The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) have collaborated on a new integrated platform in which orthopaedic surgery residents will submit their ABOS KSB surgical skills and professional behavior assessment requests and log cases for the ACGME’s Case Log System at the same time; this will allow residents to simultaneously log a case into the ACGME Case Log System and request a Surgical Skills Assessment for the ABOS KSB Program. Orthopaedic surgery residents will log all cases for the ACGME in the new ABOS KSB+ app or web portal. All ACGME-accredited orthopaedic surgery residency programs will be required by the ABOS to participate in the ABOS KSB Program starting July 1, 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. The ABOS is proud to announce this exciting collaboration with the ACGME that integrates ACGME Case Log entry into the new ABOS KSB+ web portal and mobile app. In one place, orthopaedic surgery residents can now enter cases for their Case Logs as required by the ACGME and also easily request an ABOS KSB Surgical Skills Assessment. Residents participating in ABOS KSB will log all of their ACGME Case Logs cases via the ABOS app or web portal moving forward.
Yes. Orthopaedic surgery residents will log all their ACGME case logs via the new ABOS KSB+ app or Web Portal and this will lead to electronic transmission to the ACGME System. All cases must be logged, not just cases that a resident is submitting for an ABOS KSB assessment. An orthopaedic residency program must be onboarded to the ABOS KSB Program to have residents receive login credentials to use the new ABOS KSB+ app and web portal. Program directors, program coordinators, and residents will still have access to the ACGME Accreditation Data System (ADS) to review case log reports and monitor progress, as necessary.
Yes, if there are residents who wish to be ABOS Examination Candidates. Any resident that chooses to apply for an ABOS Part I (Written) Examination administered on or after July 2026, will need to participate in the ABOS KSB Program starting July 1, 2025. The ABOS KSB Program will be the platform for residents to enter all ACGME Case Logs. Case entry will be done via the new ABOS KSB+ app or web portal.
Programs will continue to use the ACGME ADS Case Log System to review case log entry and reports for their residency program.
Yes, however, keep in mind this needs to be done the same as was done in the ACGME Case Log System. Residents must enter these as multiple cases in the integrated platform because credit is granted for only the primary procedure in a case.
The data are owned by the ABOS. The ACGME Case Log data are owned by the ACGME.
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