Each day around the world, young doctors in residency training present to work with weighty goals. In this edition of Cunningham and Gilstrap's Operative Obstetrics, we acknowledge and celebrate their daily efforts to provide safe, compassionate, evidence-based care. As they strengthen their clinical foundation, their insightful questions sharpen our clinical skills. As mentors, we attempt to logically delineate the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of a given problem. Indeed, many of the nuances in this text find their origins in these discussions. Thus, we applaud all residents' academic curiosity and drive to improve their craft. In this role, they make us stronger physicians and better teachers, and we are grateful.
Edward R. Yeomans, MD
Barbara L. Hoffman, MD
Larry C. Gilstrap, III, MD
F. Gary Cunningham, MD