title: Securing the future of general surgery: a rural surgeon's perspective.
authors.affiliation: College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Newberry, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Armstrong
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare; D008511:Medicine; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012423:Rural Health; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013038:Specialization; D014481:United States