Safe Answers for the American Board of Surgery Certifying Exam. The 2008 ( reprint of 2007 ) edition is available This is an almost 300 pages text and not a simple questions and answers book . It was put together after several years of hard work by the Author , Dr. S. Aji has interviewed a large number of examinees and gathered all the actual questions being asked on the Board oral exam and found a simple truth ; The questions are always the same , derived from a defined pool of scenarios that represent the most common cases facing any General Surgeon in an average practice. All these questions were then divided into sections ( head and neck , vascular , ...etc. ) and then studied in depth using the most recent and solid referrences and finally written in a simple , accurate and exam-like format. The result was , a precious text summarizing the most commonly encountered cases by the average General Surgeon with step by step discussion of their best and "safest" answers. The 2003 Edition represented by far the most major revision of the book to date. Every chapter was updated and revised to reflect new information , new standards of care or new points being raised recently on the Board exam ; Several new questions that were asked recently on the oral Surgery Board exam were added. In the 2005 Edition Several new questions were added and more updated and detailed answers were written to extend the scope of the book further into helping surgeons preparing for their recertifying exam as well as the oral certifying exam. The 2007 Edition is essentially similar to the 2006 Edition which is very much up to date but with many more questions that were not covered in previous editions and that we found out that they are being asked recently on the Surgery Board certifying and recertifying exams. The 2008 edition is a reprint of the 2007 edition which is our most current and up to date. "Safe Answers" remains after 14 years of its first edition the most popular and most used book for the preparation of surgeons for their certifying and recertifying exams inspite of the mutilple competetion books which at times tried to use its name (Safe Answers) to boost sales, but at the end of the day, true and lasting success comes from the hard work put in producing " Safe Answers" and the results it offered to Surgeons who took their Board exam and found how many of the questions that are in the book - and their safe answers - they actually faced in their exam. Again, we do not claim that the answers given in detail in the book are the only answers, but they sure let feel that you are walking on solid groundwhen you are answering the questions on the Board exams, because they are all prepared from the most solid, recent and best references available in surgery.   Buy It What is other surgeons experience with the book ? Since 1994 when the book was first published , it became an immediate hit . Surgeons taking their oral Board exam found it extremely valuable in their preparation for the exam especially when they found that 90% of the questions they were asked were directly or indirectly addressed in the book , they all pointed out the clarity and ease with which the book is written. They often described how the scenarios were being asked exactly in the same way described in the book , and how confident they appeared when they answered the "safe answers" written in the book. The word of mouth was the only engine that propelled the tremendous success of the book. Practicing Surgeons ( already Board certified ) started to buy the book for their recertification exam and as a great referrence in their offices helping them in daily practice. Surgical residents started to buy the book to help them in their in-training exams and in preparation for their qualififying exam ( although the book was originaly written for the oral certifying exam ). Thousands of Surgeons now prepare for their certifying Board exam every year using "Safe Answers" as their main referrence. The book is updated every year, new questions are added ,new answers are described and new technologies are discussed. We estimate that 85% of surgeons taking their Oral Board exam or their recertifying exam are preparing from "Safe Answers", almost all the courses given across the country recommend the book and an ever growing number of Board certified practicing surgeons are using the book as a quick referrence to refresh their surgical knowledge and review any new gold standards. The 2008 edition which is a reprint of the 2007 edition is the latest and best edition of the book so far, all answers are based on the most solid and up to date information available so you can prepare and pass with confidence your certifying or recertifying exams or just refresh your knowledge for your practice to make it reflect the real state of the art and most current standards of care. Most major university residency program coordinators have bought the book for their residents to improve their passing rate on the Board exams and to use the book as the base for discussing the different scenarios and surgical presentations and their "safest answers". We are proud that " Safe Answers " continues to be the best selling book for its purpose for the last several years and it is always on the top of the recommeded books lists to read for surgeons taking their Board certifying and recertifying exam. We do not like to put on our website testimonials of surgeons thanking us for making this book available but suffice to say that we are extremely gratefull to the surgeons who took the time to write us and we promise them to keep this book as precious and packed with usefull information as we can for as long as we can. Buy It