title: Surgical privileging and credentialing: a report of a discussion and study group of the American Surgical Association.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Methodist Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, 6550 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Barbara L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Bass
authors.forename: Hiram C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Polk
authors.forename: R Scott
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Courtney M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Townsend
authors.forename: Anthony D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Whittemore
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Pellegrini
authors.forename: Ronald W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Busuttil
authors.forename: Keith D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Lillemoe
authors.forename: Donald D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Trunkey
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Mulholland
authors.forename: Jay L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Grosfeld
mesh_terms: D003406:Credentialing / Q000592:standards*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008504:Medical Staff Privileges; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States