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The question of Vascular Surgery Board independence: Federated or free-standing?
A survey recently went out to Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) members asking them to contribute their voice to an opinion poll over whether the Vascular Surgery Board (VSB) should remain a constituent board of the American Board of Surgery…
ABS seeks vascular surgeon nominations for council position
The American Board of Surgery (ABS) is accepting nominations for vascular surgeons to serve on its council for a six-year term, beginning on July 1, 2025. SVS members interested in this role should have experience as program directors or in…
Vascular surgery Entrustable Professional Activities available to view
The American Board of Surgery (ABS) has unveiled the 15 proposed core Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) that will be evaluated in vascular surgery residents. They are: cerebrovascular disease; dialysis access; traumatic/iatrogenic vascular injury; peripheral artery aneurysms; claudication; chronic limb-threatening ischemia;…
SCVS president becomes chair of American Board of Surgery
The American Board of Surgery (ABS) has named Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery (SCVS) President M. Ashraf Mansour, MBBS, as its 2023–24 chair. He was nominated to the ABS by the Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery (APDVS) in…
Act now to keep CME credits, SVS urges members
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) members should act now so they do not lose earned continuing medical education (CME) credits. The American Board of Surgery (ABS) has changed its processes for CME credits, which affects their upload as well as…
Vascular Surgery Board seeks director nominees
The Vascular Surgery Board (VSB) of the American Board of Surgery (ABS) is seeking director nominees to serve a six-year term beginning July 1, 2022. The VSB is comprised of approximately 12 members who represent the spectrum of vascular surgery…