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.

Commentary on “Resident work-hour restrictions and responsibilities to patients”.

Lewis FR. Ann Surg. 2014;259(6):1054-5.

Subscription to the Surgical Council on Resident Education web portal and qualifying examination performance

Klingensmith ME, Jones AT, Smiley W, Biester TW, Malangoni MA. Subscription to the Surgical Council on Resident Education web portal and qualifying examination...

A survey of the current utilization of asynchronous education among emergency medicine residents in the United States

Mallin M, et. al. A survey of the current utilization of asynchronous education among emergency medicine residents in the United States. Acad Med....

Substance Abuse Policy

Policy outlining how surgeons with a history of substance abuse may enter and complete any ABS examination process.

The general surgery milestones project.

Cogbill TH, Malangoni MA, Potts JR, Valentine RJ. J Am Coll Surg. 2014;218(5):1056-62.

Subscription to the SCORE web portal and qualifying examination performance.

Klingensmith ME, Jones AT, Smiley W, Biester TW, Malangoni MA. J Am Coll Surg. 2014;218(4):566-70.

SCORE provides residents with web-based curriculum for developing key competencies.

Klingensmith ME, Malangoni MA. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2013;98(10):10-5.

Operative experience of surgery residents: trends and challenges

Malangoni MA, Biester TW, Jones AT, Klingensmith ME, Lewis FR Jr. J Surg Educ. 2013;70(6):783-8.

Evolving patterns of vascular surgery care in the United States: a report from the American Board of Surgery.

Valentine RJ, Rhodes RS, Jones AT, Biester TW, Members of the Vascular Surgery Board of the American Board of Surgery. J Am Coll...

Issues in general surgery residency training-2012.

Lewis FR, Klingensmith ME. Ann Surg. 2012;256(4):553-9.