ABS Requirements

The American Board of Surgery (ABS) has transitioned to a model of continuous and lifelong learning.

As part of its Continuous Certification Program, the ABS requires ongoing participation in a practice improvement activity—a local, regional, or national outcomes registry or quality assessment program. The Surgeon Specific Registry (SSR) helps fulfill this requirement. 

A goal of the ABS Continuous Certification Program is to promote ongoing practice performance assessment to improve the quality of patient care. The SSR will provide surgeons with information about procedure-specific outcomes in their own practice and will allow them to compare their results with a national database. This feedback will help surgeons identify areas for improvement in their practice.

To get started:

For any questions, please contact the Surgeon Specific Registry team at ssr@facs.org.