http://www.enttoday.org Career Development Topic Rss http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/1441087/Turn_a_Fellowship_into_a_Career_Learn_how_to_match_up_with_the_right_program.html <p>The opportunity to gain more surgical experience as a facial plastics fellow was enticing to Hussein Samji, MD, MPH, as he finished his residency at Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, Calif., in 2010. But after exposure to some of the more mundane aspects of the subspecialty during screening interviews, Dr. Samji said he knew it wasn&rsquo;t the career path for him.</p> 2012-01-13T15:47:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/1362833/Resident_Tips_Private_and_academic_practitioners_offer_career_advice.html <p>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&ndash;Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) Annual Meeting.</p> 2011-10-10T19:49:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/1333847/A_Boost_for_Research_The_Triological_Societys_grants_help_physician-scientits_la.html <p>It can be difficult to launch a career as a physician&ndash;scientist, especially when budget cuts are making research funding harder to find&mdash;and this is doubly true for a small specialty like otolaryngology. That challenge is the reasoning behind the Triological Society&rsquo;s grant programs. The society, which has awarded more than $2.5 million in grants since 1994, promotes research into the causes and treatments of ear, nose and throat diseases.</p> 2011-09-02T18:57:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/1333837/Personalized_Care_Study_highlights_which_patients_would_benefit_from_a_second_ro.html <p>Balancing the risks and benefits of concurrent reirradiation and chemotherapy for recurrent head and neck cancers is difficult for physicians at even the most experienced centers. Research recently published in <em>Cancer</em>, however, suggests that selection of patients who may benefit from this therapy should be based on the patient&rsquo;s previous treatment and the amount of time that has elapsed since initial treatment...</p> 2011-09-02T18:05:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/1333805/Return_on_Investment_2010_grant_winners_discuss_their_research_spending.html <p>The otolaryngology treatments of tomorrow are the research of today, but somebody has to pay for it.</p> 2011-09-02T17:26:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/1309331/Work_Overload_Sense_of_achievement_key_to_combating_professional_burnout.html <p>Most microvascular and reconstructive free-flap head and neck surgeons experience at least moderate professional burnout, according to a study published in October 2010 in the <em>Archives of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery</em>.</p> 2011-08-02T18:22:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/1237643/Literature_Review_A_roundup_of_important_recent_studies.html 2011-07-04T18:29:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/1077457/Online_Exclusive_Listen_to_Dr__Pillsburys_COSM_presentation.html <p>Guest of Honor shares thoughts, lessons.</p> 2011-06-09T19:47:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/1074085/Words_of_Wisdom_Guest_of_Honor_shares_thoughts_lessons.html <p>Harold Pillsbury, MD, chair of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, is known as one of the more colorful figures in his field, with a bright smile&mdash;usually accompanied by a bow tie&mdash;and a forthright demeanor.</p> 2011-06-01T17:30:00Z http://www.enttoday.org/details/article/1025773/Otolaryngologist_Pioneers_New_Practice_Model_Dr__Russell_heralds_hospitalist_rol.html <p>On July 1, after five years in the department of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center, most recently as chief resident, Matthew Russell, MD, is joining the faculty there as an assistant professor. Normally, that career arc is not nationally noteworthy.</p> 2011-02-28T21:22:00Z