American Board of Surgery
Mads Bradley is a skilled digital media specialist with experience in managing digital media for the Surgical Council on Resident Education and the American Board of Surgery since October 2019. Prior experience includes roles as a content management assistant at SCORE, a teacher/tutor at Huntington Learning Center, and various positions at Ursinus College, including writing fellow and student media agency writer. Mads holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Media Communication Studies and English from Ursinus College, complemented by academic experience at the University of Glasgow in 2016.
American Board of Surgery
The American Board of Surgery is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1937 for the purpose of certifying individuals who have met a defined standard of education, training and knowledge in the field of surgery. Surgeons certified by the ABS have completed at least five years of training following medical school and successfully completed a written and oral examination process administered by the ABS. They must then maintain their board certification through ongoing learning and assessment activities. Not all surgeons are board certified. Board certification by the ABS is a voluntary process that demonstrates a surgeon's commitment to lifelong learning and quality patient care. It recognizes individuals who have met ABS standards specifically in the area of general surgery and its related specialties. This is different from possessing a medical license, which is the minimum required by law to practice medicine and is not specialty specific. The ABS offers board certification in general surgery, vascular surgery, pediatric surgery, surgical critical care, surgery of the hand, and complex general surgical oncology. It is one of the 24 member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties.