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The American Board of Surgical Assistants was founded 30 December 1987, in the State of Colorado, as a Non-Profit Organization.

On 01 October 1998 the American Board of Surgical Assistants was "Administratively Dissolved", by the Colorado Secretary of State's Office, after not receiving our mailed 1998 two year corporate report.

On 27 January 2000, the American Board of Surgical Assistants, after discovering being "Administratively Dissolved," was reincorporated, as a privately held corporation, under the name  ABSA, Ltd.

On 24 September 2003, the American Board of Surgical Assistants, operating under the name ABSA, Ltd. was renamed American Board of Surgical Assistants, Inc.

The American Board of Surgical Assistants, Inc., Colorado Secretary of State ID Number 20001018434, is still operated as a privately held corporation, functioning as a national credentialing organization, for surgical assistants.

Our mission has not changed since our initial incorporation in 1987. We will continue to require formal training as a prerequisite for ABSA certification (as we have since January 2002) and require documented performance as a surgical assistant, in the clinical setting, as a requirement for recertification. Additionally we will continue to raise-the-bar on educational requirements, in-order to further promote safety and protection of the public, by mandating  higher levels of knowledge, in the ever changing world of surgical medicine.


2007: 260 Candidates, 236 passed, 24 failed, --- Pass Rate: 90.9%,  Failure Rate: 9.1%

2006: 244 Candidates, 225 passed, 19 failed, --- Pass Rate: 92.2%,  Failure Rate: 7.8%

2005: 183 Candidates, 166 passed, 17 failed, --- Pass Rate: 90.7%,  Failure Rate: 9.3%

Note: These pass/fail statistics are comparable to physician, medical / surgical specialty boards.

1382 Active Surgical Assistants - Certified (SA-C's)

 *** 2073 candidates certified as SA-C's since 1987 ***


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