Statistics

The total number of ABPS Board Certified Plastic Surgeons since 1937 is 10,481.

As of May 2024, approximately 7,728 are in active practice:

WRITTEN EXAMINATION 2015 - 2024
YEAR	TOTAL TEST TAKERS	TOTAL PASS	TOTAL PASS RATE	PASS - First Time Test Takers Only. Not Reference Group.	PASS RATE - First Time Test Takers Only	TOTAL FAIL	TOTAL FAIL RATE
2015	229	207	90.4%	198	95.7%	22	9.6%
2016	240	229	95.4%	217	99.1%	11	4.6%
2017	229	202	88.2%	202	92.7%	27	11.8%
2018	232	199	85.8%	192	88.9%	33	14.2%
2019	230	198	86.1%	179	91.3%	32	13.9%
2020	219	188	85.8%	178	90.4%	31	14.2%
2021	289	254	87.9%	249	92.2%	35	12.1%
2022	282	245	86.9%	224	90.3%	37	13.1%
2023	291	248	85.2%	230	89.8%	43	14.8%
2024	299	247	82.6%	229	87.4%	52	17.4%

ORAL EXAMINATION 2014 - 2023
YEAR	TOTAL TEST TAKERS	TOTAL PASS	TOTAL PASS RATE	PASS - First Time Test Takers Only	PASS RATE - First Time Test Takers Only	TOTAL FAIL	TOTAL FAIL RATE
2014	195	158	81.0%	138	83.6%	37	19.0%
2015	231	203	87.9%	179	91.8%	28	12.1%
2016	222	195	87.8%	173	90.1%	27	12.2%
2017	223	213	95.5%	196	98.0%	10	4.5%
2018	225	209	92.9%	198	94.3%	16	7.1%
2019	180	167	92.8%	161	93.6%	13	7.2%
2020	215	192	89.3%	182	89.7%	23	10.7%
2021	209	183	87.6%	180	88.2%	26	12.4%
2022	247	235	95.1%	218	95.2%	12	4.9%
2023	228	206	90.4%	203	92.1%	22	9.6%

Longitudinal Learning Assessment (2019-2024)
YEAR	TOTAL TEST TAKERS	TOTAL PASS	TOTAL PASS RATE	TOTAL FAIL	TOTAL FAIL RATE
2019	2734	2734	100.00%	0	0.00%
2020	3559	3559	100.00%	0	0.00%
2021	3591	3564	99.25%	27	0.75%
2022	3938	3915	99.42%	23	0.58%
2023	4039	4020	99.53%	19	0.47%
2024	4489	4470	99.60%	19	0.40%

The CC Examination fully transitioned to the Longitudinal Learning Assessments in 2022

HAND SURGERY EXAMINATION 2012-2023
YEAR	TOTAL TEST TAKERS	TOTAL PASS	TOTAL PASS RATE	PASS - First Time Test Takers Only	PASS RATE - First Time Test Takers Only	TOTAL FAIL	TOTAL FAIL RATE
2012	28	23	82.1%	18	81.8%	5	17.9%
2013	25	19	76.0%	19	82.6%	6	24.0%
2014	33	29	87.9%	27	90.0%	4	12.1%
2015	26	23	88.5%	22	88.0%	3	11.5%
2016	39	35	89.7%	33	94.3%	4	10.3%
2017	21	17	81.0%	17	81.0%	4	19.0%
2018	41	35	85.4%	38	89.5%	6	14.6%
2019	29	25	86.3%	25	92.0%	4	13.8%
2020	32	27	84.4%	25	86.2%	5	15.6%
2021	40	38	95.0%	38	97.44%	2	5.0%
2022	33	29	87.9%	27	93.10%	4	12.1%
2023	31	29	93.55%	28	93.3%	2	6.45%

HAND RECERTIFICATION EXAMINATION 2007-2019
YEAR	TOTAL TEST TAKERS	TOTAL PASS	TOTAL PASS RATE	PASS - First Time Test Takers Only	PASS RATE - First Time Test Takers Only	TOTAL FAIL	TOTAL FAIL RATE
2007	32	24	75.0%	19	86.4%	8	25.0%
2008	19	18	94.7%	11	91.7%	1	5.3%
2009	34	30	88.2%	16	88.9%	4	11.8%
2010	37	28	75.7%	15	78.9%	9	24.3%
2011	30	27	90.0%	18	100%	3	10.0%
2012	32	29	90.6%	13	92.9%	3	9.4%
2013	31	28	90.3%	7	100.0%	3	9.7%
2014	34	28	82.4%	10	90.9%	6	17.6%
2015	31	29	93.5%	10	100%	2	6.5%
2016	24	23	95.8%	7	87.5%	1	4.2%
2017	36	35	97.2%	13	100%	1	2.8%
2018	29	29	100%	16	100%	0	0%

Effective in 2019 HR was transitioned to CC Hand Module