TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - American Board of Surgery Certificate in Complex General Surgical Oncology: Rationale and History A1 - Golas, Benjamin J. A1 - Michelassi, Fabrizio A2 - Morita, Shane Y. A2 - Balch, Charles M. A2 - Klimberg, V. Suzanne A2 - Pawlik, Timothy M. A2 - Posner, Mitchell C. A2 - Tanabe, Kenneth K. PY - 2018 T2 - Textbook of Complex General Surgical Oncology AB - On March 22, 2011, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) unanimously approved the application for a certificate in Complex General Surgical Oncology.1–3 Until then there was no formal recognition of surgeons with advanced Surgical Oncology training. Beginning in 2014, graduates of Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-approved surgical oncology fellowships who pass the appropriate qualifying and certifying exams will achieve certification in Complex General Surgical Oncology by the American Board of Surgery (ABS).4 This is an exciting and historic achievement. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145755116 ER -