ABSITE Content & Category Weights

The content of the ABSITE is aligned with the SCORE Curriculum Outline for General Surgery.

*Note – approximately 80% of items will address Clinical Management topics and 20% Applied Science topics.

Patient Care Category (72%)

Abdomen (17%)
  1. General – 3%
  2. Hernia – 2.5%
  3. Biliary – 3.5%
  4. Liver – 3.5%
  5. Pancreas – 3.5%
  6. Spleen – 1%
Alimentary Tract (14.5%)
  1. Esophagus – 2.5%
  2. Stomach – 3.5%
  3. Small Intestine – 3%
  4. Large Intestine – 3.5%
  5. Anorectal – 2%
Other General Surgery (13.5%)
  1. Endoscopy – 2%
  2. Breast – 4%
  3. Endocrine – 4%
  4. Skin & Soft Tissue – 3.5%
Trauma & Critical Care (11%)
  1. Surgical Critical Care – 5%
  2. Trauma – 6%
Vascular & Subspecialty Surgery (16%)
  1. Arterial Disease – 2%
  2. Venous – 1%
  3. Access – 1%
  4. Transplantation – 2%
  5. Thoracic Surgery – 2%
  6. Pediatric Surgery – 2%
  7. Plastic Surgery – 2%
  8. Genitourinary – 1%
  9. Gynecology – 1%
  10. Head & Neck – 1%
  11. Nervous System – 1%

Medical Knowledge Category (24%)

Medical Knowledge (24%)
  1. Anesthesia – 1%
  2. Biostatistics & Evaluation of Evidence – 1%
  3. Fluids, Electrolytes & Acid-Base Balance – 3.5%
  4. Geriatric Surgery & End of Life Care – 1.5%
  5. Immunology – 1%
  6. Infection & Antimicrobial Therapy – 3%
  7. Minimally Invasive Surgery – Principles – 1%
  8. Nutrition & Metabolism – 2%
  9. Oncology & Tumor Basics – 2%
  10. Pharmacology – 1%
  11. Preoperative Evaluation and Perioperative Care – 4%
  12. Transfusion and Disorders of Coagulation – 2%
  13. Wound Healing – 1%

Other Category (4%)

Other (4%)
  1. Radiology – 1%
  2. Outcomes – 2%
  3. Ethics – 1%