American Board of Surgery (ABS)

The abs incurs costs associated with The development and administration of examinations for candidates seeking initial certification, continuous certification, and focus practice designation by abs and in issuing certificates of qualification to all candidates meeting The abs's requirements. During The fiscal year ended june 30, 2023, there were 23,831 individuals who took an examination, including 11,076 Surgery residents taking their in-training examinations. 2,002 individuals obtained initial certification, 8,490 took The continuous certification assessment for general and other specialties and 118 took The metabolic and bariatric Surgery focused practice designation. The types of examinations The costs are incurred for include The following: in-training, qualifying, certifying, recertification, continuous assessments, and focus practice designation. The areas of specialty include general Surgery, vascular Surgery, surgical critical care, pediatric Surgery, hand Surgery, complex general surgical oncology, and metabolic and bariatric Surgery. The score arm of The abs incurs expenses in providing high-quality educational content in support of The score curriculum to residents and residency programs via The score portal on The organization's website. The score curriculum is designed to define The specialty of general Surgery and provide greater assurance that residents are receiving sufficient training in all areas. The curriculum focuses on The five years of progressive education and training that constitute general Surgery residency in The u.s., after medical school but prior to independent practice.the epa project, although largely driven by volunteer work, incurs expenses for The overall project leads, facilitation of meetings, communications, professional fees as well as The development of a mobile-based technology platform.