Teachers favor fewer lectures, more learner-centered approach led by students
Landing Your First Otolaryngology Job
Tips for medical residents transitioning from training to job market
SM14: Otolaryngologists Learn, Network, Teach at Annual Conference
Panel discussions and keynote speeches stress importance of education, mentorship for medical trainees, and physician role in healthcare costs at the Triological Society’s Combined Sections Meeting in Miami Beach, Fla. in January
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
COSM13: Physician Advocates Early Specialization in Head and Neck Surgery for Residents
Revised education model would let residents explore specialty earlier, help meet demand for more surgeons, otolaryngologist Randal S. Weber, MD, told physicians at the Triological Society’s 116th annual meeting during the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings
Avoiding Career Burnout Can Be a Challenge for Otolaryngologists
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
Resident Tips: Private and academic practitioners offer career advice
For residents embarking on their professional careers or physicians changing a career, navigating the many issues involved in making a decision that will significantly affect both their professional and personal lives can be daunting and challenging. To provide some guidance, practicing physicians with many years of experience in their respective careers discussed these issues during a session held here Sept. 13 at the 2011 American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) Annual Meeting.
A New Way to Learn: Residency programs use medical simulation to fill training gaps
In May, Marcelo Antunes, MD, chief resident of otorhinolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, was able to practice bilobed flaps on pig’s feet at an ORL Rising Chief Boot Camp held at Penn Medicine Clinical Simulation Center in Philadelphia. While he had previously experienced medical simulation during his otolaryngology residency, the boot camp put the methodology in proper context for Dr. Antunes, who is particularly interested in facial plastics.
A Prevalent Problem: Studies report sleep deprivation in colleagues, patients
Among the issues highlighted here last month at SLEEP 2011, the 25th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, was the effect of inadequate sleep on both the health of the individual and on society at large. Two studies presented at the meeting, for example, looked at the effects of inadequate sleep on health care providers and the risks posed to their health and the health of their patients. Another study put into context just how underreported inadequate sleep and sleep disorders are and elaborated on the challenge this poses to otolaryngologists and others who are on the frontlines managing these disorders.