New Trends at 25 Years: An American Board of Surgery Academic Certifying Examination Review Course

In the 1980s, a small research group began identifying variables affecting applicant success on the American Board of Surgery (ABS) Certifying Examination (CE). We now report success and trends as we complete 25 years. We had multiple challenges as identified through faculty focus groups and participant feedback that needed to be addressed: increase the national optics of the program, integrate new innovative experiences, maintain the integrity of the collected data on excel files, incorporate national trends in surgery, attract experienced clinical volunteer faculty and staff, security of capital, and schedule management.

Source: Journal of Surgical Education - August 31, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: P.A. Rowland, G.A. Grindlinger, N. Maloney Patel, A.A. Alseidi, D.S. Lind, K.H. Sartorelli Tags: ORIGINAL REPORTS Source Type: research