Success in Academic Surgery: Basic Science

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Melina R. Kibbe Scott A. LeMaire Editors

Success in Academic Surgery: Basic Science

Success in Academic Surgery

Melina R. Kibbe • Scott A. LeMaire Editors

Success in Academic Surgery: Basic Science

Editors Melina R. Kibbe, MD Department of Surgery Northwestern University Chicago IL USA Peripheral Vascular Surgery Jesse Brown VA Medical Center Chicago IL USA

Scott A. LeMaire, MD Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Baylor College of Medicine Houston TX USA Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Texas Heart Institute St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Houston TX USA

ISBN 978-1-4471-4735-0 ISBN 978-1-4471-4736-7 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4471-4736-7 Springer London Heidelberg New York Dordrecht

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Preface

The mission of the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) is to provide opportunities to aspiring surgeon scientists so that they can conduct important research and achieve their career goals [1]. Because education is a key component of this mission, the AAS leads several programs designed to teach young surgeons about surgical research and career development. In addition to organizing educational sessions at the annual Academic Surgical Cong