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.

Graduate education in general surgery and its related specialties and subspecialties in the United States.

Bell RH Jr. World J Surg. 2008;32(10):2178-2184.

Changing demographics of residents choosing fellowships: long-term data from the American Board of Surgery.

Borman KR, Vick LR, Biester TW, Mitchell ME. J Am Coll Surg. 2008;206(5):782-788.

Invited lecture: American Board of Surgery Maintenance of Certification explained.

Nussbaum M. Am J Surg. 2008;195(3):284-287.

National efforts to reform residency education in surgery.

Sachdeva AK, Bell RH Jr, Britt LD, Tarpley JL, Blair PG, Tarpley MJ. Acad Med. 2007;82(12):1200-1210.

Certification and maintenance of certification in surgery.

Rhodes RS, Biester TW. Surg Clin North Am. 2007;87(4):825-836.

Graduate medical education in surgery in the United States.

Bell RH Jr, Banker MB, Rhodes RS, Biester TW, Lewis FR. Surg Clin North Am. 2007;87(4):811-823.

Assessing surgical knowledge: a primer on the examination policies of the American Board of Surgery.

Rhodes RS, Biester TW, Bell RH Jr, Lewis FR Jr. J Surg Ed. 2007;64(3):138-142.

Surgical Council on Resident Education: a new organization devoted to graduate surgical education.

Bell RH. J Am Coll Surg. 2007;204(3):341-346.

Maintenance of certification.

Rhodes RS. Am Surg. 2007;73(2):143-147.

Maintenance of Certification: American Board of Surgery goals.

Lewis FR. Am Surg. 2006;72(11):1092-1096.