All 2026 ABS Continuous Certification Assessments are now available for completion. Diplomates may begin their assessment any time before Nov. 3 and have up to 2 weeks to complete it once launched.
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The Application of a Protocol for Virtual Certifying Examinations pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41351992/ #Virtualpresence #Certifyingexaminations #Surgicaleducation #medEd

@RucinskiJim @mzenilman @bloodvesseldoc @dougsmink @mikeditillo Question to consider: if virtual presence can be taught and measured, should it become a core competency in medical education and board certification?

Resident Individual Clinical Evaluations: Resident Perspectives And Effectiveness #generalsurgeryresidency #oralboards #presentationskills #SurgicalEducation #MedEd pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40915009/

Rapid Cycle Deliberate Practice With Spaced Training in Laparoscopy #medicalstudent #simulation #laparoscopy #medstudent #medicaleducation #surgery #research pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40987232/

Results From A Novel Surgical Ethics Curriculum for General Surgery Residents #SurgicalEthics #SurgeryResidency #GraduateMedicalEducation #MedEd #MedTwitter #Surgery pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40946519/

Data-Driven Metrics of Operative Performance: The Technology-Enhanced Surgical Training (TEST) Delphi Consensus Study #artificialintelligence #feedback #operativeperformance #patientcare #performancemetrics #surgicaltraining #MedEd #MedTwitter pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40972286/

Development of the Medical Student Section of the Society of Women in Urology #genderequity #medicalstudentinitiatives #mentorship #womeninsurgery pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40845586/

Does De-Escalation of Axillary Surgery Impact Surgical Trainee Experience? #ACGME #axillarylymphnodedissection #breastsurgery #operativeexperience #MedTwitter #MedEd pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40840173/

Striking a Balance: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis of General Surgery Residents' Perceptions of their Role as Medical Student Educators #generalsurgery #medicalstudent #residentteacher #MedEd pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40774850/

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Deep Language Learning Model‑Based Simulation Tool for Undergraduate Medical Students in Surgery #ChatGPT #AI #MedicalEducation #AIMedEd #MedicalSimulation #MedTwitter #SimMed #FutureOfMedicine #AIinHealthcare pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40729832/

Spirituality and Surgical Education: Beliefs and Practices Among General Surgery Program Directors #spirituality #surgeryresidency #prayer #healingwithheart #surgerylife pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40616859/

Letter of Recommendation Characteristics Associated with Interview Offer to a Vascular Surgery Residency Program #Match2026 #MedTwitter #ResidencyApplication #VascularSurgery #LettersOfRecommendation #MedicalEducation pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39019255/

How We Integrated A Psychiatrist Into Graduate Medical Education #burnout #graduatemedicaleducation #psychiatry #wellbeing #wellness pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40774186/

Cultural and Organizational Resistance to Surgical Education Reform: A Narrative Review #burnout #educationalreform #facultydevelopment #organizationalculture #meded #surgicaleducation pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40580607/

Impact of a Pediatric Ambulatory Surgical Center on Surgery Resident Education
#pediatricsurgery, #surged, #ambulatory, #caselogs
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39919581/

The Influence of Dedicated Research Year on Applicant Familiarity in the Integrated Plastic Surgery Match
#ResearchYear #MedStudentResearch #PlasticSurgery
#PlasticsMatch #MedEd
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40048917/

How I Do It: Teaching and Applying Qualitative Methods to Improve Surgical Simulation Design and Implementation
#SPsInMedEd #StandardizedPatients #SimulationBasedLearning #MedSim #SurgEd #SimulationTraining #SurgicalSkillsLab
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39985903/

The Current Landscape of Artificial Intelligence in Plastic Surgery Education and Training: A Systematic Review
#SurgicalEducation #SurgicalTraining #FutureSurgeons
#SurgEd #AIinMedicine #MedAI #PlasticSurgery
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40378641/

Competency-Based Training for Orthopedic Surgery: An Evaluation of the Australian Orthopedic Association Training Program 2017-2021
#MedicalCompetency #CurriculumInnovation #SurgicalEducation #SurgicalTraining #FutureSurgeons
#SurgEd
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40414176/