Topics

Appreciative inquiry

• http://appreciativeinquiry.virginia.edu/

Awards

• Abbuhl, S et al.  2010.  Examining Faculty Awards for Gender Equity and Evolving Values.  J Gen Intern Med; 25(1), 57-60. PMID: 19727968
• The Art of Successful Nominations

Basic scientists in a medical department

• Eadie, MJ. 1996. The basic scientist in a clinical department. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; 11(9),880 – 882. PMID: 8889969
• Lee, C. 1999. Basic scientists in urology departments. J. Urol; 161(5), 1578-9. PMID: 10210410

Behavior change

• Moser EM, Stagnaro-Green A. Teaching behavior change concepts and skills during the third-year medicine clerkship. Acad Med 2009;84:851-8. PMID: 19550175

Budget management

• Planning budget link at Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Career development

• Adams, S. 2011. How to Pick and Stick to Career Goals. Forbes. November 30.
• Bickel, J. 2008. “Faculty Resilience and Career Development: Strategies for Strengthening Academic Medicine.” In Faculty Health in Academic Medicine, TJ Goodrich et al., eds. Humana Press.
• Bickel, J. 2009. Career Development as a long-distance hike. J Gen Intern Med; 24(1), 118-21. PMID: 18953615
• Bourne PE, Barbour V. 2011. Ten Simple Rules for Building and Maintaining a Scientific Reputation. PLoS Computational Biology; 7(6):1-2.
• Grigsby, K. 2010. Future Oriented Faculty Members: Are You One of Them?
• Marincola, E. 2002. Career Advice for Life Scientists. Vol 1. The American Society for Cell Biology.
• Marincola, E. 2004. Career Advice for Life Scientists. Vol 2. The American Society for Cell Biology.
• Zemlo Tamara R. 2000. The Physician-Scientist: Career Issues and Challenges at the Year 2000. The FASEB Journal. 14:221-230. PMID: 10657979

Cell phone and Blackberry etiquette

• Williams, A. “Mind Your Blackberry or Mind Your Manners.” The New York Times 21 June 2009. Web. 11 January 2010.
• Reiman, Joey.  ”10 Blackberry Commandments.”  Pink Magazine August/September 2005.  Web. 28 March 2010.

Change management

• Dunning, DG et al. 2009. Strategic management and organizational behavior in dental education: reflections on key issues in an environment of change. J Dent Educ; 73(6), 689-95. PMID: 19491346
• Kumar, V et al. 2008. Effect of community-based behavior change management on neonatal mortality in Shivgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India: a cluster-randomised controlled trial. Lancet; 372(9644), 1151-62. PMID: 18926277
• Sirkin, HL et al. 2005. The hard side of change management. Harv Bus Rev; 83(10), 108-118, 158. PMID: 16250629
• Campbell, RJ. 2008. Change management in health care. Health Care Manag; 27(1), 23-29. PMID: 18510142

Communication skills

• Clack, GB et al.  2004.  Personality differences between doctors and their patients: implications for the teaching of communication skills.  Med Educ; 38(2), 177-86. PMID: 14871388

Conflict management

• Weiss, J and Hughes, J. 2005. Want collaboration? Accept—and actively manage—conflict. Harv Bus Rev; 83(3), 92-101, 149 PMID: 15768679
• Zweibel, EB and Goldstein, R. 2001. Conflict resolution at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine: The Pelican and the sign of the triangle. Acad Med; 76(4), 337-44. PMID: 11299145

Creativity

• “Ten Secrets of Conscious Creative People” by Robert Gerzon

Curiosity

• Fitzgerald, FT. 1999. Curiosity. Ann Intern Med; 130(1), 70-2. PMID: 9890857

Delegation

• Johnson, S. 2009. Getting More Done Through Others: The Basics of Delegation. Academic Physician & Scientist; Career Watch. pp 1-3.

