JANUARY 30, 2017

Surgery Residents, Program Directors Await New Endoscopy Requirement

Leaders in surgical education are urging surgical residents and their program directors to ensure that they are on track with the American Board of Surgery’s (ABS’s) Flexible Endoscopy Curriculum (FEC), which becomes mandatory for graduating residents in spring 2018.

“Start now—that’s what our residents and program directors need to hear,” said Daniel J. Scott, MD, professor of surgery and executive director of the University of Texas Southwestern Center for