Resources for Mentees, Mentors, and Researchers
Mentoring in Surgery
JSCOR has compiled a list of resources and papers that we believe will help mentees and mentors benefit more from their relationship. Understanding the dynamics and factors at play is key to a successful and productive relationship.
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Mentorship Program Pairs Public Health and Surgery to Improve Practice and Outcomes (2018)
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Faculty-Student Mentoring Program to Enhance Collaboration in Public Health Research in Surgery (2017)
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Men's Fear of Mentoring in the #MeToo Era - What's at Stake for Academic Medicine? (2018)
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Characteristics of Successful and Failed Mentoring Relationships: A Qualitative Study Across Two Academic Health Centers (2014)
How To Do Outcomes Research
Below are linked resources that have investigated successful ways do to outcomes research. Of note, this is not a complete list of resources but is a nice place to get started. More resources can be found in the linked articles.
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A Checklist to Elevate the Science of Surgical Database Research
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Guide to National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) & Pediatric NSQIP
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Adherence to Methodological Standards in Research Using the National Inpatient Sample
How To Write a Paper
Below are linked resources that we have found to be helpful in the writing process for both students and people in all stages of their academic career.
Guide to Statistics and Medicine
JAMA released a series about statistics and medicine on January 29th, 2020. It is meant to help clinicians and researchers of all levels on a variety of topics. All of the articles can be found on the link below:
https://jamanetwork.com/collections/44042/guide-to-statistics-and-medicine