Depression

• Goebert, D et al. 2009. Depressive symptoms in medical students and residents: a multischool study. Acad Med.; 84(2), 236-41. PMID: 19174678

Disruptive professionals

• Aquino, K et al. 2009. Workplace Victimization: Aggression from the Target’s Perspective. Annu. Rev. Psychol; 60, 717-41. PMID: 19035831
• Berdahl, J et al. 2009. Sexual behavior at work: Fun or folly? J. Appl. Psychol; 94(1), 34-47. PMID: 19186894
• Compact Between Physicians and Their Teachers. January 2006:
• Hickson, G et al. 2007. A Complementary Approach to Promoting Professionalism: Identifying, Measuring, and Addressing Unprofessional Behaviors. Acad Med; 82(11), 1040-8. PMID: 17971689
• Lucey C and Souba W. 2010. The Problem with the Problem of Professionalism. Acad Med; 85(6):1018-1024. PMID: 20505405
• Oregon Health and Sciences University Code of Conduct. 3/03:
• Policies for post-doctoral and graduate students at different universities:
• Rosenstein, A et al. 2008. A Survey of the Impact of Disruptive Behaviors and Communication Defects on Patient Safety. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf; 34(8), 464-71. PMID: 18714748
• Sutton, B. 2008. The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t. Leadership Series 2008-2009. Take the Are You a Certified Asshole? Quiz.
• University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Code of Conduct and Related Policies

Email survival (see also Time Management)

• Allen, D. 17 Mar 2012. “When Office Technology Overwhelms, Get Organized.” New York Times.
• Gunsalus, CK. 21 Sep 2009. “E-Mail Frustrations.” Inside Higher Education. Accessed 31 January 2010.
• Krieglstein, T. 5 Steps to Achieving and Maintaining Inbox Zero. Accessed 1 December 2010.
• Samuel, A. 2011. “It’s Time for a Vendetta Against E-mail.” Harvard Business Review.

Emotional intelligence

• Goleman, D. 1998. What Makes a Leader? Best of Harvard Business Review. 1-11. PMID: 10187249

Ethics

• BU ethical conduct code
• Defensibility and Ethics in the Laboratory. By Jo Ann Boyd, 2003

Faculty evaluation

• Chambers, D at al. 2002. Development of a Mission-Focused Faculty Evaluation System. Journal of Dental Education; 67(1), 10-22. PMID: 12540101
• Gimbel, RW et al. 2008. Faculty performance evaluation in accredited U.S. public health graduate schools and programs: a national study. Acad Med; 83(10), 962-8. PMID: 18820530

Faculty development

• AAMC Group on Faculty Affairs (GFA)
• AAMC Faculty Forward program
• Faculty Development at Children’s Hospital Boston
• Harvard Graduate School of Education COACHE – the collaborative on academic careers in higher education
• Emans, EJ et al. 2008. Creating a faculty development office in an academic pediatric hospital: challenges and successes. Pediatrics; 121(2), 390-401. PMID: 18245430
• National Organization of Research Development Professionals
• Professional and Organizational Development in Higher Education
• Steinert, Y et al. 2010. Faculty Development: If You Build It They Will Come. Medical Education 44(9):900-907 PMID: 20716100

Faculty retention

• Alexander, H et al. 2008. The Long-term Retention and Attrition of U.S. Medical School Faculty. AAMC Analysis in Brief; 8(4), 1-2.
• Cropsey KL, Masho SW, Shiang R, Sikka V, Kornstein SG, Hampton CL. Why do faculty leave? Reasons for attrition of women and minority faculty from a medical school: four-year results. J Womens Health (Larchmt ) 2008;17:1111-8. PMID: 18657042

Friends and foes in the workplace

• Stybel, LJ et al. 2005. Friend, Foe, Ally, Adversary……or Something else? MIT Sloan Management Review; 46(4), 13-16.

Generation gap

• Bickel, J et al. 2005. Generation X: Implications for Faculty Recruitment and Development in Academic Health Centers. Acad Med; 80(3), 205-210. PMID: 15734801
• Emelo, R. 2011. What If Millennials Ran Your Mentoring Program? Chief Learning Officer; CLOMedia.com (May):32-36.
• Leyden, P et al. 2007. The Progressive Politics of the Millennial Generation. New Politics Institute.
• O’Malley, PG et al. 2005. Residency Training in the Modern Era: the pipe dream of less time to learn more, care better, and be more professional. Arch Intern Med; 165(22), 2561-2. PMID: 16344409
• Pisetsky, D et al. 2004. Out of Date. The Pharos.
• Smith, L. 2005. Medical professionalism and the generation gap. Am J Med; 118(4), 439-42.

