You shall appear personally before the Board and submit to the required examinations.
Candidates must apply within three years of completing approved colon and rectal training. The entire certification process must be successfully completed within seven years following approval of your formal application. If your application has been approved but you do not take the examination within three years, you will be required to submit a new application.
In exceptional or unusual circumstances the Board may, at its discretion, waive one or more of these limitations specified.
Candidates must comply with the current regulations of the Board, regardless of when you file your application. Decisions pertaining to requirements fulfillment are made by the Board upon review of your formal application.
You must complete a minimum of one procedure in each of the following key index areas:
Click below for a directory of colon and rectal surgery training programs through the Association of Program Directors for Colon and Rectal Surgery (APDCRS).
Unethical and unprofessional behavior is denoted by any dishonest behavior, including: cheating; lying; falsifying information; misrepresenting one’s educational background, certification status and/or professional experience; and failure to report misconduct. The American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery has adopted a “zero tolerance” policy toward these behaviors, and individuals caught exhibiting such behaviors risk being permanently barred from certification, reported to state medical boards, and/or legally prosecuted for copyright or other violations.
Unethical behavior is specifically defined by the ABCRS to include the disclosure, publication, reproduction or transmission of ABCRS examinations, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, verbal or written, electronic or mechanical, for any purposes. This also extends to sharing examination information or discussing an examination while still in progress. Unethical behavior also includes the possession, reproduction or disclosure of materials or information, including examination questions or answers or specific information regarding the content of the examination, before, during or after the examination. This definition specifically includes the recall and reconstruction of examination questions by any means and such efforts may violate federal copyright law. All ABCRS examinations are copyrighted and protected by law; the ABCRS will prosecute violations to the full extent provided by law and seek monetary damages for any loss of examination materials.