Getting promoted.

Department of Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2001 Apr;121(4 Suppl):S17-8. doi: 10.1067/mtc.2001.114133.

Promotion is an active process. At the beginning of his or her academic career, the surgeon should begin planning for this process. Surgeons need to understand the promotion documents at their institutions and to have a timetable for achieving tenure at the appropriate time.