ABSITE Quest
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ABSITE Quest offers question banks, mock exams, and a yearly comprehensive ABSITE review course to help general surgery residents prepare for their exam & boards. We offer a unique spaced learning question bank to allow surgical residents to study smarter, faster, & daily! Based 100% around the science of learning & designed for surgeons, by surgeons – ABSITE Quest is deliberately efficient & effective in improving surgical knowledge.
ACS Division of Education – Resident Programs
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The American College of Surgeons is a nonprofit organization that improves surgical care worldwide through education, standards, and research.
American Board of Surgery/Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE)
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The American Board of Surgery (ABS) is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1937 to provide board certification to individuals who have met a defined standard of education, training and knowledge in the field of surgery. The ABS is one of 24 medical specialty boards that make up the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).
Surgeons certified by the ABS, known as diplomates, have completed at least five years of residency training following medical school, met all ABS training requirements, and successfully completed the ABS examination process. Once certified, ABS diplomates must complete continuing education and assessment activities in a process currently known as Continuous Certification in order to remain certified by the ABS.
Board certification by the ABS is a voluntary process that demonstrates a surgeon’s commitment to professionalism, lifelong learning, and quality patient care. The ABS offers board certification in surgery (general surgery), vascular surgery, pediatric surgery, surgical critical care, and complex general surgical oncology.
The Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE®) is a nonprofit organization formed in 2004 by the principal organizations involved in American surgical education. In 2019, SCORE merged with the ABS. SCORE’s mission is to improve the education of trainees in general surgery and related specialties through the development and maintenance of a national curriculum. The SCORE Portal was created to provide high-quality educational content, in support of the SCORE Curriculum Outline, to trainees and their programs.
American College of Surgeons
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The American College of Surgeons is dedicated to improving the care of the surgical patient and safeguarding standards of care in an optimal and ethical practice environment.
Applied Medical
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Applied Medical designs, develops and manufactures innovative products that enable advanced surgical procedures and optimize patient outcomes. As a global medical device company, Applied Medical is equally committed to improving the affordability and accessibility of high-quality healthcare. We also further minimally invasive surgery by offering sophisticated training, including workshops, symposia and our simulation-based programs.
Association for Surgical Education Foundation
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Fostering Science and Research in Surgical Education
Behind the Knife
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Surgical education platform with the #1 surgery podcast in the world.
Caliber Boards
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Caliber provides structured oral boards preparation and performance assessment for surgical residency programs. Our platform combines live sessions with Board-certified examiners from across the country, an AI practice simulator, and program-level readiness reporting to help programs prepare residents for their general surgery and sub-specialty Certifying Exams. Each session produces a structured performance transcript scored against Board-relevant rubrics, giving Program Directors and Program Coordinators visibility into resident readiness that goes beyond traditional evaluation methods. Programs can track cohort performance over time and identify residents who need targeted remediation well before they graduate. Caliber currently partners with 30+ surgical residency programs nationwide. Our examiner network includes highly vetted, Board-certified surgeons who conduct realistic, high-fidelity mock oral exams.
Visit our booth to learn about annual program plans and our upcoming Surgical Competency Console.
Chamberlain Group
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The Chamberlain Group (TCG) designs and manufactures high-fidelity surgical simulation models that bring unparalleled realism to medical education and training. For more than 26 years, we’ve partnered with teaching hospitals, medical device companies, and simulation centers worldwide to advance clinical proficiency through hands-on, anatomically accurate training solutions.
Our mission is to bridge the gap between learning and practice, empowering surgeons, residents, and clinical teams to refine their skills in a realistic yet risk-free environment. From cardiothoracic and vascular surgery to minimally invasive and ECMO training, our platforms replicate true operative conditions with precise anatomy and responsive tissue.
Empower Tomorrow
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Empower Tomorrow was established to provide and promote Executive Coaching and Leadership Development. The operating philosophy of the firm is that in healthcare, we are all leaders at different stages of development. The same energy that is applied to training as a physician or executive should be applied to develop us as professionals and leaders. The belief is that executive coaching at all stages of career helps us bring our whole self to the work we do. At Empower Tomorrow, we provide one-on-one coaching, group coaching, organizational consulting, and leadership development programs. Finally, special discounts are available for those in fellowship and later years of residency.
Fundamentals of Communication in Surgery
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FCS is an evidence-based communication curriculum for surgeons.
Communication failures erode trust between patients and surgeons, lead to interpersonal conflict, and sometimes non-beneficial surgery. Yet most surgical trainees receive little to no communication training. FCS provides essential, high-impact communication skills for surgical residents, preparing them to support the needs of surgical patients.
Like dissection or suturing technique, communication with patients is a skill requiring performance, feedback, and repetition. FCS is built around the core skills of Attending to Emotion, Supporting Deliberation, and Managing Uncertainty, skills all surgeons need to support patients and their families through the course of surgical care. FCS builds skills through targeted drills with feedback. It was designed to be delivered through one two-hour session each year over the five years of a surgical residency. While the skills are repeated, each year the clinical context and drills become more difficult, building confidence and fluency in navigating care decisions that arise every day.
The FCS Program was founded by Dr. Gretchen Schwarze. Dr. Schwarze is a board-certified vascular surgeon, bioethicist, and nationally recognized expert in surgical decision making, informed consent, advance directives and end-of-life care. Her research focuses on improving communication between patients and surgeons so that patients can avoid unwanted treatment and make decisions that align with their health priorities.
FCS began when Dr. Schwarze was presenting her research on communication at the American College of Surgeons. After the presentation, one of the surgeons in the room, Dr. Adham Saad, asked “What kind of communication training do residents at your institution get?â€
The question made Dr. Schwarze realize: even at her own institution, surgical residents received little to no specialized communication training. Together, Gretchen and Adham gathered a team of surgeon-educators to develop FCS, a scalable, skills-based communication curriculum that could be integrated into the busy schedules of surgical residents and programs.
Even minor operations can be overwhelming. FCS prepares surgeons to navigate ALL conversations with patients, from deciding whether to pursue surgery, delivering bad news, acute illness care, and informed consent for big and small procedures. For more information and to connect with us visit www.fcsprogram.org.
JOMI Surgical Video Journal
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The Journal of Medical Insight (JOMI) publishes peer-reviewed videos with incision to closure instruction, key animations, and expert insight. Explore 333 videos across multiple specialties.
Limbs & Things
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Limbs & Things produce intuitive training tools that build medical mastery from first skills to clinical complexity. Collaborating with healthcare professionals from design through to production, the company engineers evidence-backed simulation that work seamlessly to instill confidence in every hand.
Q-Optics
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Q-Optics is a global leader in designing premium, fully customized surgical and dental loupes engineered to protect your posture, vision, and long-term health. With precision TrueFit® measurements that map your unique facial and posture traits, each set of loupes delivers unmatched clarity, ergonomic comfort, and nearly weightless performance. Backed by a real Lifetime Warranty, Q-Optics supports clinicians worldwide – from training throughout their career – to see better, work healthier, and practice longer.
Tend Health
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TrueLearn
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University of Michigan Medical School – Master of Health Professions Education Program
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The University of Michigan’s Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE) Program is an innovative, fully virtual, competency-based degree designed for practicing health professions educators who are passionate about medical education with a desire to lead and innovate. Learners earn a degree using activities (EPAs) from their educational roles as evidence of competence submitted to rigorous assessment.
VirtaMed
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Wellstar Health System
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WISE-Surgery & WISE-OnCall
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