Chair of surgery
Carol Scott-Conner1, Mary Hooks
1Department of Surgery, University of Iowa, Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA. Carol-scott-conner@uiowa.edu
American Journal of Surgery
|October 5, 2010
Abstract:
There are several essential qualities required for success as a chair of surgery. These include determination and resilience, thoughtful planning, superb organization skills, a balance of hard (accounting, management and finance) and soft skills (interpersonal including faculty development), and careful execution is absolutely essential as is a commitment to maintaining momentum.
