The Academic Medicine Handbook: A Guide to Achievement and Fulfillment for Academic Faculty

About this Book

• First-of-its-kind book in all of academic medicine to assist faculty with their distinct professional development issues
• Comprehensive strategic guide to career achievement and fulfillment in academic medicine
• Written by a panel of distinguished physicians
• Comprehensive strategic guide to career achievement and fulfillment in academic medicine
• Written by a panel of distinguished physicians
• Written by a panel of distinguished physicians

Attaining professional success and finding personal happiness in academic medicine is not an easy path, yet both are critical if the future is to be brighter through better science, better clinical care, better training, better responsiveness to communities, and better stewardship and leadership in the health professions. This concise, easy to read title consists of “mini” chapters intended as a resource to assist early- and middle-career physicians, clinicians, and scientists in understanding the unique mission of academic medicine and building creative, effective, and inspiring careers in academic health organizations. Organized in eight sections, the Guide covers such areas as finding your path in academic medicine, getting established at an institution, approaching work with colleagues, writing and reviewing manuscripts, conducting empirical research, developing administrative skills, advancing your academic career, and balancing your professional and personal life. Each chapter includes pointers and valuable career and “best practices” strategies in relation to the topic area. An exciting addition to the professional development literature, Achievement and Fulfillment in Academic Medicine: A Comprehensive Guide is an indispensable resource for anyone seeking to achieve a fulfilling career in academic medicine.

Content Level » Professional/practitioner
Related subjects » Internal Medicine - Neurology

Table of Contents

1 Finding your path in academic medicine
Laura Weiss Roberts

2 How to Build the Foundation for a Successful Career in Academia
Upinder Singh, Linda M. Boxer

3 How to Be Organized and Manage Time
Robert K. Jackler

4 How to Align Individual Goals with Institutional Goals
Sabine Girod

II Getting Established

5 How to Prepare the Best Possible Curriculum Vitae
Heather Kenna

6 How to Interview
Bob Chayer,.Jon A. Lehrmann

7 EVALUATING A LETTER OF OFFER OR CONTRACT
Andrew Norton,

8 How to Give a Lecture
Sallie G. DeGolia

9 How to Build Assessments
Teresita McCarty

10 How to Supervise Trainees in Clinical Settings
Michael D. Jibson, Michael I. Casher, Sara R. Figueroa

11 HOW TO EVALUATE AND GIVE FEEDBACK
Jennifer R. Kogan

12 How to Teach in Clinical Settings
Frederic W. Platt, James T. Hardee

13 WRITING EFFECTIVE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
Joseph B. Layde

14 Creative Teaching
Wetona S. Eidson-Ton, Hendry Ton

15 Educational Innovation Using Technology
John Luo, Robert Boland, Carlyle Chan

16 Maintaining Excellent Clinical Documentation
Justin A. Birnbaum

17 How to avoid medicolegal problems
Liliana Kalogjera Barry

III Approaching Work with Colleagues

18 How to Network and Be a Good Colleague
Edward Kass, Laura B. Dunn

19 Best practices in interprofessional collaboration in academic settings Nathan Hantke
Penelope D. Zeifert

20 FROM LESSONS LEARNED: MENTEE PERSPECTIVE ON MENTORSHIP Amy Becker
Joel Yager

21 How to Be a Good Mentor
Jonathan F. Borus

22 How to Participate in Institutional Review Board Activities
Ann Freeman Cook, Helena Hoas

23 How to Participate in Ethics Committees
Ryan Spellecy, Cynthiane Morgenweck, Arthur R. Derse

24 Intervening With Unethical and Unprofessional Colleagues
Jerald Belitz

IV Writing and Evaluating Manuscripts

25 How to Write and Publish an Empirical Report
Alan Louie, Laura Weiss Roberts

26 How to Write a Case Report
Richard Balon, Eugene Beresin

27 How to Review a Manuscript
Thomas W. Heinrich

28 How to Evaluate Biomedical Research Publications Rigorously
Teddy D. Warner

29 How to Understand Flaws in Clinical Research
Teddy D. Warner

V Conducting Empirical Research

30 How to conceptualize a research project
Shaili Jain, Steven E. Lindley, Craig S. Rosen

31 How to Conduct a First Small Project
Michele T. Pato, Colin P. Dias

32 How to Prepare an IRB Application
Melinda Hantke

33 HOW TO ENGAGE COMMUNITIES IN RESEARCH
Emmanuel Mwau Ngui

34 How to Approach a First Grant Application
Cheryl Koopman

35 Funding Your Research While Maintaining Your Curiosity
Michele T. Pato, Carlos N. Pato

36 How to Review Grant Applications
Ruth O’Hara, Shelli Kesler

37 How to Prepare a Poster
Manpreet K. Singh

38 How to Prepare and Give a Scholarly Oral Presentation
Cheryl Gore-Felton

VI Developing Administrative Skills

39 How to Be an Effective Team Leader and Committee Member of Chair
Sabine C. Girod

40 The Art of Principled Negotiation in Academic Medicine
Mickey Trockel

41 How to think about money in academic settings
Marcia Cohen

42 Departmental Strategic Planning
Robert C. Robbins

43 How to Read a Basic Budget
David J. Peterson

44 How to Strengthen Your Own and Others’ Morale
Michael D. Jibson

VII Advancing Your Academic Career

45 HOW TO CREATE YOUR PACKAGE FOR PROMOTION
Judith P. Cain, David K. Stevenson

46 How to understand promotion criteria for “traditional” & “research” tracks
Cheryl Gore-Felton

47 How to Understand Promotion Criteria for ‘Clinician Educator’ and ‘Teaching’ Tracks
Michelle Goldsmith

48 How to Develop an Educator’s Portfolio
Deborah Simpson

49 How to Build a National Reputation for Academic Medicine Promotion Sidney Zisook
Laura Dunn

50 How to Recognize and Address Unconscious Bias
Daisy Grewal, Manwai Candy Ku, Sabine Girod, Hannah Valantine

51 IMGs in Academic Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities
Nyapati R Rao

52 How to “Pitch” a Non-traditional Career Path
Margaret S. Chisolm

VIII Balancing Professional and Personal Life

53 How to Approach a Healthy Life Balance
Christine Moutier

54 How to Care for the Basics – Sleep, Nutrition, Exercise, Health
Christopher Guest, Rebecca Smith-Coggins

55 How to Manage Personal Finances
David J. Peterson, Roger Strode

56 PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND FIVE KEY ELEMENTS ESSENTIAL FOR OPTIMAL CAREER SUCCESS
Oscar Salvatierra

57 How to Recognize and Avoid Burnout