In this Leveling Up episode of the PRS Global Open Deep Cuts Podcast, Dr. Jeffrey Janis—Editor-in-Chief of PRS Global Open—talked about his highly individualized approach to teaching residents, whether it is actually possible to motivate people, the Yerkes Dodson curve, what degree of preparation and dedication he demands of his residents and of himself, how to manage patients in the outpatient clinic setting, what drives him to remain involved in research and academia, and the lessons to be learned from his cigar collection.

Read a classic PRS Global Open article by Dr. Janis and Dr. Paige Hackenberger, "Demonstrating Excellence in Plastic Surgery Residency": https://bit.ly/Excellence_PS_Residency

Dr. Jeffrey Janis is a Professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, the Chief of Plastic Surgery at University Hospital, and the Co-Director of the Center for Abdominal Core Health. He holds adjunct appointments as a Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Surgery. He completed his undergraduate degree at the Washington University in St Louis, followed by medical school at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, and an integrated plastic surgery residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He stayed on as faculty at UT southwestern, eventually becoming program director of the residency program, before departing for the Ohio State University in 2013. Dr. Janis is the Editor in Chief of PRS Global Open, where this podcast is published. He currently serves on the Board of Governors for the American College of Surgeons, and is the former president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Council of Educators in Plastic Surgery, the Migraine Surgery Society, and the American Hernia Society; an the former chair of the board of trustees for ASPS. He has authored hundreds of peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, as well as several books, including the Essentials of Plastic Surgery, a book used by residents, fellows and surgeons on a daily basis. His current surgical practice focuses on abdominal wall reconstruction, migraine surgery, and breast surgery.

Your host, Dr. Puru Nagarkar, is a board-certified plastic and hand surgeon, and Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

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