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Frank Lewis, MD

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The American Board of Surgery (ABS) convened at its winter meeting from January 5 through 9, 2008, at Amelia Island, Florida, under the chairmanship of Dr Tim Flynn. The principal issues addressed are summarized below (Table).

Table appears in full text version. Table. American Board of Surgery Summary of 2006-2007 Examinations

Curriculum Initiative

The curriculum initiative continues to move forward under the direction of Dr Richard Bell. A meeting of the Surgical Council on Resident Education in November led to adoption of the curriculum outline of diseases and operations that the General Surgery Residents' Committee, under the direction of Dr Stan Ashley and Dr Bell, had adopted previously. This outline has been vetted for approximately 2 years by various groups, including surgical program directors, and is now in its final form. It was presented to the executive committee and the full board at this meeting and was adopted as the definition of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Maintenance of Certification

American Board of Medical Specialties

Vascular Surgery

Accreditation of Non-ACGME–Accredited Fellowships

Residency Education in Transplant Surgery

Recommendation for Certification in Surgical Oncology

Primary Certificate in Surgical Critical Care

Necrology

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