In the second episode of this new collaboration between BTK and Annals of surgery, we discuss another hot topic: academic surgery. Specifically, we discuss dedicated research time for residents and how surgical leaders think about building the academic surgery enterprise. This discussion was inspired by a couple of recent papers in Annals of Surgery that stirred up a lot of conversation on social media which can be found below. 

Host: Cody Mullens, MD MPH — general surgery resident at University of Michigan current BTK Surgery Education Fellow (@Cody_Mullens)

Guest: Justin Dimick, MD MPH — Fredrick A Coller Distinguished Professor and Chair of Surgery at the University of you Michigan and Editor in Chief at Annals of Surgery (@jdimick1)

Papers: 

Career Trajectory After General Surgery Residency Do Academic Program Graduates Pursue Academic Surgery?

https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/abstract/2025/05000/career_trajectory_after_general_surgery_residency_.10.aspx

Training the Surgeon-scientist: Time (and Money) Well Spent?

https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/citation/9900/training_the_surgeon_scientist__time__and_money_.1318.aspx

Introducing a New Annals of Surgery Section Professional Development for the Contemporary Surgeon

https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/fulltext/2025/08000/introducing_a_new_annals_of_surgery_section_.8.aspx

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