Resident Newsletters

How to Read Your ITE Scores | Next Steps for Final-year Residents | Why I Chose ABFAS Board Certification: Dr. Thurmond Lanier | Full Podcast Available: The Pathway to Certification | ICYMI: Meet the Board | Visit the ABFAS Booth at an Upcoming Event

Read about what we've been up to over the past year and priorities for the future; learn how to maximize your LEAD experience and promote your board certification; and join us in congratulating newly ABFAS Board Certified and Board Qualified DPMs, honoring the 2023 Michael L. Stone award recipients, and recognizing the volunteers who spend countless hours serving the organization and the profession.

What You Should Know About ABFAS ITEs | Prepare for Your CBPS ITEs | Featured FAQ: ITE Edition | Feeling Creative? Help Us Name Our Podcast Channel | Podcast Sneak Peek: Pathway to Certification

Exams 101 One-Pager | New Exam Pathway Tool | Did You Know: FYITE Edition | Podcast Sneak Peek: Women & ABFAS Certification

The 2022 newsletter shares LEAD success stories! In addition, ABFAS President Jeffery L. Giesking, DPM, D.ABFAS, discusses the ABFAS commitment to teamwork, we share the results of the recent ABFAS Community Survey, and we explain how we're partnering with students. Finally, we remember Past President Samuel S. Mendicino, DPM, D.ABFAS.

Why should you pursue ABFAS Board Certification? Plus, and important reminder for Final-year Residents, as well as how to prepare for the Fall In-training Exams.

How to convert your Final-year In-training Exam for Board Qualification, plus how to prepare for the In-training Exams and Board Qualification exams.

The 2021 newsletter showcases the new LEAD program of Continuous Certification, outlining program requirements and expectations. An introduction by ABFAS President Amberly C. Paradoa, DPM, introduces stories on the ABFAS commitment to student recruiting, new Board of Directors members and officers, the 2021 Michael L. Stone Award winners, and a new way to communicate your Board Certification.

An Orientation to ABFAS, as well as information on the ABFAS In-training Exams (ITEs).

The 2020 newsletter explains the ways ABFAS Diplomates have risen to the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, and previews the upcoming shift to the new LEAD program of Continuous Certification. An introduction by ABFAS President William R. Adams, DPM, kicks us off. Additional stories cover new Board of Directors members and officers, the 2020 Michael L. Stone Award winners, and the #FootFirst photo campaign!

Highlights include: The New ABFAS.org, Prepare for Your Part I Examinations, The 2020 Stone Award Recipients, and #footfirst.

Highlights include: Preparing for Your ABFAS Didactic Exam, Preparing for Your CBPS Exams, New ACFAS Board Members, and #footfirst.

Highlights include: Preparing for Your ABFAS Didactic Exam, Preparing for Your CBPS Exams, and #footfirst.

This year’s newsletter features stories on the exciting changes coming to ABFAS certification. With an introduction by Board President Keith L. Jacobson, DPM, additional stories profile our newly elected Board members and officers, the 2019 Michael L. Stone Award winners, our #footfirst campaign, and a whole lot more!

Highlights include: On-Boarding for Podiatry Residents with the Boston Area Foot and Ankle Council on Teaching (BAFACT), The Value of ABFAS Certification, Preparing for Your CBPS Exams, and #footfirst.

Highlights include: How to Prepare for Your Next ABAFS Examination, Proper Logging in PRR, 2020 Conferences and #footfirst

Highlights include: Meet ABFAS' New Secretary/Treasurer, Understanding Your In-training Examination Score Report, and #footfirst

Highlights include: Overview of ABFAS Board Certification, In-Training Examination Prep, 2020 Conferences, and #footfirst.

Highlights include: ABFAS Board of Directors Elects New Officers, Be Prepared for Your Upcoming In-training Exam, In-training Exam Scheduling, What is CBPS?, and #footfirst.

Highlights include: ABFAS Sits Down With Dr. Michelle Butterworth, Newly Elected to the Board of Directors, Preparing for the Part I Board Qualification Didactic Exams, Introducing ABFAS Podcasts, PRR Logging FAQs, and #footfirst.