Although nothing in didactic form approaches the learning experience of the real world, the educational process up to graduation is based on a teacher-directed model of learning. Active engagement in…

The lifeblood of any specialty is innovation and discovery. It is important for the field of otolaryngology and its patients that we identify, recruit, train, and develop the next generation…

Learning to apply the ever-expanding volume of clinical literature to patient care is critical for the next generation of physicians. This evidence-based medicine (EBM) offers much to improve patient care…

Technical skill is only one component of overall surgical competency, but it has been one of the most difficult to measure. Assessment methods are currently subjective and unreliable, and include…

Surgical education and training have progressed through the centuries, with the most commonly used model being the apprentice model. With advances in medical knowledge and practice, the apprentice model has…

Over the course of the last decade fundamental changes have occurred in residency training. The basis of these changes has been rooted in the desire to simultaneously improve the quality…

Today’s academic faculty was typically trained under an education system based entirely on didactic lectures. However, if the aim is to teach thinking or change attitudes beyond the simple transmission…

Five decades ago, otolaryngology dealt primarily with infectious diseases of the head and neck. The quality of otolaryngology residency training programs was inconsistent and mostly determined by the institution and…