September 20, 2023

Nominations to the Council of the American Board of Surgery

The Council of the ABS is seeking nominees to serve a six-year term beginning Jul. 1, 2024. Nominations will be accepted until Nov. 20, 2023.

September 8, 2023

ABS Seeks Qualified Applicants for Vice President Position

The ABS is seeking a dynamic individual to fill the role of vice president.

July 26, 2023

Public Comment on Surgical Critical Care Test Blueprint

The ABS is seeking feedback by August 14, 2023, on a revised test blueprint for the Surgical Critical Care Certifying Exam.

July 3, 2023

ABS Welcomes Drs. Mansour and Goldberg as Chair and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors

The ABS is pleased to welcome Dr. M. Ashraf Mansour and Dr. Amy J. Goldberg as chair and vice chair, respectively, for 2023-2024.

July 3, 2023

ABS Welcomes Three New Directors

The ABS is pleased to welcome three new directors to the ABS Board of Directors.

June 29, 2023

ABS Signs Health Sector Climate Pledge

On June 11th, the American Board of Surgery signed the White House/HHS Health Sector Climate Pledge.

June 23, 2023

Nominations to the Adult Complex Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Examination Committee of the ABS and ABOHNS

A Focused Practice Designation in Adult Complex Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery has been approved by the ABMS and nominations are now open for the newly formed exam committee.

June 09, 2023

ABS Councilor Dr. Brenessa Lindeman Elected to ABFM Board of Directors

The ABS is pleased to announce Dr. Brenessa Lindeman has been elected to the American Board of Family Medicine Board of Directors for the ABS.

May 23, 2023

ABS Welcomes Four New Councilors

The ABS is pleased to welcome four new councilors to the ABS Council.

May 17, 2023

ABMS Officially Recognizes Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management As a Subspecialty

ABS diplomates will be eligible to apply for this subspecialty certificate through ABEM.

April 18, 2023

Nominations to the Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care Board of the American Board of Surgery

The Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care Board of the ABS is seeking nominees to serve a six-year term. Nominations will be accepted until May 31, 2023.

March 27, 2023

Nominations to the Complex General Surgical Oncology Board of the American Board of Surgery

The Complex General Surgical Oncology Board of the ABS is seeking nominees to serve a six-year term. Nominations will be accepted until May 1, 2023.

March 16, 2023

Nominations to the Vascular Surgery Board of the American Board of Surgery

The Vascular Surgery Board of the ABS is seeking nominees to serve a six-year term. Nominations will be accepted until April 14, 2023.

February 9, 2023

ABS to Further Simplify and Digitize CME Data Reporting

As part of this improvement, the manual CME reporting feature in the ABS portal will no longer be necessary and will be retired on July 1, 2023.

January 27, 2023

The ABS Honors International Holocaust Remembrance Day

The ABS remembers the victims of the Holocaust and honors the survivors on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

January 16, 2023

The ABS Observes the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Day of Service

In observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday on Monday, January 16, the ABS office is closed.