The gastrointestinal tract
Chapter 6 The gastrointestinal tract Introduction The digestion and absorption of food is a complex process, which depends on the integrated activity of the organs of the alimentary tract. Food…
Metabolic aspects of malignant disease
Chapter 18 Metabolic aspects of malignant disease Introduction The clinical signs and symptoms in patients suffering from cancer are often directly related to the physical presence of the tumour. For…
Disorders of haemoproteins, porphyrins and iron
Chapter 17 Disorders of haemoproteins, porphyrins and iron Introduction Haemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying pigment of blood, consists of a protein, globin, and four haem molecules. Globin comprises two pairs of polypeptide…
How to Manage Difficult Situations and Decisions: Conflict Resolution
Fig. 12.1 Types and levels of conflicts (after Westbrook-Stevens). Conflicts range from the impersonal that tend to be of low severity to the personal that are characterized by high severity…
What Does It Mean to Be an Underrepresented Minority Leader in Surgery?
2013 US population [6] (%) 2013 US medical school matriculants [7] (%) 2008 US surgical residentsa [9] (%) 2013 US surgical facultya [8] (%) 2013 US surgical tenured professorsa…
Leadership Theories and Styles
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Melina R. Kibbe and Herbert Chen (eds.)Leadership in SurgerySuccess in Academic Surgery10.1007/978-3-319-11107-0_4 4. Leadership Theories and Styles Melina R. Kibbe1 (1) Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 N….
Leadership in Surgery
Fig. 2.1 Structure of team action projects in surgery Fig. 2.2 Example of team composition Formal preparation should be followed by leadership auditions. Every participant in the Leadership Development Program…
Women as Leaders in Surgery
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Melina R. Kibbe and Herbert Chen (eds.)Leadership in SurgerySuccess in Academic Surgery10.1007/978-3-319-11107-0_15 15. Women as Leaders in Surgery Diana Farmer1 , Connor Long2 and Julie Ann Freischlag3 (1) Department of Surgery, UC Davis School of…
How Culture Influences Leadership Styles
Cluster Countries Nordic Europe Denmark, Norway, Finland Germanic Europe Germany, Austria, the Netherlands Latin Europe Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Israel, Switzerland Eastern Europe Slovenia, Poland, Hungary, Russia, Georgia, Greece, Albania…
Change Management: How to Effectively Lead a Cultural or Organizational Change
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Melina R. Kibbe and Herbert Chen (eds.)Leadership in SurgerySuccess in Academic Surgery10.1007/978-3-319-11107-0_13 13. Change Management: How to Effectively Lead a Cultural or Organizational Change K. Craig Kent1 (1) Department of Surgery, University…
