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ABOS Data for Research

The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) permits researchers to use select ABOS Part II Oral Examination Case List data from Candidate submissions for research projects. Anyone seeking to use ABOS data must submit a research proposal to the ABOS Research Committee. Please note: Maintenance of Certification Case Lists data are not available.

The ABOS Research Committee considers proposals twice annually. Proposals must be received by May 15 or November 15. Notification of the status of a proposal will be made within six-eight weeks of the deadline.

Applicants should review the list of previously approved projects. Studies similar to those that have been approved in the last five years will generally not be considered for approval.

Please review and utilize the following documents prior to submitting a proposal:

  1. Select ABOS Candidate Data Available
  2. ABOS Research Proposal Format
  3. ABOS Research Policy
  4. ABOS Research Disclaimer
  5. ABOS Terminology for Manuscripts, Abstracts, and Presentations

To better understand data available to you, review these two documents that outline what is available in Case Lists.

If approved, a $3,800 fee is required to cover IT and data management expenses. It will take approximately 60-90 days after the ABOS receives payment for you to receive the data.

Proposals may be sent to Mona Saniei.

FAQs

Yes. May 15th and November 15th

It takes approximately 4-6 weeks to receive notification from the ABOS Research Committee. If approved, it takes up to ninety days to receive the data once payment and signed data agreement is received by ABOS.

Generally, similar studies to those that have been approved in the past five years will not be considered for approval. To see what was recently approved click here.

The ABOS Part II Oral Examination Case List Database is available for query for ABOS Diplomates. If you have a question that is outside of the available research database, please submit an inquiry to msaniei@abos.org.

Current ABOS Diplomates may request data through the research proposal process. If you are not an ABOS Diplomate, you must include an ABOS Diplomate as a Co-Principal Investigator for the study.

Please submit a formal letter to the ABOS Research Committee by the next research deadline. It must contain an explanation of what data you need, why you need the data, why it was not included in your original proposal, and what you will do with the information. Please be aware there will be an additional cost associated with any new request if accepted by the ABOS Research Committee.

No more than one year after receiving your approval letter. After that, you will need to resubmit your proposal for ABOS Research Committee review.

Yes, however, the ABOS will not identify as a vendor for payment. If your institution has a vendor payment system, you will need to submit a check to the ABOS and ask for reimbursement from your own institution.

Yes, if approved there is a $3,800 fee to cover IT and data management expenses.

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