Navigating Promotion in Thoracic Surgery
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Updated: Jul 11, 2025

Electromagnetic Navigation Transthoracic Nodule Localization for Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
Published on: May 4, 2022
Marko T Boskovski1, Elaine E Tseng1
1Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco and San Francisco VA Medical Center, 500 Parnassus Avenue, MUW 405, Box 0118, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Abstract:
The academic promotion process in thoracic surgery can appear nebulous to many young surgeons. However, at most institutions, clear promotion criteria exist for specific academic tracks, and they are based on factors such as clinical excellence, research/investigation, funding, education/teaching, service, health policy, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), ethics, quality and safety, and health care delivery. A thorough understanding of the promotion process is the key to successful advancement in academia.
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