Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 33-36 , January 2010

The Public Mock Oral: A Useful Tool for Examinees and the Audience in Preparation for the American Board of Surgery Certifying Examination

  • Armen Aboulian, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California
    • ,
  • Samuel Schwartz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California
    • ,
  • Amy H. Kaji, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California
    • Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Christian de Virgilio, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California
    • Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Los Angeles, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Christian de Virgilio, MD, Department of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1000 W. Carson St, Box #25, Bldg 1-E, Torrance, CA 90509; fax: (310) 782-1562

References 

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  3. Kozol R, Giles M, Voytovich A. The value of videotape in mock oral board examinations. Curr Surg. 2004;61:511–514
  4. Guzman E, Babakhani A, Maker VK. Improving outcomes on the ABS certifying examination: can monthly mock orals do it?. J Surg Educ. 2008;65

PII: S1931-7204(09)00169-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2009.10.007

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 33-36 , January 2010

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