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.

Exam Admissibility Policy – General Surgery & Vascular Surgery

Policy outlining examination admissibility time limits for initial certification in general and vascular surgery.

Delay in taking the American Board of Surgery qualifying examination affects examination performance.

Malangoni MA, Jones AT, Rubright J, Biester TW, Buyske J, Lewis FR. 2012;152(4):738-43.

Duty hours, quality of care, and patient safety: general surgery resident perceptions.

Borman KR, Jones AT, Shea JA. J Am Coll Surg. 2012;215(1):70-7.

Does success on the American Board of Surgery general surgery qualifying examination guarantee certifying examination success?

Biester TW, Rubright JD, Jones AT, Malangoni MA. J Surg Educ. 2012;69(6):731-4.

Sleep, supervision, education, and service: views of junior and senior residents.

Borman KR, Biester TW, Jones AT, Shea JA. J Surg Ed. 2011;68(6):495-501.

Comparing methods for item analysis: the impact of different item selection statistics on test difficulty.

Jones AT. Appl Psychol Meas. 2011;35(7):566-571.

How self-determination theory can assist our understanding of the teaching and learning processes in medical education. AMEE guide No. 59

Ten Cate TJ, Kusurkar RA, Williams GC. AMEE guide No. 59. Med Teach. 2011;33(12):961-73. doi: 10.3109/0142159X.2011.595435.

Feast or famine?: the variable impact of coexisting fellowships on general surgery resident operative volumes.

Hanks JB, et al. Ann Surg. 2011;254(3):476-485.

General surgery workloads and practice patterns in the United States, 2007-2009: a 10-year update from the American Board of Surgery.

Valentine JR, Jones AT, Biester TW, Cogbill TH, Borman KR, Rhodes RS. Ann Surg. 2011;2 54(3):520-526.

Our trainees’ confidence: results from a national survey of 4136 US general surgery residents.

Bucholz EM, Sue GR, Yeo H, Roman SA, Bell RH Jr, Sosa JA. Arch Surg. 2011;146(8):907-914.