The future of basic science in academic surgery

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 265, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1053-1059

  Keswani, Sundeep G ^a   Moles, Chad M ^a   Morowitz, Michael ^b   Zeh, Herbert ^c   Kuo, John S ^d   Levine, Matthew H ^e   Cheng, Lily S ^f,g   Hackam, David J ^h   Ahuja, Nita ^h   Goldstein, Allan M ^g  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic surgery; Basic science; Surgeon scientist; Translational research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASIC RESEARCH; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FUNDING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; SURGICAL WARD; WORK-LIFE BALANCE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FORECASTING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FORECASTING; HUMANS; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); SURGEONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84987912358     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002009     Document Type: Article

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