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.
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How to Use the ABS EPA Dashboard for Surgical Specialties
A step-by-step guide on how to us the ABS EPA Dashboard for Surgical Specialties. The dashboard is available only on the desktop version...
EPA Annotated Bibliography – General Surgery
This annotated bibliography lists the key articles that were used as part of implementing general surgery EPAs.
Pediatric Surgery EPAs Anatomy Visual
The 20 pediatric surgery EPAs and their relation to a patient's anatomy.
Complex General Surgical Oncology EPA Clinical Competency Committee Guide
This document is intended to be a resource for complex general surgical oncology program Clinical Competency Committees (CCCs) to utilize when reviewing trainee...
Surgical Critical Care EPA Clinical Competency Committee Guide
This document is intended to be a resource for surgical critical care program Clinical Competency Committees (CCCs) to utilize when reviewing trainee performance...
Pediatric Surgery EPA Clinical Competency Committee Guide
This document is intended to be a resource for pediatric surgery program Clinical Competency Committees (CCCs) to utilize when reviewing trainee performance with...
Vascular Surgery EPA Clinical Competency Committee Guide
This document is intended to be a resource for vascular surgery program Clinical Competency Committees (CCCs) to utilize when reviewing trainee performance with...
Entrustable Professional Activities FAQs – Surgical Critical Care
In this resource, we answer the most commonly asked questions about surgical critical care EPAs.