Proper planning can ensure that your solo practice will be just as successful as the most popular group practices
Tips on Starting a Successful Otolaryngology Practice
Steps to help physicians set personal and professional goals, define their scope of practice, determine which services to offer, and avoid common mistakes when launching a private practice
How Underfunded Graduate Medical Education Programs May Affect Otolaryngology
Graduate medical education is underfunded, and the implications of this will affect the future of the otolaryngology workforce
Clinical Vignettes 101
How to develop, write, and submit a clinical vignette for presentation at a scientific meeting
Work Hour Limits for Medical Residents Spur Otolaryngologists to Rethink Patient Handoffs
Physicians discuss ways to make care transitions smooth and smart as handoffs become more frequent
New Initiatives Aim to Improve Residency Application, Program Evaluation
Standardized recommendation letters, a new residency program review process, and enhanced accreditation system seek to streamline admissions, uphold physician excellence
SM13: TRIO President Calls for Medical Education Improvements
Jesus Medina, MD delivers his presidential address to the Triological Society Jan. 24 at the organization’s Combined Sections Meeting.
Participation in Athletics May Make for a Better Otolaryngologist
A new study suggests that serious participation in athletic activities is the best determiner of a good clinician
Empathy for Patients on the Decline Among Medical Students and Residents
Studies show that distress, burnout, and depression in medical students and residents have contributed to a recent decrease in their empathy for patients
Tough Situations: Residents discuss ethics-fraught cases
Residents in the general surgery program at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., participate in monthly “pizza grand rounds,” in which they discuss ethics-fraught situations they encounter. Some of the situations are the subjects of papers published in Surgery. Here are summaries of a few of those published situations. The papers intentionally do not mention the actions ultimately taken, so that the attention remains on the principles and questions involved.