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Being a National Leader in Surgery: Roles, Responsibilities, and Opportunities

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This chapter focuses on the author’s experience in leadership of national organizations developed over a 40-year career. It discusses the path to leadership as well as the possible roles of a leader. As the needs of organizations differ, the importance of recognizing the groups’ needs is stressed. Finally, the opportunity inherent in leadership is detailed. Just as there are opportunities to lead, pitfalls may derail those chances, and some of these issues are discussed.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, KY, USA

    J. David Richardson

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  1. Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

    Charles R. Scoggins

  2. The James Comprehensive Cancer, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

    Raphael E. Pollock

  3. Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Colombus, Ohio, USA

    Timothy M. Pawlik

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Richardson, J.D. (2018). Being a National Leader in Surgery: Roles, Responsibilities, and Opportunities. In: Scoggins, C., Pollock, R., Pawlik, T. (eds) Surgical Mentorship and Leadership. Success in Academic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71132-4_25

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