General Surgery oral boards, practiced out loud.
These cases are physician-drafted and under specialty review. Spot something off? Report an issue
Examiner-led cases: a short stem, then what you would do — the workup, the operation described step by step, and the complication that follows.
Free 7-day trial · practice as much as you want · 50 oral-board cases · physician-drafted, under specialty reviewWhat the ABS Certifying Exam is like
The ABS describes the General Surgery Certifying Exam as three consecutive 30-minute sessions, each run by a team of two examiners, with four cases presented in each session.
Examiners assess surgical judgment, clinical reasoning and problem solving, and may ask you to describe the operation. Formats change by exam year — check the ABS’s own published materials for the version you will sit.
- Examiner-led cases with a complication twist
- Describe the operation, then defend your plan
- Not affiliated with the ABS
Practice the way you’ll be examined.
Say it out loud
The examiner credits what you actually say — the workup, the indication, the operation — not what you meant to do.
Describe the operation
Walk through positioning, approach, key steps and what you do when it doesn’t go to plan.
Expect the twist
Most cases turn on a complication. Recognize it early and say what you would do next.
Read the debrief every time
Every case ends with a debrief of what you covered and what you missed.
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