Young Surgical Investigators Conference
Speaker Presentations

North Bethesda, MD
March 3-5, 2006

The Surgical Research Committee of the American College of Surgeons presented the Eighth Biennial Young Surgical Investigators Conference on March 3-5 of 2006 to assist surgeons entering the process of obtaining extramural, peer-reviewed grant support for their work. The goal of this conference was to introduce young surgeons to the process, the content, the style, and the people involved in successful grant-writing and interactions with the National Institute of Health (NIH).  Senior surgeon-scientists and staff members of the NIH served as faculty. 

Listed below are ten PowerPoint presentations given by the faculty during the conference. These presentations provide information about grant writing strategies, funding options and advice on obtaining funding, trends in surgical research funding, available resources, and the structure and programs of the NIH. 

Presentations Providing an Overview of Surgical Research Environment

• Opening Lecture: The Surgeon Scientist in the New Biomedical Research Era
  George K. Gittes, MD, FACS
• Clinical Research
  Timothy G. Buchman, MD, FACS
• Longmire Lecture: The Ten Step Method to Investigative Success
  Michael W. Mulholland, MD, FACS
• Grantsmanship Overview
  Colleen Brophy, MD, FACS 

Presentations on Types of Grants and Being a Successful Researcher

• Outcomes Research in Surgery (280K PDF)
  John D. Birkmeyer, MD, FACS
• Grant Preparation: An Expert’s Perspective (130K PDF)
  Michael T. Longaker, MD, FACS
• K08 and Career Development Awards
  Robert W. Thompson, MD, FACS
• Extramural Funding at the NIH
  Eileen W. Bradley, DSc, CSR, NIH 

Presentations About the NIH Organizational Structure and Related Programs

• The Institutes/Centers (465K PDF)
  Richard A. Ikeda, PhD, NIGMS, NIH
• NIH Research Training
  Carolyn Strete, PhD
• Loan Repayment and Scholarship Program (515K PDF)
  Alfred C. Johnson, PhD

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2006 Young Surgical Investigations Conference

Revised May 8, 2006

 

Surgical Research Committee