American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS)

A. In march of 2022, the primary exam was taken by 626 examinees for self-assessment and 225 examinees for credit. The pass rate for those who took it for credit was 97%.b. The abns oral examination is given twice a year; spring and fall. The 2022 spring administration had a pass rate of 90.7%. The 2022 fall administration had a pass rate of 90.3%. C. there are currently 6,185 active diplomates. D. in 2022, 35 individuals lost Board certification. E. we are actively tracking more than 1,600 residents enrolled in an acgme accredited neurosurgery program.f. In 2022, the abns required all new graduates to begin participating in continuous certification. In 2022, the participation in our learning tools for the cc program are listed below: h. 4,222 unique completions (not included in process, started, etc.):i. 3,252 general learning tool completionsii. 322 cns endovascular learning tool completionsiii. 283 ncc learning tool completionsiv. 365 peds learning tool completions