The American Board of Surgery is pleased to announce a more flexible #familyleave policy for residents completing a #generalsurgery or #vascularsurgery training program - ow.ly/x93i50GuzKK
American Board of Surgery
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American Board of Surgery
@AmBdSurg
National certifying board for general surgeons and related specialists. Founded in 1937 to protect the public and improve the specialty of surgery.
- New @JAMASurgery study analyzes over a million patients who underwent surgery between 2007-2019 & found that those treated by a female surgeon were less likely to die, get readmitted, or suffer a major complication within one year.
- An analysis of more than 22,000 surgeries performed by residents at #VeteransAffairs facilities found no differences in rates of complications or deaths when an attending #surgeon was scrubbed in vs. not scrubbed in to supervise
- The Surgery Qualifying Exam of the American Board of Surgery has been cancelled. We sincerely apologize to all candidates for this stressful and unsuccessful event.
- ABS is issuing exam refunds for all candidates & launching an investigation into security concerns. We are working on a solution, but an exam will NOT be delivered in July 2020 #ABSQE #VirtualQE ow.ly/OKey50ABknQ
- "Surgeons are the endurance athletes of medicine. Athletes physically train their bodies to be able to maximally perform and avoid injury. So, why it is that, as surgeons, we don’t train our bodies to endure the repeated physical demands of our job?" ow.ly/K0A750GtX4c
- Recent study finds that video games demonstrate potential as a form of #surgicaltraining, and can be beneficial in aiding surgeon efficiency during #laparoscopic and #robotic surgeries - ow.ly/yFKD50EnA4E
- The ABS is pleased to announce that Dr. Karen Brasel will join the organization as vice president on May 1, 2024 - ow.ly/yEml50QpAtK @kBraselDazzle
- The American Board of Surgery has named Dr. Jo Buyske as its new executive director - ow.ly/xl2l30cSrHt
- ABS history was made this week with the delivery of the first-ever virtual #GeneralSurgery #CertifyingExam. Proving that we work better together, @SCOREsurg COO Mark shows off his home office as he proctors an exam.
- Please join us as we welcome our new ABS Board of Directors!
- Please join us in welcoming five new members to the ABS Council! Drs. Bernadette Aulivola, Bridget Fahy-Chandon, Caprice Greenberg, Benedict Nwomeh and Peter Yoo will begin their terms on July 1, 2022. @BAulivolaMD @CapriceGreenber @DrNwomeh @psyoo
- For the the health and safety of all candidates and in order to accommodate ongoing social distancing guidelines, ABS will deliver the July 2020 #GeneralSurgery #QualifyingExam as a web-based, live-proctored, at-home examination - ow.ly/VD8150zzV5H