Imposter

• Carey, B. Feel Like a Fraud? At Times, Maybe You Should. New York Times. February 5, 2008. Accessed February 4, 2010.
• Clance, P et al. 1978. The Imposter Phenomenon in High Achieving Women: Dynamics and Therapeutic Intervention. Psychotherapy Theory, Research and Practice; 15(3), 1-8.
• Ibarra, H et al. 2009. Women and the Vision Thing. Harvard Business Review; 62-70. PMID: 19227409

Leadership

• Center for Creative Leadership
• Detsky AS. How to Be a Good Academic Leader. J Gen Intern Med. 2011 Jan;26(1):88-90. PMID: 20809156
• Emerging Leaders Forum at BUMC, March 23-24, 2011
  
• Turning Doctors into Leaders by Thomas H. Lee. Harvard Business Review April 2010. PMID: 20402055
• Mass Bioed: Leadership Training Program for Scientists
• Science Management Associates selected by National Institutes of Health to provide on-site management training for scientists
• Clinical laboratory leadership & management certificate program
• Center for Creative Leadership. “Some Things Do Not Change.” e-Newsletter August 2009.
• Center for Creative Leadership. “No More Glass Ceiling: New Thinking on Women in Leadership Five Themes, Five Strategies: Lessons for Women Leaders.” e-Newsletter May 2008.
• Improving Biotech Presentation Skills at MassBio
• Science and Technology Leadership Institute
• Sullivan, C, Gilmore TN, Blum, R. The Power of Small Leadership. 2010.
• Leadership Training Seminars at train-up

Letters of reference

• The Art of Successful Nominations
• “Writing Recommendation Letters Online”: by Joe Schall

Liberating structures

• New Patterns of Interaction for Organizations. Plexus Institute webinar

Literature searches

• Pubmed — over 4,000 biomedical journals
• Scirus — scientific literature
• BioMail — automatic periodic searches for recent scientific papers in PubMed version of MEDLINE database.
• PubCrawler — automatically searches the PubMed version of MEDLINE and Entrez (GenBank) databases at periodic intervals.

Managing up

• Simpson, L. 2002. Why Managing Up Matters. Harvard Business Review. PMID: 15697116

Medical errors

• Gawande A. Coaching a Surgeon: What Makes Top Performers Better? New Yorker Magazine. October 3, 2011.
• Mazor KM, Simon SR, Gurwitz JH. Communicating with patients about medical errors: a review of the literature. Arch Intern Med 2004;164:1690-7. PMID: 15302641

• How to Build Your Network PMID: 16334581
• Structures of Scientific Collaboration by Wesley Shrum, Joel Genuth and Ivan Chompalov
• Writer and public speaker Scott Berkun shares how to get the most out of conferences.

Oral presentations

• Angelini, Allesandro. Art of the Conference Paper. InsideHigherEd.com, November 3, 2010.
• Made To Stick: Presentations That Stick (FastCompany.com April 12, 2010)
• Meredith, Dennis. 2010. Explaining Research. (Oxford University Press).
• Ronco, William. 2011. Significantly Improving Technical Presentations: From Confusing to Compelling.
  
• Stonybrook University Center for Communicating Science
  

Personality tests

• Gladwell, Malcolm. “Personality Plus,” New Yorker Magazine. September 20, 2004

Plagiarism

• Avoiding plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and other questionable writing practices: A guide to ethical writing

Positive deviance

• Dorsey, David. 2000. Positive Deviant. Fast Company.com. Issue 41.
• Positive Deviance Initiative
• Lindberg.  Letting Go Gaining Control – PD and MRSA Prevention. Clinical Leader 12-09
• Singhal, et al. 2009. Spanning silos and spurring conversations: positive deviance for reducing infection levels in hospitals. Performance: 2(3), 78-83.

• Dos and Don’ts of Poster Presentation by Steven M. Block
• How to Create Conference Posters
• Preparing a Poster Presentation (American College of Physicians)

Project management

• The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management by Eric Verzuh
• Woolley, A. et al. 2010. Evidence for a Collective Intelligence Factor in the Performance of Human Groups. Science 330(6004):686-688. PMID: 20929725

Quality improvement

• AAMC Organizational Performance Improvement
• McNett M and Lawry K. Research and Quality Improvement Activities: When Is Institutional Review Board Review Needed? J Neurosci Nurs 2009; 41(6): 344-7.
• Miller M and Emanuel EJ. Quality-Improvement Research and Informed Consent. NEJM 2008; 358(8):765-767.
• Quinn MA, Wilcox A, Orav EJ, Bates DW, Simon SR. The relationship between perceived practice quality and quality improvement activities and physician practice dissatisfaction, professional isolation, and work-life stress. Med Care 2009;47:924-8. PMID: 19543122
• Shojania KG, Levinson W. 2009. Clinicians in Quality Improvement: A New Career Pathway in Academic Medicine. JAMA 301(7):766-8. PMID: 19224754
• Simon SR, Soumerai SB. Failure of Internet-based audit and feedback to improve quality of care delivered by primary care residents. Int J Qual Health Care 2005;17:427-31. PMID: 15831542

