title: Association of Program Directors in Surgery Position Response to ACGME for Position on Accreditation Requirements.
authors.affiliation: President, Association of Program Directors in Surgery, Department of Surgery, WellSpan Health York Hospital, York, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: rdamewood@wellspan.org.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Damewood
authors.affiliation: Immediate Past President, Association of Program Directors in Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Jon B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.affiliation: Association of Program Directors in Surgery, Department of Surgery, SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mellinger
authors.affiliation: Past President, Association of Program Directors in Surgery, University of Missouri Kansas City, School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri.
authors.forename: Mark L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Friedell
authors.affiliation: Past President, Association of Program Directors in Surgery, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Karen R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Borman
authors.affiliation: President Elect, Association of Program Directors in Surgery, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas.
authors.forename: Daniel L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Dent
authors.affiliation: Secretary, Association of Program Directors in Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska.
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Schenarts
authors.affiliation: Treasurer, Association of Program Directors in Surgery, Gundersen Medical Foundation, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Benjamin T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Jarman
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000592:standards*; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States