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Surgical Board Exam Resources

Free, factual guides on surgical oncology board certification. Written for surgical trainees preparing for FEBS-SO, ABS-CGSO, and related examinations. Each article covers exam format, eligibility, topic scope, and how SurgBoardsQ&A maps to the official syllabus.

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How to Prepare for a Surgical Board Exam

The complete preparation guide for any surgical board certification — how each examination is really structured, how long to study, what examiners actually test, and how to rehearse the oral component.

Practice tool

The Oral Board Exam Simulator

How to practise your viva: an examiner that presents clinical cases step by step, follows up when your reasoning is incomplete, discusses recent randomised trials, and scores you by domain.

European Board

What is the FEBS-SO Exam?

A complete guide to the Fellowship of the European Board of Surgery in Surgical Oncology — format, eligibility, topics, and how to prepare.

US Board

What is the ABS-CGSO Exam?

Everything you need to know about the American Board of Surgery Complex General Surgical Oncology certification — format, eligibility, topic areas, and preparation.

European Board

What is the FEBS-HPB Exam?

The complete guide to the European board in hepatopancreatobiliary surgery — format, eligibility, syllabus, guidelines and preparation.

European Board

What is the FEBS Coloproctology Exam?

A complete guide to the European board in colorectal surgery — format, eligibility, TME and the trials examiners test.

European Board

What is the FEBS Endocrine Surgery Exam?

The complete guide to the European board in endocrine surgery — thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, NET and MEN syndromes.

European Board

What is the FEBS Breast Surgery Exam?

A complete guide to the European board in breast surgery — oncoplastics, axillary management and the key trials.

Saudi Commission

What is the SCFHS Colorectal Fellowship Exam?

The Saudi fellowship in colon and rectal surgery, domain by domain: the 100-question written blueprint and the six-station FCOE oral.

Saudi Commission

What is the SCFHS Endocrine and Breast Fellowship Exam?

Saudi endocrine and breast surgery: 80–120 single-best-answer questions, a blueprint weighted by domain rather than by organ, and a 70% pass score.

European Board

What is the FEBS-ECS Exam?

The complete guide to the European board in oesophagogastric (upper GI) cancer surgery — CROSS, FLOT and operative strategy.

European Board

What is the FEBS-MBS Exam?

A complete guide to the European board in metabolic and bariatric surgery — selection, technique, revisional surgery and nutrition.

European Board

What is the FEBS-TS Exam?

The complete guide to the European board in transplant surgery — kidney, liver, pancreas, perfusion and rejection.

India

What is the MCh / DrNB Surgical Oncology Exam?

A complete guide to India’s super-specialty exams in surgical oncology — format, eligibility, syllabus and preparation.

Brasil

O que é a prova SBCO?

Guia completo da prova do Título de Especialista em Cirurgia Oncológica (SBCO) — formato, elegibilidade, conteúdo e preparação.

US Board

What is the ABCRS Exam?

The American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery certification — Part 1 written, Part 2 oral, the eligibility sequence that catches candidates out, and the syllabus.

US Designation

What is the MBS Focused Practice Designation?

The ABS and ASMBS designation for bariatric surgeons — exam format, the published content weights, and the case requirements.

US Designation

What is the ACTPS Focused Practice Designation?

The ABS and ABOHNS designation in complex thyroid and parathyroid surgery — blueprint weights, both case pathways and how to prepare.

US Certification

What is Abdominal Transplant Surgery Certification?

Certification through ASTS and the TACC — the two-session oral, both pathways, and why the session on your own cases is the hard one.

Comparison

FEBS-SO vs ABS-CGSO: Key Differences

A structured comparison of the European and American surgical oncology board certifications — issuing bodies, exam format, eligibility, guideline emphasis, and which to pursue.

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