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Building a Health Services Research Program

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Success in Academic Surgery: Health Services Research

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Successful research related to surgical health services and outcomes requires organized effort and infrastructure. A combination of committed and well-trained investigators, well-managed resources, and a clear mission and vision form the basis for a strong surgical health services research program.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, 30 N 1900 E, 3B110 SOM, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA

    Samuel R. G. Finlayson M.D., M.P.H.

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Correspondence to Samuel R. G. Finlayson M.D., M.P.H. .

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  1. Associate Chair for Faculty Development, Department of Surgery, Henry King Ransom Professor of Surgery Chief, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    Justin B. Dimick

  2. Associate Professor of Surgery, WARF Professor of Surgical Research Director, Wisconsin Surgical Outcomes Research (WiSOR), Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

    Caprice C. Greenberg

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Finlayson, S.R.G. (2014). Building a Health Services Research Program. In: Dimick, J., Greenberg, C. (eds) Success in Academic Surgery: Health Services Research. Success in Academic Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4718-3_24

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