The American Board of Surgical Assistants (ABSA) is being eliminated from the list of credible organizations that certify Surgical Assistants since 1987. All the states in the USA do recognize and allow the certification of the ABSA.  I hope you will consider this and recognize the American Board of Surgical Assistants, which would allow the Certified Surgical Assistants to continue providing the best practices while assisting the surgeon in the performance of a surgical procedure.

Sincerely,

Ilya Tikhonov,  SA-C