Editors' note: We call your attention to Dr Grillo's view of the evaluation of surgical training
in the United States, derived from his Presidential Address to the Boston Surgical
Society in December 1997. His recounting of the landmarks, politics, and personalities
reveals how fresh is our current system of education. Seymour I. Schwartz, President
of the American College of Surgeons (1997-1998) and Wallace P. Ritchie, Jr, Executive
Director of the American Board of Surgery, add their insights in following commentaries.
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July 20,
1998
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☆Surgery 1998;125:1-14.
☆☆Reprint requests: Hermes C. Grillo, MD, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114.
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