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Does Success on the American Board of Surgery General Surgery Qualifying Examination Guarantee Certifying Examination Success?
14 May 2012
Thomas W. Biester, Jonathan D. Rubright, Andrew T. Jones, Mark A. Malangoni
Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between qualifying examination (QE) and certifying examination (CE) results and to determine whether an appropriate cut-point on th...
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The Utility of the ABS In-Training Examination (ABSITE) Score Forms: Percent Correct and Percentile Score in the Assessment of Surgical Residents
11 May 2012
Deepa Taggarshe, Vijay Mittal
Objective: The American Board of Surgery (ABS) provides program directors with ABS In-Training Examination (ABSITE) scores in the following forms: Percent correct score and percentile score. It is of ...
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Trends in Urology Resident Exposure to Minimally Invasive Surgery for Index Procedures: A Tale of Two Countries
11 May 2012
Nathan A. Hoag, Adiel Mamut, Kourosh Afshar, Christopher Amling, Jennifer J. Mickelson, Andrew E. MacNeily
Objective: To interrogate case-log data for American and Canadian urology residents to define trends in minimally invasive surgery (MIS) and open surgery and compare operative experiences between thes...
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Impact of Implementation of a Pediatric Surgery Fellowship on General Surgery Resident Operative Volume
07 May 2012
Rebecca A. Snyder, Sharon E. Phillips, Kyla P. Terhune
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the initiation of a pediatric surgery fellowship on general surgery resident operative volume at 1 major academic institution. Desig...
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Can Residents Safely and Efficiently be Taught Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy?
07 May 2012
Mark Joseph, Michael Phillips, Timothy M. Farrell, Christopher C. Rupp
Objective: Single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) has recently emerged as an option for selected patients undergoing gallbladder removal. While SILC appears safe when performed by experie...
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