Success in Academic Surgery

1. Why Be an Academic Surgeon? Impetus and Options for the Emerging Surgeon-Scientist
Scott A. LeMaire

2. Timeline for Promotion/Overview of an Academic Career
Peter R. Nelson

3. Reviewing the Literature, Developing a Hypothesis, Study Design
C. Max Schmidt

4. Ethics in Surgical Research
Timothy M. Pawlik, Margaret L. Schwarze

5. Analyzing Your Data
Taylor S. Riall

6. Animal Models for Surgical Research
Andrea A. Hayes-Jordan

7. Health Services Research
Caprice C. Greenberg, Justin B. Dimick

8. Surgical Educational Research: Getting Started
Steven B. Goldin

9. Translational Research and New Approaches: Genomics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics
David P. Foley

10. How to Write and Revise a Manuscript for Peer-Review Publication
Melina R. Kibbe

11. Choosing, and Being, a Good Mentor
Julie Ann Sosa

12. Writing a Grant/Obtaining Funding
Malcolm V. Brock

13. Setting Up a “Lab”(Clinical or Basic Science Research Program) and Managing a Research Team
Fiemu E. Nwariaku

14. Work–Life Balance and Burnout
Kathrin Troppmann, Christoph Troppmann

15. Time Management
Carla M. Pugh

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Surgery, General Surgery