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Getting Published (More) Quickly
When I led the trauma research program at a Level I trauma center, the fastest research project I ever pulled off took 9 months. In January one of my trauma surgeons had a BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal). Thankfully the study design went through the IRB relatively fast and by April we were collecting data. In July we started writing, and an eager team was able to pull together a manuscript in a month. The paper was submitted on a random afternoon in September ... and accepted

Sarah Spilman
10 hours ago


Stop the Bleed: Even a Mascot Can Do It
Cy the mascot learns to stop the bleed in Des Moines, Iowa

Sarah Spilman
4 days ago


So you want to be an author?
Research authorship rubric for trauma centers

Sarah Spilman
Jan 28
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