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…
Endoscopic, expanded endonasal approaches (EEAs) were developed through the collaboration between skull base surgeons (otolaryngologists and neurosurgeons) and neuroradiologists. Full endonasal access to the skull base required a visualization tool…
Just as the practice of otolaryngology has changed over the years, so too the educational enterprise that supports the growth and development of the field continues to evolve. Changes in…
This article discusses the rationale and indications for image-guided fine needle aspiration and biopsy of a spectrum of head and neck masses, with an emphasis on CT-guided procedures in the…
Endoscopic surgery using an expanded endonasal approach now allows surgical access to an increasing range of parasellar, suprasellar, clivus, and petrous apex lesions. Accurate preoperative planning requires proper interpretation of…
