Success in Academic Surgery Part 1
How does one become a successful academic surgeon? The Association for Academic Surgery has been teaching this to medical students, residents, and young faculty for the over 20 years and this is the first time the experience and lessons learne
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Herbert Chen
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Lillian S. Kao
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Success in Academic Surgery Part 1
Editors Herbert Chen, M.D. Professor and Vice Chairman Department of Surgery University of Wisconsin Madison, WI USA
Lillian S. Kao, MD, M.S. Associate Professor Department of Surgery The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX, USA
ISBN 978-0-85729-312-1 e-ISBN 978-0-85729-313-8 DOI 10.1007/978-0-85729-313-8 Springer London Dordrecht Heidelberg New York British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Control Number: 2011937019 © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2012 Whilst we have made considerable efforts to contact all holders of copyright material contained in this book, we may have failed to locate some of them. Should holders wish to contact the Publisher, we will be happy to come to some arrangement with them. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publisher can give no guarantee for information about drug dosage and application thereof contained in this book. In every individual case the respective user must check its accuracy by consulting other pharmaceutical literature. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
As past presidents of the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) we are delighted to see the fruition of this book chronicling the hard work of so many to broaden the goals and accomplishments of the association that has established itself as the premier organization in academic surgery. Based on a course from the AAS Fall Courses, the Fundamentals of Surgical Research (FSRC), this book represents a wealth of expertise from past and present AAS Executive Council members aimed at helping young surgeons establish a fruitful and rewarding career in academic surgery. The AAS has experienced its own rapid expansion and achievement, and as our numbers grow, so does our ability to serve the next generation of surgical leaders both nationally and internationally. Building upon a solidified national program, we are pleased to see the beginning successes of an international outreach through the establishment of programs such as international Academic Career Development courses, international exchange programs, and partne
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