An Insider’s Guide to Academic Medicine: A Clinical Teacher’s Perspective

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This book serves as an insider's guide to careers in academic medicine. The author shares his 45 years of experience as a clinician, teacher, researcher, and administrator. His journey has often taken unpredictable turns and the book offers practical guidance to becoming a successful physician scientist in academic medicine, or to become a successful clinician affiliated with an academic medical center.  Divided into four parts, the book begins by focusing on academic medicine as a complex system. This is followed by parts on academic duties, academic life, and concludes with words of wisdom. These sections and subsequent chapters are tied together by the scholarships of discovery, teaching, application, and integration. To pursue research, practice, teaching, and administration, scholarship should be the core value of every physician. Preface Acknowledgments Contents About the Authors Contributors Part I: Academic Medicine as a Complex System Chapter 1: Introduction: Inside What? References Chapter 2: The Ecosystem of Academic Medicine and Academic Health Centers References Chapter 3: The Tripartite Mission of Academic Medicine References Chapter 4: The (Not So) Hidden Objective: The Pursuit of Prestige References Part II: Academic Duties Chapter 5: Prelude and Introduction to the Section References Chapter 6: To Teach Find and Express Joy in Teaching Respect Learners as Partners in the Educational Experience Demonstrate Humility Through a Continuous Quest to Improve My Teaching: Seek Feedback from Learners and Others Remain Flexible to My Learner’s Needs by Creating a Safe and Interactive Learning Environment Instill Curiosity and Passion for the Topics I Teach Acknowledge Both the Teachers and Learners Who Contributed to My Ability to Be a Teacher Remain Mindful of the Privilege of My Position as a Teacher Actively Engage to Support the learning organization Enterprise Maintain Humanism in Teaching as in the Rest of My Professional Life References Chapter 7: To Mentor References Chapter 8: To Serve References Chapter 9: To Discover References Chapter 10: To Publish References Chapter 11: To Tell the Truth References Chapter 12: To Reach Beyond the Walls References Chapter 13: To Change References Part III: Facets of Academic Life Chapter 14: Introduction to the Section References Chapter 15: Academic Systems-Based Practice: The Knack and How to Get It References Chapter 16: Reputation and Connections References Chapter 17: Promotion and Tenure (or not) References Chapter 18: Rejection References Chapter 19: The Imposter Syndrome References Chapter 20: Burnout References Chapter 21: Interprofessional Practice and Education References Chapter 22: Collaboration: From Scholarly Collaboration to Peer Mentoring to Friendship References Chapter 23: Frustrations Part 1: Why Is It So Difficult to Improve Quality of Health Care? References Chapter 24: Frustrations Part 2: Tales of Bureaucracy—Rule by Desks Apparent Serious Non-compliance References Chapter 25: Moving (or at Least Thinking About It) References Chapter 26: Another Perspective by Mamta K. Singh with an Introduction by David C. Aron Introduction Women in Academic Medicine by Mamta K. Singh, MD, MS Glass Ceilings and Leaky Pipes The Tenure Clock Networking and Sponsorship Imposter vs. Invisible Syndrome Calling All System Thinkers Summary References Part IV: Final Thoughts Chapter 27: Word of Wisdom? References Afterward: Legacy Index