Description:

Fundamentals of Surgical Research Course
Friday, October 2, 2015

LEARN HOW TO:
• Choose a mentor and manage your time better
• Submit your work for presentation and peer-review publication
• Design, analyze, and protect your research
• Conduct cutting edge basic science and translational research
• Perform clinical and health services research
• Conduct research in education or simulation
• Develop and maintain databases
• Design and perform clinical trials

Career Development Course
Saturday, October 3, 2015

LEARN HOW TO:
• Effectively plan your academic career
• Negotiate your job, resources, and programmatic support
• Advance along promotion and tenure tracks
• Make the most of society, university, and hospital committee involvement
• Build a research team and establish outside collaborations
• Align your clinical and academic programs
• Successfully write grants and get funded!
• Balance your academic, clinical, and personal responsibilities