Becoming a department chair in otolaryngology requires a combination of clinical skill, academic success, and administrative ability. Several current chairs share their unique paths, challenges, and advice for thriving in this demanding leadership role.
The Resident Bowl team is collecting questions for the annual Resident Bowl happening at the 2026 Triological Society Combined Sections Meeting, January 22-24, in Orlando, Fla.
Accord-ing to a 2021 Laryngoscope article, “Gender-Based Pay Discrimination in Otolaryngology,” “female otolaryn-gologist are paid 77 cents on the dollar compared to their male colleagues.
The Resident Bowl team is collecting questions for the annual Resident Bowl happening at the 2025 Triological Society Combined Sections Meeting, January 23-25, in Orlando, Fla.
The Triological Society (TRIO) has been awarded an R25 grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) to establish the Neely National Clinician–Scientist Mentorship Network. This program aims to cultivate the next generation of otolaryngologist–scientists through comprehensive mentorship, training, and networking opportunities. It will be the first national mentorship network for otolaryngologist–scientists.
While proponents of value-based care indicate that the cost savings and efficiency of the system are inherently quality based, it remains to be seen how that will play out at the patient–physician relationship level
Having a paper published in The Laryngoscope, the country’s oldest and largest otolaryngology peer-reviewed journal, is a goal and point of pride for researchers in the field of otolaryngology.
Many otolaryngologists are going back to school mid-career to pursue advanced degrees that teach topics applicable to healthcare that aren’t covered in medical school, allow surgeons to expand their knowledge base and skill sets, improve job satisfaction, and support career advancement.
We may be at a saturation point in otolaryngology where the number of fellows is as high as it’s going to get, but who knows what the future holds?
