title: Letter to the Editor regarding the importance of residency programs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas; Department of Integrative Physiology, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas; American Osteopathic Board of Surgery (AOBS), Huber Heights, Ohio. Electronic address: Albert.Yurvati@unthsc.edu.
authors.forename: Albert H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: O-Yurvati
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000592:standards*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010021:Osteopathic Medicine / Q000193:education*; D055360:Osteopathic Physicians / Q000193:education*