General Surgery is a discipline of surgery having a central core of knowledge embracing anatomy, physiology, metabolism, immunology, nutrition, pathology, wound healing, shock and resuscitation, intensive care, and neoplasia, which are common to all surgical specialties. A general surgeon has specialized knowledge and experience related to the diagnosis, preoperative, operative, and postoperative management, including the management of complications, in 10 primary components of surgery, all of which are essential to the education of a broadly based surgeon: Alimentary tract, Abdomen and its contents, Breast, Skin, and soft tissue, Head and neck, Vascular system, Endocrine system, Surgical oncology, Comprehensive management of trauma, Complete care of critically ill patients with underlying surgical conditions, in the emergency room, intensive care unit, and trauma/burn units.