Success in Academic Surgery: Developing a Career in Surgical Education

Description

​ Success in Academic Surgery: Developing a Career in Surgical Education is a unique and portable handbook that offers careers advice and guidance to medical students, surgical residents and others considering a career within surgery. Surgical education is a rapidly expanding area of surgical research and career interest, and as the Association for Academic Surgery (AAS) Fall Courses (www.aasurg.org) and International courses offer more and more specialty tracking there is a greater need for an accompanying textbook to supplement the material presented in the courses. Success in Academic Surgery: Developing a Career in Surgical Education expands on some of the important issues related to surgical education highlighted in the AAS courses by addressing key areas such as how to acquire the skills necessary for success in this field, how to develop a research program in surgical education as well as offering guidance on applying for research grants, among other things. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii An Overview of Opportunities in Surgical Education....Pages 1-5 Opportunities in Medical Student Education....Pages 7-18 Opportunities in Resident Education....Pages 19-28 Opportunities in Simulation Centers....Pages 29-36 Getting Involved at a National Level....Pages 37-44 Getting Promoted as a Surgical Educator....Pages 45-56 Leadership Courses....Pages 57-62 The Business and Finance of Surgical Education....Pages 63-74 Mentors and Mentoring....Pages 75-80 Training Opportunities in Medical and Surgical Education....Pages 81-93 Exploring Advanced Degrees....Pages 95-99 Overview of Medical Education Research....Pages 101-107 Promoting Excellence in Surgical Educational Research....Pages 109-123 Research Funding....Pages 125-135 Getting Your Work Published....Pages 137-146 Back Matter....Pages 147-152