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The 2004 Ogura Lecture: Matching Graduate Education With Societal Need
Author(s) -
Weymuller Ernest
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1097/01.mlg.0000154721.47421.3b
Subject(s) - otorhinolaryngology , head and neck surgery , flexibility (engineering) , graduate medical education , nothing , medical education , perspective (graphical) , matching (statistics) , medicine , computer science , management , surgery , artificial intelligence , philosophy , epistemology , pathology , accreditation , economics
Objectives/Hypothesis: A number of prior Ogura lecturers have focused on the need to change residency education in otolaryngology—head and neck surgery; nothing has changed. The present discussion is based on the notion that graduate medical education should reflect societal need. Study Design: Lecture. Methods: Information on graduate medical education is presented. Results: The information presented substantiates the maldistribution of otolaryngologists and the mismatch of the design and output of our programs from the perspective of public need. Conclusion: It is proposed that the American Board of Otolaryngology should take the lead in substantive change with the targets being 1) providing flexibility in program design, 2) a 1‐year reduction in core training in otolaryngology, and 3) expanded interaction with family medicine.