• Why Be an Academic Surgeon? Impetus and Options for the Emerging Surgeon-Scientist.- Timeline for Promotion/Overview of an Academic Career.- Reviewing the Literature/Developing a Hypothesis, Study Design.- Ethics in Surgical Research.- Analyzing Your Data.- Animal Models for Surgical Research.- Health Services Research.- Surgical Educational Research: Getting Started.- Translational Research and New Approaches: Genomics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics.- How to Write and Revise a Manuscript for Peer Review Publication.- Choosing, and Being, a Good Mentor.- Writing a Grant/Obtaining Funding.- Setting Up a “Lab” (Clinical or Basic Science Research Program) and Managing a Research Team.- Work-Life Balance and Burnout.- Time Management.

“The purpose is to provide guidance on how to achieve success in an academic career. … This book meets the objectives, including preparing academic surgeons for life outside of the operating room and the hospital. … the book is appropriate for practicing surgeons at all levels, as well as surgical residents and a few very mature and insightful medical students. … This is an excellent guide for academic surgeons or aspiring academic surgeons.” (Lillian M. Erdahl, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2017)