title: President's address: a subspecialist's view of the specialty of general surgery.
authors.affiliation: Creighton University, School of Medicine, The University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA. agthorson@msn.com
authors.forename: Alan G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Thorson
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States