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Transitions from the Academic Heap: New Directions Within the System

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I practiced in a golden age of physiology. We built on an age of resuscitation, and medicine had not yet become molecular. I joined Peter Safar’s world and was paid to work in the ICU, under Ake Grenvik’s supervision, as resident, fellow, and junior staff. Our explication of the physiology to resolve opposing viewpoints gained us authority and led to publications that rationalized promotion. Getting authority also required physical presence when the admitting physicians came to visit, which cost time at home.

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    Airway novice is defined as pre-lab intubation experience less than 10 intubations.

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Snyder, J.V. (2016). Transitions from the Academic Heap: New Directions Within the System. In: Crippen, D. (eds) The Intensivist's Challenge. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30454-0_5

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