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The path to becoming an Associate Examiner generally begins with volunteering to become a question writer for the Qualifying Examination (Written Examination) and/or the Continuing Certification Examination. The Board takes into account a ratio of how many questions are assigned to be written, how many questions are submitted, the quality of the questions written, and how many of them are accepted into the examination test pool. Anyone who is interested in participating in this process is strongly encouraged to attend the question writing workshop that’s held at the annual scientific meeting by the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons.

Along with the above taken into consideration, Associate Examiners must be experienced clinical surgeons who are active in the practice and/or the teaching of Colon and Rectal Surgery and be certified by and maintain certification of the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Associate Examiners are selected by approval of the Board and shall conduct the oral examination in a manner designated by the Examination Committee.

Question Writing Resources

To assist in the question writing process, The Written Examination Committee recommends reviewing the documents below. Click on the Links below to view presentations from previous Question Writing Workshops.

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Instructions for Question Writers

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Key Concepts Explained

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Fundamentals Problems with Questions

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Formatting the Stem

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Formatting Answers

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Conflict Of Interest Policy

Active and Senior Board Members, Associate Examiners and any other persons such as appointed members of the subcommittees of the Board who have access to examination material or who have participated in the examination process must avoid conflicts of interest between other educational activities and the activities of the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery.

Question Writers, Associate Examiners and Examination Committee Members

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Holland, Michigan

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Weston, Florida

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New Orleans, Louisiana

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Perry

San Antonio, Texas

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Harry
Papaconstantinou

Temple, Texas

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Matthew
Mutch

St. Louis, Missouri

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Michelle
Murday

Salt Lake City, Utah

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Michael
McNevin

Aurora, CO

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Kellie
Mathis

Rochester, Minnesota

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Ann
Lowry

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Matthew
Kalady

Columbus, Ohio

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Rebecca
Hoedema

Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Charles
Friel

Charlotteville, Virginia

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Joshua
Bleier

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Konstantin
Umanskiy

Chicago, Illinois

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Larissa
Temple

Rochester, New York

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David
Stewart

Springfield, Illinois

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Radhika
Smith

Weston, Florida

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Lynn
O'Connor

Huntington, New York

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Michael
McGee

Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Jennifer
Leinicke

Omaha, Nebraska

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Jonathan
Laryea

Little Rock, Arkansas

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Angela
Kuhnen

Burlington, Massachusetts

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Melinda
Hawkins

Seattle, Washington

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Molly
Ford

Nashville, Tennessee

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Valerie
Bauer

Montgomery, Alabama

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Thomas
Read

Honolulu, Hawaii

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Nancy
Morin

Montreal, Quebec

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Jennifer
Beaty

Des Moines, Iowa

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Glenn
Ault

Los Angeles, California

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Charles
Whitlow

New Orleans, Louisiana

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Steven
Wexner

Weston, Florida

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Mark
Welton

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Judith
Trudel

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Scott
Steele

Cleveland, Ohio

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Michael
Stamos

Orange, California

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Clifford
Simmang

Dallas, Texas

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Jan
Rakinic

Springfield Illinois

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Mahmoud
Najjia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Robert
Madoff

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Martin
Luchtefeld

Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Tracy
Hull

Cleveland, Ohio

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James
Fleshman

Dallas, Texas

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Eric
Dozois

Rochester, Minnesota

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Peter
Cataldo

Burlington, Vermont

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Marcus
Burnstein

Toronto, Ontario

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Donald
Buie

Montreal, Quebec

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Elisa
Birnbaum

Aurora, Colorado

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James
Thiele

Springfield, Illinois

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Rocco
Ricciardi

Boston, Massachusetts

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Charles
Heise

Madison, Wisconsin

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Traci
Hedrick

Charlottesville, Virginia

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David
Etzioni

Phoenix, Arizona

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Kyle
Cologne

Los Angeles, California

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Nancy
Baxter

Melbourne, Victoria

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Nancy You
Yi-Qian

Houston, Texas

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Mark
Whiteford

Portland, Oregon

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Charles
Ternent

Omaha, Nebraska

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Scott
Strong

Chicago, Illinois

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Sharon
Stein

Cleveland, Ohio

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Michael
Snyder

Houston, Texas

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Bradford
Sklow

Salt Lake City, Utah

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Theodore
Saclarides

Chicago, Illinois

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Janice
Rafferty

Cincinnati, Ohio

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Ian
Paquette

Cincinnati, Ohio

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Bruce
Orkin

Chicago, Illinois

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Steven
Mills

Orange, California

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James
McCormick

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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David
Maron

