title: Chair of surgery.
abstract: There are several essential qualities required for success as a chair of surgery. These include determination and resilience, thoughtful planning, superb organization skills, a balance of hard (accounting, management and finance) and soft skills (interpersonal including faculty development), and careful execution is absolutely essential as is a commitment to maintaining momentum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Iowa, Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA. Carol-scott-conner@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scott-Conner
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hooks
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D040381:Education, Public Health Professional / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*