Ryan Matthew W, Quinn Francis B
Department of Otolaryngology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9035, USA.
Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2007 Dec;40(6):1191-4, v. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2007.08.001.
Just as the practice of otolaryngology has changed over the years, so too the educational enterprise that supports the growth and development of the field continues to evolve. Changes in otolaryngology education have been driven by multiple internal and external factors. These changes need to be understood, and a proactive, cooperative approach by the members of this specialty is required to help shape the future in a way that will ultimately benefit both patients and the specialty itself. Rapid growth in the clinical sciences, accelerating technologic developments, and expanding quality improvement initiatives mandate that modern otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeons actively engage in continuing education. As described in many of the articles in this issue of the Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, the resident in otolaryngology is graduating into a career of lifelong learning.
正如多年来耳鼻咽喉科学的实践发生了变化一样，支持该领域发展的教育事业也在不断演变。耳鼻咽喉科教育的变化受到多种内部和外部因素的驱动。需要理解这些变化，并且该专业的成员需要采取积极主动、合作的方式，以有助于塑造未来，最终使患者和该专业本身都受益。临床科学的快速发展、技术的加速进步以及质量改进计划的不断扩大，要求现代耳鼻咽喉头颈外科医生积极参与继续教育。正如本期《北美耳鼻咽喉科临床》中的许多文章所描述的那样，耳鼻咽喉科住院医师毕业后将投身于终身学习的职业生涯。
