- •Foreword
- •Contents
- •Contributor Current and Past Positions: Association for Academic Surgery
- •Contributors
- •Academic Surgeons as Bridge-Tenders
- •Types of Surgical Research
- •Going Forward
- •Selected Readings
- •Introduction
- •Preparation Phase
- •Assistant Professor
- •Job Search
- •The First Three Years
- •Career Development Awards (CDAs)
- •Contemplating a Mid-Career Move?
- •Approaching Promotion
- •Associate Professor and Transition to Full Professor
- •Conclusion
- •Selected Readings
- •Introduction
- •Reviewing the Literature
- •Developing a Hypothesis
- •Study Design
- •Selected Readings
- •Introduction
- •The Dual Loyalties of the Surgeon-Scientist
- •Human Subjects Research
- •Informed Consent
- •Surgical Innovation and Surgical Research
- •Conflict of Interest
- •Publication and Authorship
- •Conclusion
- •References
- •Sources of Error in Medical Research
- •Study Design
- •Inferential Statistics
- •Types of Variables
- •Measures of Central Tendency and Spread
- •Measures of Spread
- •Comparison of Numeric Variables
- •Comparison of Categorical Values
- •Outcomes/Health Services Research
- •Steps in Outcomes Research
- •The Basics of Advanced Statistical Analysis
- •Multivariate Analysis
- •Time-to-Event Analysis
- •Advanced Methods for Controlling for Selection Bias
- •Propensity Score Analysis
- •Instrumental Variable (IV) Analysis
- •Summary
- •Selected Readings
- •Transgenic Models
- •Xenograft Models
- •Noncancer Models
- •Alternative Vertebrate Models
- •Selected Readings
- •Overview
- •Intellectual Disciplines and Research Tools
- •Comparative Effectiveness Research
- •Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
- •Data Synthesis
- •Overview
- •Intellectual Disciplines and Research Tools
- •Disparities
- •Quality Measurement
- •Implementation Science
- •Patient Safety
- •Optimizing the Health Care Delivery System
- •Overview
- •Intellectual Disciplines and Research Tools
- •Policy Evaluation
- •Surgical Workforce
- •Conclusion
- •References
- •Introduction
- •What Is Evidence-Based Medicine?
- •Evidence-Based Educational Research
- •Forums for Surgical Education Research
- •Conducting Surgical Education Research
- •Developing Good Research Questions
- •Beginning the Study Design Process
- •Developing a Research Team
- •Pilot Testing
- •Demonstrating Reliability and Validity
- •Developing a Study Design
- •Data Collection and Analysis
- •Surveys
- •Ethics
- •Funding
- •Conclusions
- •Selected Readings
- •Genomics
- •Gene-Expression Profiling
- •Proteomics
- •Metabolomics
- •Conclusions
- •References
- •Selected Readings
- •Introduction
- •Why Write
- •Getting Started
- •Where and When to Write
- •Choosing the Journal
- •Instructions to Authors
- •Writing
- •Manuscript Writing Order
- •Figures and Tables
- •Methods
- •Results
- •Figure Legends
- •Introduction
- •Discussion
- •Acknowledgments
- •Abstract
- •Title
- •Authorship
- •Revising Before Submission
- •Responding to Reviewer Comments
- •References
- •Selected Readings
- •Introduction
- •Origins of the Term
- •Modern Definition and Primer
- •Transition from Mentee to Colleague
- •Mentoring Risks
- •Conclusion
- •References
- •Selected Readings
- •The Career Development Plan
- •Choosing the Mentor
- •Writing the Career Development Plan
- •The Candidate
- •Research Plan
- •Final Finishing Points About the Research Plan
- •Summary
- •References
- •Introduction
- •Decisions, Decisions!
- •Mission Impossible: Defining a Laboratory Mission or Vision
- •Project Planning
- •Saving Money
- •Seek Help
- •People
- •Who Should I Hire?
- •Advertising
- •References
- •Interviews
- •Conduct a Structured Interview
- •Probation Period
- •Trainees
- •Trainee Funding
- •Time Is on Your Mind
- •Research Techniques
- •Program Leadership
- •Summary
- •Selected Readings
- •Introduction
- •Direct Evidence
- •Indirect Evidence
- •Burnout
- •Prevention of and Recovery from Work–Life Imbalance
- •Action Plan for Finding Balance: Personal Level
- •Action Plan for Finding Balance: Professional Level
- •Conclusion
- •References
- •Introduction
- •Time Management Strategies
- •Planning and Prioritizing
- •Delegating and Saying “No”
- •Action Plans
- •Activity Logs
- •Scheduling Protected Time
- •Eliminating Distractions
- •Buffer Time
- •Goal Setting
- •Completing Large Tasks
- •Maximizing Efficiency
- •Get Organized
- •Multitasking
- •Think Positive
- •Summary
- •References
- •Selected Readings
- •Index
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When you are in a negative mood you tend to repel the positive people who do not want to be strained and drained and brought down by your negativity. And, when you are in a negative mood, you have a natural system set up to attract the other negative people to you who want to share their stories of their misery so the two of you can compare experiences to decide who has the worse life. Positive people help to bring us up. Negative people help to bring us down.
Summary
A good time management system integrates several skills including planning, prioritizing, goal setting, scheduling, and maximizing efficiency. The goal is to have a consistent set of tools that work well together. If you are new to time manage- ment,a useful approach is to identify your biggest problems first and start working on them. Time management cannot be mas- tered in just one sitting.In addition,as your goals evolve you will need new strategies.With continued refinement,you will master these strategies and get things done flawlessly and on time.
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Wankat PC. The Effective, Efficient Professor:Teaching, Scholarship, and Service. Boston:Allyn & Bacon; 2002.
Blanchard K, Johnson S. The One Minute Manager. New York: Berkeley Trade-William Morrow and Company, Inc.; 1982.
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Covey SR. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. New York: Free Press – Simon & Schuster, Inc.; 2004.
Connellan T. The 1% Solution for Work and Life: How to Make Your Next 30 Days the Best Ever. Chelsea: Peak Performance Press, Inc.;
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