementation...

Delivering Better Solutions for Women Physicians Who Experience Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Childrearing

Buyske J, Hawn MT. Delivering Better Solutions for Women Physicians Who Experience Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Childrearing. Acad Med. 2022 Jul 1;97(7):955-957. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000004642....

ABS Announces More Flexible Family Leave Policy for Fellowship-Based Trainees

The ABS is pleased to announce a more flexible family leave policy for trainees completing a vascular surgery, pediatric surgery, surgical oncology, or...

Surgical Critical Care Leave Policy and Considerations on Workplace Support of Pregnant Surgeons

Policy governing leave during fellowship training for surgeons applying for initial board certification in surgical critical care.

Does training paradigm matter? A comparison of outcomes of frail patients treated by integrated vascular surgery residency and vascular surgery fellowship-trained surgeons

Smith BK, Wilson TW, Perler BA, Allen CM, Presson AP, Brooke BS. Does training paradigm matter? A comparison of outcomes of frail patients...

Entrustable Professional Activities, A Tool for Addressing Sex Bias and the Imposter Syndrome?

Sarosi GA Jr, Klingensmith M. Ann Surg. 2022 Feb 1;275(2):230-231. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005189.

Gender Differences in Entrustable Professional Activity Evaluations of General Surgery Residents

Padilla EP, Stahl CC, Jung SA, et al. Ann Surg. 2022 Feb 1;275(2):222-229. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004905.

ABS Announces Transition to Entrustable Professional Activities for General Surgery Resident Evaluation

The ABS is pleased to introduce the ABS Entrustable Professional Activities (EPA) Project, which will launch in July 2023 for general surgery residency...