Cultivating and Recruiting Future Otolaryngology Residents: Shaping the Tributary

C W David Chang; Stacey T Gray; Sonya Malekzadeh; Eric J Dobratz; Barry M Schaitkin; Marita S Teng; Marc C Thorne; Mona M Abaza

doi:10.1177/0194599818797091

Cultivating and Recruiting Future Otolaryngology Residents: Shaping the Tributary

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Jan;160(1):8-10. doi: 10.1177/0194599818797091. Epub 2018 Aug 21.

Authors

C W David Chang¹, Stacey T Gray^{2

3}, Sonya Malekzadeh⁴, Eric J Dobratz⁵, Barry M Schaitkin⁶, Marita S Teng⁷, Marc C Thorne⁸, Mona M Abaza⁹

Affiliations

¹ 1 Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
² 2 Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
³ 3 Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
⁴ 4 Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
⁵ 5 Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
⁶ 6 Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁷ 7 Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
⁸ 8 Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
⁹ 9 Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA.

PMID: 30126331
DOI: 10.1177/0194599818797091

Abstract

The future vibrancy, relevancy, and strength of our specialty depend on cultivating a pipeline of resident otolaryngologists who embody what our society wishes to become. In attracting, seeking, and nourishing physicians of all stripes, we offer several considerations regarding medical student education and the residency selection process.

Keywords: application; characteristics; education; medical students; otolaryngology; pipeline; residency; resident selection.

MeSH terms

Career Choice*
Education, Medical, Graduate / organization & administration
Female
Humans
Internship and Residency / organization & administration*
Male
Otolaryngology / education*
Personnel Selection / organization & administration*
Program Evaluation
United States