title: The top 10 reasons why general surgery is a great career.
authors.affiliation: Section of General, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98111-0900, USA. gtsrct@vmmc.org
authors.forename: Richard C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Thirlby
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D013502:General Surgery; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors