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Commentary on “Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Physician Workforce Issues An Analysis for Future Specialty Planning” by Kim, Cooper, and Kennedy

Published:2012-01-31 Issue:2 Volume:146 Page:203-205
ISSN:0194-5998
Container-title:Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
language:en
Short-container-title:Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

Author:

Pryor Shannon P.¹,Brodsky Linda²,Chandrasekhar Sujana S.³,Zaretsky Lauren⁴,Taylor Duane J.⁵,Yaremchuk Kathleen L.⁶,Pillsbury Harold C.⁷

Affiliation:

1. Kensington, Maryland, USA

2. ENT Associates PLLC, Amherst, New York, USA; Expediting the Inevitable, Amherst, New York, USA

3. Otology / Neurotology, New York Otology, New York, New York; Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

4. Otolaryngology Associates of Long Island, Port Jefferson, New York; Stony Brook University, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, Stony Brook, New York, USA

5. Le Visage ENT & Facial Plastic Surgery, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

6. Department of Otolaryngology, Sleep Medicine, and Clinical Practice Performance, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA

7. Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill–School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Abstract

An impending physician shortage has been projected. The article by Kim, Cooper, and Kennedy, titled “Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Physician Workforce Issues: An Analysis for Future Specialty Planning,” is an attempt to evaluate and address this potential shortage as it applies to otolaryngology. The authors of this comment have concerns about the article’s assumptions, design, and recommendations. Kim et al attempt to extrapolate data from other specialties and other countries to the US otolaryngology workforce, use that data in modeling methods without demonstrated validity, and based on their analysis, they recommend drastic changes to otolaryngologic training and practice in the United States. Particularly troublesome are (1) the emphasis placed on gender and part-time work and (2) the measurement of productivity defined as hours worked per week. Before redefining our specialty, more thorough and systematic data acquisition and review are necessary to meet the needs of our patients now and in the future.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Otorhinolaryngology,Surgery

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0194599811433979

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