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Frank Lewis, MD

Arch Surg. 2007;142(9):904-906.

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The winter meeting of the American Board of Surgery (ABS) was held from January 6 through 10, 2007, under the chairmanship of Dr Courtney Townsend, and was attended by 34 directors, 21 members of component boards and advisory councils, 2 guests, and 8 staff. A retreat was held on January 7 with invited guests Drs L. D. Britt and J. David Richardson, chair and vice chair, respectively, of the Residency Review Committee for Surgery (RRC-S). The component boards, advisory councils, and examination committees met on January 8, and the standing committees and full board met on January 9 and 10. Herein I provide a summary of the major actions taken (Table).

Table appears in full text version. Table. American Board of Surgery Summary of 2006 Examinationsa

Retreat With RRC-S

Decisions of the RRC-S to modify the program requirements for surgery during the last year have resulted in some differences with standing policies of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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