title: The Association for Academic Surgery, an idea whose time has come?
authors.affiliation: Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Berger
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D013502:General Surgery; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000639:trends