(SPEC6) Special Course 6: Starting Your Career: Practical Tips for Success

Saturday, March 18, 2023

2:30 PM – 5:00 PM EST

Course Director(s)

Owoicho Adogwa, MD, MPH

Associate Professor
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine
Cincinnati, OH, US

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Laura Snyder, MD

Neurosurgery Faculty
Barrow Neurological Institute
Phoenix, AZ, US

Disclosure(s): No relevant disclosure to display

Learning Objectives:

Successfully negotiate your first contract as a surgeon-researcher
Outline the different types of research methodologies and keys to success
Discuss the progression from hypothesis generation to a fundable project
Align clinical and research interest for success as an early career investigator
Develop a strategy for success on the ABNS oral board examination

This course addresses neurosurgery and neuroscience research across the continuum of scientific inquiry: clinical research, translational research, comparative effectiveness research and bench/basic science research. In this comprehensive course, you will hear from scientific leaders in neurosurgery/neuroscience research, about surgeon- and institutional-level factors that enhance your success as an early career investigator. The course will be beneficial to neurosurgery residents and junior faculty interested in pursuing careers as surgeon-scientists/researcher.

Disclosure(s):

Owoicho Adogwa, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Laura Snyder, MD, FAANS: No relevant disclosure to display

Presentations:

2:31 PM – 2:38 PM EST

Introduction
2:39 PM – 2:50 PM EST

Negotiating Your First Job: Components of Academic Spine Surgeon Contract
Speaker: Philip R. Weinstein, MD, FAANS (he/him/his) – University of California, San Francisco
2:51 PM – 3:02 PM EST

What I Should Have Known Before Signing My First Contract
Speaker: Scott Meyer, MD (he/him/his) – Atlantic Neurosurgical Specialists
3:03 PM – 3:14 PM EST

Thinking Ahead, Structuring Your First 5 Years for Success
Speaker: John Knightly, MD, FAANS (he/him/his) – AANS
3:15 PM – 3:22 PM EST

Question & Answer Session
3:23 PM – 3:35 PM EST

ABNS Oral Boards: Structure and Important Timelines. Why Should You Care?
Speaker: Russell R. Lonser, MD – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
3:36 PM – 3:47 PM EST

Tips for Success on the ABNS Oral Board
Speaker: Alexander E. Ropper, MD – Baylor College of Medicine Neurosurgery
3:48 PM – 4:00 PM EST

From Ideas to Fundable Projects
Speaker: Wilson Z. Ray, MD (he/him/his) – Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
4:01 PM – 4:09 PM EST

Question & Answer Session
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM EST

Survival Guide to Your First Year in Practice
Speaker: Laura Snyder, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute
Speaker: Michael Bohl, MD – Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates