Analysis of the workforce and otolaryngology specialty planning

摘要

I am writing regarding the article by Kim, Cooper, and Kennedy concerning workforce issues in otolaryngology. I have a significant interest in this area as I have published several articles over the past decade. I first heard of this accepted publication on the morning of the Workforce Committee meeting during the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) Annual Meeting. I was struck by the concept that many of the positions in this article were not representative of the committee's deliberations. On a larger scale, however, several items merit discussion.