SPECIAL COURSE

 Monday, February 28, 2011   —  2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

CAREERS IN INVESTIGATIVE PATHOLOGY: GET PUBLISHED!



COURSE DIRECTORS:
Massimo Loda, M.D.
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

David M. Berman, M.D., Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Course Description
If investigative pathology is the “road less travelled,” publishing is the key to traveling this road. Your publications show where you have been and where you are going; they are the single most important measure of success in academics. This course will call on established experts in Pathology and in publishing to help you produce a great paper and shepherd it successfully through the publication process.

Introductory Remarks
David M. Berman, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD and
Massimo Loda, M.D., Harvard Medical School and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
“Getting Your ‘Script Together: A Stepwise Approach to Manuscript Preparation”
Christine A. Iacobuzio-Donahue, M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
  • Recognize when it is time to write up a project.

  • Organize manuscript preparation into a stepwise process.

  • Seek and assemble feedback from colleagues and co-authors.
Achieving Cohesion and Clarity in Scientific Writing
Kathryn B. Carnes, M.D., University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
  • Outlining the paper.

  • Developing effective topic sentences.

  • Writing for linear flow.
“Ethics in Pathology Publishing: Giving Credit Where Credit is Due”
Gene P. Siegal, M.D., Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
  • Appropriately negotiate authorship and authorship order.

  • Understand the responsibilities of editors.

  • Responsibly review scientific manuscripts.
“Important Considerations when Submitting a Scientific Manuscript”
Brian Rubin, M.D., Ph.D., Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute and Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland, OH
  • Choosing editors and reviewers.

  • Avoiding publication delays.

  • Responding to critiques.
“Taking Aim: Impact in Publishing”
Stephen J. Galli, M.D., Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
  • How to define scientific impact.

  • How publishing at different levels of impact affects career development and satisfaction.
Panel Discussion with Questions from the Audience