Forks in the Road: The Assessment of Surgeons from the American Board of Surgery Perspective

Jo Buyske

doi:10.1016/j.suc.2015.09.010

Forks in the Road: The Assessment of Surgeons from the American Board of Surgery Perspective

Surg Clin North Am. 2016 Feb;96(1):139-46. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2015.09.010.

Author

Jo Buyske¹

Affiliation

¹ American Board of Surgery, 1617 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 860, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA; University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: jbuyske@absurgery.org.

PMID: 26612026
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2015.09.010

Abstract

Surgical learning starts in medical school and continues through retirement. Assessment of knowledge and skills across a variety of arenas at each stage is an obligation of the profession in its duty to the public. The American Board of Surgery is engaged in standardization and assessment to a greater or lesser degree at each stage of surgical learning.

Keywords: Assessment; Boot camp; Certification; Diplomate; Maintenance of certification; Re-entry; Surgical resident.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Certification
Clinical Competence / standards*
Education, Medical, Continuing / standards*
Education, Medical, Graduate / standards*
General Surgery / education*
General Surgery / standards
Humans
Internship and Residency / standards*
Specialty Boards*
United States