title: Association for Academic Surgery presidential address: Toward self-actualization in academic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. slemaire@bcm.edu
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: LeMaire
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000592:standards*; D002322:Career Mobility; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept