ABS SCORE vs GlobalSurgBox

The SCORE mobile app enables users to access content hosted on the SCORE Portal. This version includes access to the SCORE Portal Question Bank of ~4,000 scenario-based multiple choice questions across six specialties in surgery: General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Complex General Surgical Oncology, Pediatric Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery. Future versions of this app will incorporate other SCORE Portal content, including "This Week in SCORE (TWIS)" curricula and will carry mobile-first features to augment both the use of the SCORE Portal and residents' self-study.

The GlobalSurgBox (GSB) app expands access to high-quality surgical education by allowing trainees to learn and practice skills remotely using the GlobalSurgBox simulator. Trainees can watch expert-led teaching videos, record their own practice sessions, and submit videos for asynchronous faculty review. Faculty provide targeted, time-stamped text or audio feedback within the app, creating a flexible, interactive learning process that supports deliberate practice and continuous improvement. The GSB app features a modular curriculum combining didactic instruction with hands-on skills training. Lessons are appropriate for all levels, from medical students learning basic instrument handling to residents performing advanced vascular and cardiac anastomoses. Institutions can assign lessons to meet specific training objectives or integrate them into standardized curricula. Modules include: Two-handed, one-handed, and slip knots How to use a needle driver Simple interrupted and running sutures Horizontal, vertical, and subcuticular mattress sutures Two-layer bowel anastomosis End-to-end vascular anastomosis Vascular patch and aortic repairs Distal and proximal coronary anastomoses (CABG) By pairing guided instruction with asynchronous, time-stamped faculty feedback, the app supports skill acquisition at the learner’s own pace, making surgical training more accessible and scalable. The platform is ideal for individuals seeking supplemental practice and for institutions aiming to implement competency-based skills curricula. If you or your institution are interested in adopting the GlobalSurgBox curriculum, please contact globalsurgbox@gmail.com for more information. [:mav: 1.0.0]