ABSITE Updates and the Future of Boards with Dr. Jo Buyske
Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast
Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast
4.8 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2024
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Hosts: Dr. Scott Steele, Dr. Nina Clark, Dr. Jessica Millar
Guest: Dr. Jo Buyske, President/CEO of the American Board of Surgery
Resources:
Announcement - ABSITE Percentiles:
https://www.absurgery.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ABSITE-Percentiles.pdf
ABSITE Data Tools:
https://sandbox.absurgery.org/default.jsp?publicdata
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| 0:00.0 | Behind the surgery podcast, relevant and engaging content designed to help you dominate the day. |
| 0:13.0 | Thank you for turning in to Behind the Knife. This is Patrick George Off. This week we have two episodes that focus on Ab site, your favorite topic. |
| 0:29.4 | The recent transition away from a percentile-based reporting system has definitely stirred lots of discussion, including the use of AbSight as a |
| 0:37.1 | summative versus formative assessment tool, the importance of AbSight scores for fellowship applications, |
| 0:43.4 | the optimal approach to studying for Ab site, |
| 0:45.6 | and the link between Ab site, |
| 0:47.3 | EPAs, and the future of competency-based training. |
| 0:51.3 | Today we hear from American Board of Surgery, President and CEO Dr. Joe Biscy. |
| 0:56.6 | We are happy to welcome Dr. Biscy back to the show and are confident you will enjoy hearing |
| 1:00.6 | clear no nonsense answers from the boss herself. |
| 1:04.0 | And on Thursday we welcome back the Collaboration for Surgical Education Fellows or Kosef to discuss |
| 1:10.3 | their take on the recent changes to the app site. |
| 1:12.3 | Enjoy today's episode and dominate the day. to discuss their take on the recent changes to the app site. |
| 1:12.8 | Enjoy today's episode and dominate the day. |
| 1:16.1 | Hey BTK listeners, this is Jessica Malar here with |
| 1:19.4 | Nina Clark, one of the other BTK fellows. |
| 1:22.3 | Scott Steele, dominate the day. |
| 1:25.3 | As so if you are a surgical resident or at all involved in surgical education, |
| 1:29.1 | chances are you've heard about the upcoming change |
| 1:31.8 | to the Absight exam and specifically how it scored. |
| 1:35.2 | Starting next year in 2025, the American Board of Surgery will no longer be providing a percentile |
| 1:40.5 | to go along with your overall score on the app site. |
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