Pass Rate Statistics

The fail rate for the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery (ABFAS) the Part I Foot Surgery CBPS Exam averages around 37%, the fail rate for Part I RRA Surgery CBPS Exam amounts around 44% (see below adapted from this site). We hope that DPMQuestions aids you in the passing of your exams.


In-Training
All Candidates
  PGY1 PGY2

PGY3/4 

Foot Only

PGY3/4

Foot & RRA

Total
2018 459 530 25 515 1,529
2017 438 518 46 481 1,483
2016 414 478 34 479 1,405
2015 398 460 31 437 1,326
2014 347 410 26 396 1,179



Part I Foot Surgery
First-Time Takers
  Spring Part I
Didactic 		Spring Part I
CBPS 		Fall Part I
Didactic* 		Fall Part I
CBPS*
2018

71%

N=500

77%

N=503

   
2017

74%

N=506

78%

N=507

   

*First-time taker data not statistically significant to use.



Part I Foot Surgery
All Candidates
  Spring Part I
Didactic 		Spring Part I
CBPS 		Fall Part I
Didactic* 		Fall Part I
CBPS*
2018

62%

N=669

71%

N=609

29%

N=307

49%

N=215

2017

62%

N=563

73%

N=627

37%

N=267

60%

N=174



Part I RRA Surgery
First-Time Takers
 

Spring Part I

Didactic

Spring Part I

CBPS

Fall Part I

Didactic*

Fall Part I

CBPS*

2018

57%

N=446

59%

N=448

 

 

2017

56%

N=437

66%

N=441

 

 



Part I RRA Surgery
All Candidates
 

Spring Part I

Didactic

Spring Part I

CBPS

Fall Part I

Didactic*

Fall Part I

CBPS*

2018

54%

N=566

55%

N=529

35%

N=204

55%

N=197

2017

51%

N=522

65%

N=499

42%

N=183

58%

N=143



Part II Foot Surgery
First-Time Takers
  Case Review CBPS
2018

59%

N=321

60%

N=439

2017

59%

N=353

57%

N=393



Part II Foot Surgery
All Candidates
  Case Review CBPS
2018

58%

N=469

58%

N=605

2017

56%

N=454

57%

N=519



Part II RRA Surgery
First-Time Takers
  Case Review CBPS
2018

66%

N=139

62%

N=269

2017

59%

N=115

43%

N=180



Part II RRA Surgery
All Candidates
  Case Review CBPS
2018

67%

N=189

58%

N=363

2017

52%

N=192

40%

N=250



Foot Surgery Recertification
All Candidates
2018

98%

N=471

2017

96%

N=426



RRA Surgery Recertification
All Candidates
2018

84%

N=117

2017

81%

N=78



Self-assessment
All Candidates
2018

82%

N=200

2017

82%

N=168



References:

https://www.abfas.org/docs/default-source/abfas-documents/abfas-annual-meeting-minutes_2019e2ff679194ae43f4b89b5acac9f9f6f2.pdf?sfvrsn=26edcf19_2