Resumes

• Basic elements (from the Tufts Medical School website)

• Katz, J et al. 2005. The Cover Letter: Road Map to a Successful Reading of Your CV and Executive Summary. Academic Physician and Scientist; 1-2.
• Morahan, P et al. 2005. How to Use the Executive Summary When Applying for Positions. Academic Physician and Scientist; 1-2.

Sexual harassment

• Nora, Lois Margaret. 1994. Sexual Harassment in Medical Education: A Review of the Literature with Comments from the Law. 1994 Review Paper. 71(S1, S113-S118. PMID: 8546767

Strategic planning

• Levinson, W et al. 2007. Strategic Planning in a Complex Academic Environment: Lessons from One Academic Health Center. Acad Med; 82, 806-811. PMID: 17762263
• Schwartzstein, R et al. 2008. Development and Implementation of a Comprehensive Strategic Plan for Medical Education at an Academic Medical Center. Med Ed; 83, 550-559. PMID: 18520458

Succession planning

• Leading Effectively e-Newletter. Now, Rethink Succession Planning. May 2009. Accessed 2/12/10.
• DeMaria, A. 2009. Passing the Baton. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol; 54, 369-370. PMID: 19608037

Suicide

• Schernhammer, E. 2005. Taking Their Own Lives — The High Rate of Physician Suicide. NEJM; 352, 2473-2476. PMID: 15958803

Team-building theory

• 4 Ways to help your team adapt. e-Newletter August 2009. Accessed 2/15/10.
• Bennett L, Gadlin H, Levine-Finley S. 2010. Collaboration and Team Science: A Field Guide. NIH.
• Clark, D. Leading teams.
• Collaboration Success Wizard at UC Irvine
• Deep Dive methodology from IDEO
• Lindoerfer, D. 2008. Learning Mode: Adapting and Innovating is Crucial for Teams. LIA; 28(3), 8-11.
• Team-Building Portal
• Team-Building Theory
• Tuckman, BW. 1965. Developmental Sequence in Small Groups. Psychological Bulletin; 63(6):384-399.
• Woolley, A. et al. 2010. Evidence for a Collective Intelligence Factor in the Performance of Human Groups. Science 330(6004):686-688. PMID: 20929725

Transition to faculty

• Alpert J. 2010. Finding the Right Job in Clinical Practice or Academia. Circulation 121:1862-1865. PMID: 20421528
• Collins F. 2010. Scientists Need a Shorter Path to Research Freedom. Nature 467:635. PMID 20930798.
• Fuchs, E. 2009. Building confidence: the transition from student to professor. Nat Cell Biol; 11, 786. PMID: 19568262
• Marasco C. 2008. Negotiating an Academic Job Offer. Chemical and Engineering News; 86(3):63-65.
• Saha S et al. 1999. A Survival Guide for Generalist Physicians in Academic Fellowships: Part 2: Preparing for the Transition to Junior Faculty. JGIM; 14, 750-755. PMID: 10632820
• Westerman M et al. 2010. Understanding the Transition from Resident to Attending Physician. Acad Med; 85(12):1914-1919. PMID: 20978429

Translational research

• Woolf SH. 2008. The Meaning of Translational Research and Why It Matters. JAMA; 299(2):211-213

Work hours

• Ryan, J.  2005.  Unintended Consequences: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Work-Hour Rules in Practice.  Annals of Internal Medicine; 143(1) 82-83. PMID: 15998759

