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Foreword; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Clinical Training and Making Sure Surgery Is Right for You; Chapter 1: Why Consider aßCareer inßAcademic Surgery; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Broad Career Opportunities; 1.3 Personal Fulfillment andßBeing Part ofßSomething Bigger; 1.4 Innovation andßIntellectual Stimulation; 1.5 It's Fun!; 1.6 Why Not BeßanßAcademic Surgeon; 1.7 Summary; References; Chapter 2: What Does anßAcademic Career Look LikeßinßSurgical Education?; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Choosing Your Area ofßFocus; 2.3 Research inßSurgical Education; 2.4 The Career Path; 2.5 Special Considerations.
2.6 How toßGet Involved asßaßStudent2.7 Summary; References; Chapter 3: Basic andßTranslational Scienceßin aßSurgical Career; References; Chapter 4: Global Surgeryßand Opportunities forßMedical Students andßSurgical Residents; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Getting Started; 4.3 Postgraduate Training; 4.4 Long-Term: Career Choice, Practice Models, andßDepartmental Motivations; 4.5 Mentorship; 4.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Personal Wellness andßSurgery; 5.1 Set Your Own Personal Priorities; 5.2 Maintain Yourself Mentally andßPhysically, ThroughßExercise andßRegular Medical Care.
5.3 Nurture Your Relationships withßOthers5.4 Choose aßResidency Program/Faculty Appointment That Will Allow YoußtoßHonor Your Priorities; 5.5 Seek aßHigher Purpose or Belief System-Even if Is Just Trying toßImprove theßHuman Condition; 5.6 If YoußWant toßHave aßFamily, Have aßFamily! butßPrepare Yourself withßKnowledge; 5.7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Perspective ofßaßProgram Director; 6.1 Start fromßaßPlace ofßCertainty; 6.2 Demonstrate Your Ability toßSucceed at Fundamentals; 6.3 Prove Your Rigor; 6.4 Have anßHonest Sense ofßYour Career Goals; 6.5 Be Your Best Advocate.
6.6 It Is Truly aßMatch6.7 You Are Who YoußAre; References; Part II: Building a Portfolio for Success; Chapter 7: Working onßYourself: Intangibles ofßaßSuccessful Surgery Resident; 7.1 The Goal: Develop aßStrong Foundation inßLeadership, Communication, andßResilience; 7.1.1 Leadership Development; 7.1.2 Communication Skills; 7.1.3 Resilience; 7.1.4 Summary; Suggested Reading; Chapter 8: Learning Surgery asßaßStudent; 8.1 The Goal: Develop intoßaß"Mature" Surgical Residency Applicant; 8.1.1 Do IßNeed toßKnow "Surgery" BeforeßMy Surgery Rotation?; 8.1.1.1 Prior toßEntering Medical School.
8.1.1.2 Should IßDo aßLot ofßShadowing asßaßPre-clinical Student?8.1.2 Developing theßNon-clinical Skills ofßSurgery; 8.1.3 Learning Surgery During theßCore Surgery Clerkship; 8.1.3.1 Performing onßtheßWards; 8.1.3.2 Learning fromßEvery Patient; 8.1.3.3 Preparation forßtheßOperating Room; 8.1.3.4 Preparing forßtheßOral Examination; 8.1.3.5 Studying forßtheßWritten Exam; 8.1.4 Post Clerkship Surgical Education; 8.1.4.1 Sub-internships; 8.1.4.2 Extramural Rotations; 8.1.4.3 Other Clinical Rotations That Inform Clinical Development; 8.1.4.4 Surgery Boot Camps; 8.1.5 Summary.
2.6 How toßGet Involved asßaßStudent2.7 Summary; References; Chapter 3: Basic andßTranslational Scienceßin aßSurgical Career; References; Chapter 4: Global Surgeryßand Opportunities forßMedical Students andßSurgical Residents; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Getting Started; 4.3 Postgraduate Training; 4.4 Long-Term: Career Choice, Practice Models, andßDepartmental Motivations; 4.5 Mentorship; 4.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Personal Wellness andßSurgery; 5.1 Set Your Own Personal Priorities; 5.2 Maintain Yourself Mentally andßPhysically, ThroughßExercise andßRegular Medical Care.
5.3 Nurture Your Relationships withßOthers5.4 Choose aßResidency Program/Faculty Appointment That Will Allow YoußtoßHonor Your Priorities; 5.5 Seek aßHigher Purpose or Belief System-Even if Is Just Trying toßImprove theßHuman Condition; 5.6 If YoußWant toßHave aßFamily, Have aßFamily! butßPrepare Yourself withßKnowledge; 5.7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Perspective ofßaßProgram Director; 6.1 Start fromßaßPlace ofßCertainty; 6.2 Demonstrate Your Ability toßSucceed at Fundamentals; 6.3 Prove Your Rigor; 6.4 Have anßHonest Sense ofßYour Career Goals; 6.5 Be Your Best Advocate.
6.6 It Is Truly aßMatch6.7 You Are Who YoußAre; References; Part II: Building a Portfolio for Success; Chapter 7: Working onßYourself: Intangibles ofßaßSuccessful Surgery Resident; 7.1 The Goal: Develop aßStrong Foundation inßLeadership, Communication, andßResilience; 7.1.1 Leadership Development; 7.1.2 Communication Skills; 7.1.3 Resilience; 7.1.4 Summary; Suggested Reading; Chapter 8: Learning Surgery asßaßStudent; 8.1 The Goal: Develop intoßaß"Mature" Surgical Residency Applicant; 8.1.1 Do IßNeed toßKnow "Surgery" BeforeßMy Surgery Rotation?; 8.1.1.1 Prior toßEntering Medical School.
8.1.1.2 Should IßDo aßLot ofßShadowing asßaßPre-clinical Student?8.1.2 Developing theßNon-clinical Skills ofßSurgery; 8.1.3 Learning Surgery During theßCore Surgery Clerkship; 8.1.3.1 Performing onßtheßWards; 8.1.3.2 Learning fromßEvery Patient; 8.1.3.3 Preparation forßtheßOperating Room; 8.1.3.4 Preparing forßtheßOral Examination; 8.1.3.5 Studying forßtheßWritten Exam; 8.1.4 Post Clerkship Surgical Education; 8.1.4.1 Sub-internships; 8.1.4.2 Extramural Rotations; 8.1.4.3 Other Clinical Rotations That Inform Clinical Development; 8.1.4.4 Surgery Boot Camps; 8.1.5 Summary.