#4 Understanding ABOS Board Certification

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.

Contact the ABOS at ksb@abos.org

ABOS information for residents: https://www.abos.org/residents/

Part I Examination Blueprint: https://www.abos.org/certification/part-i/blueprint/

ABOS Knowledge, Skills, and Behavior Program for orthopaedic resident education programs: https://www.abos.org/abosksb/

Maintenance of ABOS certification information: https://www.abos.org/moc/

ABOS certification verification for patients: https://mycertifiedorthopaedicsurgeon.org/

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

Host: Austin Beason, MD, Chair, AAOS Resident Assembly