Abstract
The Veterans Affairs (VA) motto “…to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and orphan” and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) motto “To serve all with skill and fidelity” enjoin the VA surgeon to address the needs of our veterans and others. Founded in 1967, the Association of VA Surgeons (AVAS) initiated annual scientific meetings in 1977 to encourage best practices among VA surgeons and to promote clinical care, education, and research. Near the centennial of the Flexner report (2010), VA surgeons need to renew our commitment in this era of the “businessification” of medicine and not be seduced to maximize short-term profits.
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