The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) is responsible for setting educational standards for orthopaedic residents as well as evaluating both the initial and continuing qualifications and competence of all orthopaedic surgeons. In this episode, ABOS Executive Medical Director David F. Martin, MD, FAAOS, discusses the evolving process of board-certification through the ABOS, its commitment to lifelong learning, and recent initiatives it has implemented to better connect with residents and their training programs.
Additional resources and information:
Contact the ABOS at https://www.abos.org/contact/
For more information, visit:
- Residents at ABOS
- Part I Examination Blueprint
- ABOS Knowledge, Skills, and Behavior Program
- Maintenance of ABOS certification
- ABOS certification verification for patients
Host:
Austin Beason, MD, Chair, AAOS Resident Assembly
Guest:
David F. Martin, MD, FAAOS, Executive Medical Director, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Wake Forest School of Medicine
