Department of Surgery

In keeping with its mission of excellence in residency education, the Department of Surgery has formed the Residency Writing Program. This program provides residents who wish to publish academic manuscripts with support in the form of literature reviews, manuscript formatting advice, general writing assistance, access to surgery outcome data and statistical analysis. The following links provide some guidance with respect to writing effective manuscripts.

Anatomy of a Paper
How to Write a Research Paper
Information Synthesis
Clinical Research: A Practical Guide
Seven Easy Steps to Publishing
Writing an Abstract
Writing Good Abstracts

LEVELS OF PUBLICATION IMPORTANCE

1. Letter to the Editor
   
2. Invited Commentary
   
3. Non-Peer Reviewed Review or Transaction
   
4. Case Report or Published Abstract
   
5. Peer Reviewed Review
   
6. Peer Reviewed Article (low-impact journal
   
7. Peer Reviewed Article (mid- to high-impact journal

LEVELS OF PRESENTATION IMPORTANCE

1. UK Symposium
   
2. Local Meeting
   
3. State Meeting
   
4. Regional Meeting
   
5. National Meeting: Everything Accepted
   
6. National Meeting: Juried Acceptance
   
7. Invited Presentation: Unsponsored
8. Invited Presentation: Sponsored