Weston, Florida

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Lu

Portland, Oregon

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Koltun

Hershey, Pennsylvania

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Cindy

Stanford, California

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Gregory

Birmingham, AL

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Michael
Kennedy

Miami, Florida

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Hall

Boston, Massachusetts

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Jose
Guillem

Chapel Hill, NC

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Glasgow

Sean Glasgow, MD

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Timothy
Geiger

Nashville, Tennessee

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Galandiuk

Louisville, Kentucky

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West Lebanon, New Hampshire

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New Orleans, Louisiana

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Rochester, New York

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Jacksonville, Florida

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Charlotte, North Carolina

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Aurora, Colorado

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Temple, Texas

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Portland, Oregon

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Omaha, Nebraska

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Nashville, Tennessee

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Nashville, Tennessee

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Washington, DC

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Boston, Massachusetts

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Holland, Michigan

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Eric
Weiss

Weston, Florida

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Herschel
Vargas

New Orleans, Louisiana

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William Brian
Perry

San Antonio, Texas

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Harry
Papaconstantinou

Temple, Texas

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Matthew
Mutch

St. Louis, Missouri

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Michelle
Murday

Salt Lake City, Utah

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Michael
McNevin

Aurora, CO

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Kellie
Mathis

Rochester, Minnesota

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Ann
Lowry

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Matthew
Kalady

Columbus, Ohio

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Rebecca
Hoedema

Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Charles
Friel

Charlotteville, Virginia

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Joshua
Bleier

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Konstantin
Umanskiy

Chicago, Illinois

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Larissa
Temple

Rochester, New York

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David
Stewart

Springfield, Illinois

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Radhika
Smith

Weston, Florida

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Lynn
O'Connor

Huntington, New York

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Michael
McGee

Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Jennifer
Leinicke

Omaha, Nebraska

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Jonathan
Laryea

Little Rock, Arkansas

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Angela
Kuhnen

Burlington, Massachusetts

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Melinda
Hawkins

Seattle, Washington

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Molly
Ford

Nashville, Tennessee

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Valerie
Bauer

Montgomery, Alabama

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Thomas
Read

Honolulu, Hawaii

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Nancy
Morin

Montreal, Quebec

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Jennifer
Beaty

Des Moines, Iowa

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Glenn
Ault

Los Angeles, California

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Charles
Whitlow

New Orleans, Louisiana

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Steven
Wexner

Weston, Florida

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Mark
Welton

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Judith
Trudel

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Scott
Steele

Cleveland, Ohio

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Michael
Stamos

Orange, California

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Clifford
Simmang

Dallas, Texas

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Jan
Rakinic

Springfield Illinois

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Mahmoud
Najjia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Robert
Madoff

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Martin
Luchtefeld

Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Tracy
Hull

Cleveland, Ohio

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James
Fleshman

Dallas, Texas

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Eric
Dozois

Rochester, Minnesota

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Peter
Cataldo

Burlington, Vermont

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Marcus
Burnstein

Toronto, Ontario

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Donald
Buie

Montreal, Quebec

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Elisa
Birnbaum

Aurora, Colorado

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James
Thiele

Springfield, Illinois

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Rocco
Ricciardi

Boston, Massachusetts

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Charles
Heise

Madison, Wisconsin

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Traci
Hedrick

Charlottesville, Virginia

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David
Etzioni

Phoenix, Arizona

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Kyle
Cologne

Los Angeles, California

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Nancy
Baxter

Melbourne, Victoria

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Nancy You
Yi-Qian

Houston, Texas

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Mark
Whiteford

Portland, Oregon

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Charles
Ternent

Omaha, Nebraska

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Scott
Strong

Chicago, Illinois

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Sharon
Stein

Cleveland, Ohio

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Michael
Snyder

Houston, Texas

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Bradford
Sklow

Salt Lake City, Utah

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Theodore
Saclarides

Chicago, Illinois

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Janice
Rafferty

Cincinnati, Ohio

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Ian
Paquette

Cincinnati, Ohio

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Bruce
Orkin

Chicago, Illinois

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Steven
Mills

Orange, California

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James
McCormick

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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David
Maron

Weston, Florida

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Kim
Lu

Portland, Oregon

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Walter
Koltun

Hershey, Pennsylvania

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Kin
Cindy

Stanford, California

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Kennedy
Gregory

Birmingham, AL

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Michael
Kennedy

Miami, Florida

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Jason
Hall

Boston, Massachusetts

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Jose
Guillem

Chapel Hill, NC

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Sean
Glasgow

Sean Glasgow, MD

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Timothy
Geiger

Nashville, Tennessee

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Susan
Galandiuk

Louisville, Kentucky

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Phillip
Fleshner

Los Angeles, California

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C. Neal
Ellis

Vicksburg, Mississippi

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Jonathan
Efron

Baltimore, Maryland

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Sharon
Dykes

Roseville, Minnesota

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William
Cirocco

Columbus, Ohio

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Robert
Cima

Rochester, Minnesota

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George
Chang

Houston, Texas

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Kelli Bullard
Dunn

Louisville, Kentucky

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Mark
Arnold

Columbus, Ohio

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Maher
Abbas

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Madhulika
Varma

San Francisco, California

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Nfonsam

New Orleans, Louisiana

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Krane

Seattle, Washington

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Kelley

Rochester, Minnesota

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Sun

Minneapolis, MN

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James
Ogilivie

Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Brian
Kann

New Orleans, Louisiana

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Gagliano

Phoenix, Arizona

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Worcester, Massachusetts

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Cleary

Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Nashville, Tennessee

Ethics and Professionalism Policy

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.

Continuing Certification

What does it mean when a physician is required?

Continuing Certification or Maintenance of Certification (MOC) is a process adopted by all 24 ABMS boards that assesses six core physician competencies approved by the ABMS and the ACGME throughout a physician’s career. The six competencies that have been identified as important to deliver quality care are communication skills, professionalism, medical knowledge, patient care, practice-based learning and improvement, which includes the ability to measure, and improve quality of care and system-based practice. All physicians certified after 1990 are required to participate in Continuing Certification.

What does it mean when a physician is required?

Prior to 1990, certification by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery was granted for life. These certified colon and rectal surgeons are not required to recertify or to meet the requirements of Maintenance of Continuing Certification in this area but are strongly encouraged to do so.