RT Book, Section A1 Brunicardi, F. Charles A1 Andersen, Dana K. A1 Billiar, Timothy R. A1 Dunn, David L. A1 Kao, Lillian S. A1 Hunter, John G. A1 Matthews, Jeffrey B. A1 Pollock, Raphael E. SR Print(0) ID 1175836747 T1 Second Foreword T2 Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, 11e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259835353 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175836747 RD 2024/10/03 AB It is both an honor and a privilege to be asked to become an associate editor for the 11th edition of Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery. Much has changed since the first edition was published in 1969, particularly in terms of how adult learners obtain knowledge. Today, approximately nine out of ten American adults use the internet and internet use by college graduates is nearly universal. Journal articles on any and all topics are available with a few keystrokes, with over 1,000 new articles being added daily to archives such as PubMed Central. Additionally, there are a multitude of online textbooks, videos of procedures, interactive surgical simulator applications, and other web-based resources that are widely available to medical students and professionals. So, one might ask, do we still need surgical textbooks?