1  Cover

      2  List of Contributors

      3  Preface

      4  Section I: Successful Career 1 Defining and Re‐Defining Success 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Success Mindsets 1.3 Prerequisites Are Internal Factors Required to Become Successful 1.4 Methods Are Conscious Actions One Should Take to Pave the Road to Success 1.5 Enhancers or Catalysts Are External Factors that Enhance One's Chance of Success 1.6 Inhibitors Are Internal or External Factors that Diminish One's Chance of Success Reference 2 Qualities of Research Scientists: Personality and Leadership Attributes of Research Team Members 2.1 Leadership 2.2 Personality and Interpersonal Relationships 2.3 Continuous Self‐Assessment 2.4 Tips for Developing a Leader‐Quality Scientist References 3 Building a Personal Vision Statement 3.1 Personal Vision Statement and Portfolio Overview 3.2 Getting Started 3.3 Vision Statement in Action 3.4 Rules to Guide Vision Statement Development 3.5 Conclusions References Further Reading 4 Creativity and Novel Hypotheses 4.1 Creativity and Science 4.2 What Are Mind Maps? 4.3 Mind Maps and Novel Hypotheses References 5 Confidence and Its Impact on Your Aspiring Career 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Sources of Confidence 5.3 Influence of Confidence on Your Career 5.4 Confidence Spectrum 5.5 Dunning‐Kruger Effect 5.6 Importance of Feedback 5.7 Overcoming Confidence Issues References 6 Career Satisfaction and Its Determinants 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Determinants of Career Satisfaction 6.3 Career Satisfaction in Medicine 6.4 Research and the Physician‐Scientist 6.5 Career Satisfaction and Productivity 6.6 Conclusions References 7 Spiritual Dimensions of Biomedical Research 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Virtues in Research 7.3 A Christian‐Platonic Background of Virtues 7.4 Skills Versus Wisdom 7.5 A Crystallizing Example Acknowledgment References 8 Publishing in Academic Medicine: Does It Translate into a Successful Career? 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Dissemination of Knowledge and Impacting Patient Care 8.3 Becoming a Recognized Expert 8.4 Academic Promotion 8.5 Professional Standing 8.6 Personal Satisfaction 8.7 Editorial Benefits 8.8 Professional Contacts 8.9 Summary: Does Publishing Scholarly Articles Translate into a Successful Scientific Career? Reference 9 Assessing a Researcher's Scientific Productivity and Scholarly Impact 9.1 Introduction 9.2 The h‐Index 9.3 Criticisms of the h‐Index 9.4 Modifications and Extensions of the h‐Index 9.5