A shortage of otolaryngologists is predicted for the coming decades, primarily because of an aging population and aging workforce. However, many factors affect the agility of the workforce to expand or contract. This article discusses what is known about factors of the current otolaryngology workforce, including trends in residency and fellowship training, diversity of the specialty, its geographic distribution, and the challenges of caring for an aging population. Predicting the shortage and possible solutions through modeling is complex and prone to errors caused by incomplete data and assumptions about otolaryngology's similarity to other specialties of medicine at large.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.otc.2020.05.016 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Novel Machine-Learning Modeling of Facial Trauma Volume With Regional Event and Weather Data.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
January 2025
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Objective: Facial trauma volume is difficult to predict accurately. We aim to understand the capacity of climate and regional events to predict daily facial trauma volume. This can provide epidemiologic understanding and subsequently tailor workforce distribution and scheduling.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBarriers to Research for Academic Otologists/Neurotologists in the United States.
Otol Neurotol
February 2025
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD.
Objective: The physician-scientist workforce is shrinking in the United States. Academic otologists/neurotologists face a diverse set of barriers to successful careers. We aimed to characterize the factors affecting contemporary otology/neurotology surgeon-scientists.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEvolving Trends and Future Demands in ENT Procedures: A Nationwide 10-Year Analysis.
J Clin Med
December 2024
Department of ENT, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
: This study aims to investigate the trends in otology, rhinology, and head and neck (H&N) operations over the past decade in England. These trends will allow for predictive modelling to forecast the demand over the coming years to aid workforce and resource planning in ENT. : Hospital Episode Statistics data were extracted between April 2012 and April 2023.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHead & neck surgical oncology: Success in private practice.
Am J Otolaryngol
December 2024
Emory Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, GA, United States of America.
Background: Due to its complexity and multimodality treatment needs, traditional delivery of head and neck cancer care often occurs in a multidisciplinary cancer center, frequently in a university-based program in an urban setting. Fellowship training opportunities for subspecialty-focused head and neck surgeons have increased over recent years. There is a persistent concern that the number of newly minted Head & Neck Surgeons graduating each year outpaces the number of university-based employment opportunities, and that the workforce does not match the job opportunities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBasic ENT training for enhanced healthcare worker knowledge, attitudes and practices in a resource-limited setting: a pre-post and post-post cross-sectional study.
BMJ Open
December 2024
Bill and Joyce Cummings Institute of Global Health, University of Global Health Equity, Kigali, Rwanda.
Introduction: Diagnostic errors in ear, nose and throat (ENT) diseases are prevalent among healthcare workers (HCWs) in resource-limited settings, yet comprehensive data that describe HCW knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) regarding ENT disease management remains scarce. Further, the impact of basic ENT training on HCW KAP in such settings is largely undetermined.
Objective: We assessed HCW KAP before and after basic training in ENT disease management.
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!