1. What are the 5 most important resources for you at MUSC and/or your prior institution? Why? What additional resources will you look for at your next institution?

2. Satish N. Nadig MD, PhD, FACS Assistant Professor of Surgery, Microbiology and Immunology Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC The Basic Science Grand Slam: A Junior Faculty Perspective … from draft day to the World Series

3. Disclosure Founder and Chief Medical Officer of ToleRaM Nanotech, LLC I have no other relationships to disclose

4. Negotiating your contract Emphasize your role on the future team Establish your goals and objectives Interview prepared Get to know your team Understand your career goals and what you are aiming for Establish a short-term, medium-term and long term plan The Draft “Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand.” ―Leo Durocher

5. I. The Minor Leagues “There are three types of baseball players: those who make it happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happens.” - Tommy Lasorda

6. The Playing Field “How can I play baseball when I'm worried about foreign policy?” Charles M. Shulz “How can I play baseball when I'm worried about foreign policy?” ―Charles M. Shulz “Of 373 surgeons who completed a fellowship, only 6 (1.8%) received a K award; Of these, 3 subsequently obtained R level funding.”

7. Practice Makes Perfect Balancing Science with Surgery Collaborate with those who are focused on research endeavors Realize your sense of urgency will be different than those around you Pursue joint grants and co-authored papers to establish your team “Baseball really is a glorified game of throw and catch. And if you don’t have guys around you who throw it really well, you can’t compete for long.” -Tucker Elliot

8. Pursue Foundation Grants Write grants that will set up the home run (i.e. K or R) Pursue internal forms of funding while working on extramural funding Don’t be afraid of rejection… embrace it. First At Bat (Don’t swing for the fences) “Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” -Babe Ruth

9. Establish your Batting Average Publish with your team Secure funding Career Development Grants Early Stage Grants Make yourself marketable for the Major Leagues (‘hire a good agent’) “In baseball, as in other things, the harder you work the luckier you get” - Anonymous “In baseball, as in other things, the harder you work the luckier you get.” - Anonymous

10. Mentorship in stages Multiple Mentors Learn from their experience Periodically realign your vision Listen to everyone, but “Pick your Pitch” Trust your Coaches “During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at bats a season. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.” - Mickey Mantle

11. II. The Major Leagues “Ninety percent of this game is half mental.” - Yogi Berra

12. Think Outside the Batter’s Box Alternative Sources of Funding Entrepreneurship STTR/SBIR Surg Endosc July 2014 “ You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six.” - Yogi Berra

13. Focus on the Strike Zone Can’t Do everything Once established clinically, tailor your practice Utilize the support of your partners Support them in turn Accept harsh criticism both clinically and in the lab Touch base with the lab daily Formalize lab meetings Establish joint lab meetings “ I didn't get over 1300 walks without knowing the strike zone” -Wade Boggs

14. Personal Game Assessed what MUSC had to offer Confirmed the mission of basic science with the leadership Delineated my plan Did not reinvent the wheel Requested to be part of an established scientist’s lab Prior to starting, formed my “team” Established (Establishing) a niche Weekly lab meetings combined with Nanocarrier Group Meetings every 2 weeks Formulation of the SCIT (South Carolina Investigators in Transplantation) Having Fun! When they start the game, they don't yell, "Work ball." They say, "Play ball." -Willie Stargell

15. I. The Grand Slam “When the guy comes up to the plate, there’s always a chance where he can get a grand slam and everybody forgets about all the times he missed.” –Brian Mcknight

16. Grand Slam Significant Extramural Funding Create a machine for a lab that runs on autopilot Establish strong lasting collaborations Stay Fulfilled Clinically “One idea” that moves into clinical trials “Baseball Transplant is not a sport you can achieve individually.” – Curt Schilling (modified)

17. The Team TIBL Members Carl Atkinson, PhD (Co-Director) - Scott Esckilsen - Kunal Patel, MD - Danh Tran - Qi Chen, MD - Grace Bazzle - Ryan Finnegan - Sulaiman Alhudhaiti Bioengineering - Ann-Marie Broome, PhD, MBA Division of Transplant Surgery - P. Baliga, MD - K. Chavin, MD, PhD - J. Mcgillicuddy, MD - C. Bratton, MD - H. Li, MD