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.

Privacy Policy

Policy outlining ABS practices regarding the collection and use of information about Site Users.

Vascular Surgery Early Specialization

Policy regarding the Early Specialization Program (ESP) pathway for vascular surgery.

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.

ABS Study Demonstrates Relationship Between Maintaining Board Certification in Surgery and Loss of License Actions

A study analyzing loss of license actions for 15,500 general surgeons who were initially certified by the ABS has found that surgeons who...

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.

2018 General Surgery Continuous Certification Assessment – Core Surgery Module Key References

Key references for the Core Surgery Module on the 2018 General Surgery CCA.

2018 General Surgery Continuous Certification Assessment – Core Surgery Module All References

All references for the Core Surgery Module on the 2018 General Surgery CCA.

2018 General Surgery Continuous Certification Assessment – Abdomen Module Key References

Key references for the Absomen Module on the 2018 General Surgery CCA.

2018 General Surgery Continuous Certification Assessment – Abdomen Module All References

All references for the Absomen Module on the 2018 General Surgery CCA.

2018 General Surgery Continuous Certification Assessment – Alimentary Tract Module Key References

Key references for the Alimentary Tract Module on the 2018 General Surgery CCA.