Main description:

This SAGES manual will help educate and advise our new and recent surgical graduates on entering the job market. From how to find a job, to contract negotiations, to research and grant proposals, this manual offers pertinent strategies crucial to both surgical and non-surgical subspecialty fields. Chapters focusing on work-life balance and finding a mentor offer helpful insight to prevent burnout and optimize one's new career.

The SAGES Manual: Transitioning to Practice will fill the gap in resident education and prove a useful text for residents, fellows and recent graduates as well as practicing surgeons in all subspecialties of surgery.

Contents:

Table of Contents

Transitioning to Practice

Editors: David Renton

SECTION 1

Ch1: Finding a Job - Employment Services, Word of Mouth, Job Boards

Aaron M. Lipskar

Ch2: Choosing the Right Job - How to Find the Right Fit, What Should I Look For?

Prashant Sinha

Ch3: Contract Negotiations - Pitfalls and Traps When Reviewing Your Contract

Charles Paget

Allison Farris

Ch4: How do I get Paid - Medicare, Medicaid, Insurance, Billing Pearls

Charles Paget

Don J. Selzer

Allison Farris

Ch5: Military Practice

Robert B. Lim

Stanley Zargorski

SECTION 2

Ch6: Different Practice Models

Jon C. Gould

Ch7: How do I Grow a Practice - Marketing, word of mouth, getting referrals

Valerie Halpin

Ch8: Retirement - 401k, Roth IRAs, college funds and more

David S. Strosberg

Sara E. Martin del Campo

David B. Renton

Ch9: Quality and Safety - what data is being reviewed of what I do?

Michelle Nguyen

Susan Moffatt-Bruce

Ch10: Strategies to Help Establish Your Practice While Simultaneously Achieving Work Life Balance

Yulia Zak

Denise W. Gee

Ch11: Social Media and Networking in Surgical Practice

Erin Bresnahan

Adam C. Nelson

Brian P. Jacob

SECTION 3

Ch12: Research - How to set up a research project

Maria S. Altieri

Aurora D. Pryor

Ch13: Manuscript Writing

Pritam Singh

Rajesh Aggarwal

Ch14: Grant Writing

Dimitrios Stefanidis

Ch15: The Application of Biostatistics to Your Surgical Practice

Vlad V. Simianu

Mark Pedersen

Anjali S. Kumar

Rebecca P. Petersen