Surgery 2010: Finding the silver lining on a cloud of regulation.

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It has been a privilege to serve as president of the Western Surgical Association this past year. I would like to thank the membership for the opportunity to serve, as I consider leadership of the Western Surgical Association to be the highest honor of my professional career. The first paper I presented at a national meeting was at the Western in Salt Lake City in 1980. Bill Remine, a late mentor and colleague, was president. I somehow survived the presentation and fortunately Allen Boyden was kind in his discussion of the paper. I was elected to membership in 1991, became active in the organization, and was elected as recorder and held this office from 2002 to 2007.1 will be forever grateful for the opportunity to serve the association; it has been a most rewarding experience.