title: Basic certification in surgery by the American Board of Surgery (ABS): what does it mean? Does it have value? Is it relevant? A personal opinion.
authors.affiliation: American Board of Surgery, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1847, USA.
authors.forename: Wallace P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Ritchie
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D013044:Specialty Boards; D014481:United States