Work/life balance

• Adams, S. 2010. How To Pick and Stick To Career Goals. Forbes; November 30.
• Bristol, M et al.  2008.  Work-Life Policies for Faculty at the Top Ten Medical Schools.  Journal of Women’s Health; 17(8), 1311-1320. PMID: 18771390
• Burcin, M. 2011. Health on Campus. HigherEdJobs.com
• Fox G., Schwartz A, Hart KM. 2006. Work-Family Balance and Academic Advancement in Medical Schools. Academic Psychiatry. 30(3):227-234. PMID: 16728769
• Glavin P, Schieman S, and Reid S. 2011 Boundary-spanning work demands and their consequences for guilt and psychological distress. J.Health Soc.Behav. 52 (1):43-57. PMID: 21362611.
• Harris, Scott. 2010. Work-Life in the Balance. AAMC Reporter.
• Harrison, Rebecca. 2010. Work-Life Balance in Academic Medicine: Influences, Trends, and Change. Oregon Health and Science University.
• Jones, Maggie. 2011. How Little Sleep Can You Get Away With? New York Times. April 17.
• LaBier, Douglas. 2006. The Inside Out Solution. Washington Post.
• Lahav, G. 2010.  How to Survive and Thrive in the Mother-Mentor Marathon. Mol Cell. May 28;38(4):477-80. PMID: 20513421
• Running on the NIH Grant treadmill
• Shrier, D et al.  2006.  Over the Life Cycle Pediatricians Leading the Way: Integrating a Career and a Family/Personal Life.  Pediatrics; 117, 519-522. PMID: 16452372
• Sibert KS. 2011. Don’t Quit This Day Job. New York Times. June 12.
• Sood A, Prasad K, Schroeder D, Varkey P. 2011. Stress Management and Resilience Training among Department of Medicine Faculty: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial. JGIM. Aug;26(8):858-61. PMID: 21279454.
• Souba, Wiley. 2002. Academic Medicine and the Search for Meaning and Purpose. Acad Med. 77(2):139-144.

Writing  for publication (see also Manuscript Preparation)

• Audisio RA. 2009. Successful Publishing: How to Get Your Paper Accepted. Surgical Oncology 18:350-356. PMID: 18849161
• Brumback RA. 2009. Success at Publishing in Biomedical Journals: Hints from a Journal Editor. J Child Neurol 24(3):370-378. PMID: 19258300
• Cahn PS, Benjamin EJ. Academic Writing Workshop for Medical School Faculty. MedEdPORTAL; 2012. Available from: www.mededportal.org/publication/9289
• DeBehnke DJ, Kline JA, Shih RD. 2001. Research Fundamentals: Choosing an Appropriate Journal, Manuscript Preparation, and Interactions with Editors. Academic Emergency Medicine 8(8):844-850. PMID: 11483464
• DeMaria, A.  2007.  How Do I Get a Paper Accepted? JACC; 49(15), 1666-7. PMID: 17433960
• DeMaria, A.  2007. How Do I Get a Paper Accepted? Part 2.    JACC; 49(19), 1989-90. PMID: 17498585
• Dickersin K. 2007. What do the JAMA editors say when they discuss manuscripts that they are considering for publication? BMC Medical Research Methodology; 7(44). PMID: 17894854
• Gopen GD, Swan JA. 1990. The Science of Scientific Writing. American Scientist 78:550-558.
• Griscom NT. 1999. Your Research: How to Get It on Paper and in Print. Pediatr Radiol 29:81-86. PMID: 9933324
• Hupp J. 2008. Getting Published–Improving the Odds. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology. 105(6):681-683. PMID: 18417391
• Kilkenny C, Browne WJ, Cuthill IC, Emerson M, Altman DG. 2010. Improving Bioscience Research Reporting: The ARRIVE Guidelines for Reporting Animal Research. PLoS Biol 8(6):e1000412.
• Kliewer MA. 2005. Writing It Up: A Step-by-Step Guide to Publication for Beginning Investigators. AJR 185:591-596. PMID: 16120904
• Lee BM. 2011. Evaluation Criteria for Publishing in Top-Tiered Journals in Environmental Health Sciences and Toxicology. Environmental Health Perspectives. doi:10.1289/ehp.1003280
• MacCallum, CJ. 2010. Reporting Animal Studies: Good Science and a Duty of Care. PLoS Biol 8(6):e1000413
• Perneger, TV.  2004.  Writing a research article: advice to beginners. Int J Qual Health Care; 16(3), 191–2. PMID: 15150149
• Pierson DJ. 2004. The Top 10 Reasons Why Manuscripts Are Not Accepted for Publication. Respiratory Care;49(10):1246-1252. PMID: 15447812
• Provenzale JM, Stanley RJ. 2005. A Systematic Guide to Reviewing a Manuscript. AJR 185(4):848-854. PMID: 16177399
• Wright, RW. 2007. How to Write a Systematic Review. Clin Orthop Relat Res. Feb;455:23-9.