This is the first in a series of upcoming articles from the Society of University Otolaryngologists-Head and Neck Surgeons (SUO).
Residency versus Fellowship in Otolaryngology: What is Practiced and Referred after Graduation?
Two studies presented at recent Triological Society meetings, both of which surveyed former otolaryngology residents about current otolaryngology surgical training and postgraduate practice and referrals, shed light on the direction in which the specialty’s training may need to move.
‘Mind-Body-Spirit’: Holistic Otolaryngologists Have a Different Perspective
Of the more than 13,000 health care providers who are members of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, exactly three of them officially practice holistic otolaryngology as members of the American Holistic Medical Association, which itself is only about 1,000 members strong and just now entering its 30th year.
The Sleep Medicine Certification Examination Has Arrived
On November 15, Pell Ann Wardrop, MD, walked into a testing center, where she sat down at a computer and took an exam.
The ‘Medical Home’: A New Deal for Doctors or Gatekeeper Redux?
If primary care physicians are to be believed, home is where the patient is-the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PC-MH), that is.
Collaboration Between Otolaryngologists and Audiologists Can Benefit Both
Philip Mark Brown, MD’s audiologist coworkers keep him apprised of the current state of the art regarding the available battery of audiologic tests.
‘The Bad Old Days Are Gone’: Turf Battles Recede as Otolaryngologists and Allergy Leaders Communicate and Collaborate
An Otolaryngologist as Flight Surgeon: One Doctor’s Experience in Operation Iraqi Freedom
This is a short narrative of the experience of this otolaryngologist, who was deployed to Iraq to participate in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Otolaryngologists on the Front Lines
Maintenance of Certification: An Update
Many of us think of certification as passing the written and oral exams given by the American Board of Otolaryngology (ABOto).