Success in Academic Surgery

Part I. Introduction

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

Part II. Research: From Conception to Publication

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

4. Ethics in Surgical Research
Richard A. Burkhart, Timothy M. Pawlik

5. Study Design and Analysis in Clinical Research
Hemalkumar B. Mehta, 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
Roger H. Kim

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

Part III. Critical Elements for Success

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

12. Writing a Grant/Obtaining Funding
Aaron J. Dawes, Melinda Maggard-Gibbons

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

Part IV. Work-Life Balance

14. Work-Life Balance and Burnout
Kathrin M. Troppmann, Christoph Troppmann

15. Time Management
Carla M. Pugh, Jay N. Nathwani

Avainsanat: Medicine & Public Health, General Surgery