Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Beth Israel Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY.
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2014 Apr;4(4):321-8. doi: 10.1002/alr.21268. Epub 2014 Jan 9.
Rhinology has rapidly evolved as a subspecialty over the past decade. The professional activities of rhinology faculty in otolaryngology residency programs is an important defining feature of this process but remains incompletely understood.
An examination of faculty profiles of otolaryngology residency programs in the United States was performed to examine the professional activities of rhinologists. An anonymous, web-based survey of rhinology faculty was also performed to query professional activities and career satisfaction.
Nine percent of chairmen and 12% of residency program directors were rhinologists. The number of full-time rhinology faculty members varied significantly among departments (mean 1; range, 0-4). Rhinology faculty members were noted to have a high number of scientific publications over the past 5 years (mean 15 per faculty), a high level of membership to the American Rhinologic Society (90%) and modest levels of membership to other societies. As reported by the 45 respondents who successfully completed the survey, higher percentages of professional time was devoted to clinical medicine when compared with administrative and research activities. Inflammatory sinusitis represented the most common clinical condition treated, and there was variability with respect to other disorders and procedures. Career satisfaction scores were highest for medical and surgical care, teaching activities, financial and emotional well being, and overall career to date. Lower satisfaction scores were noted for research and administrative activities and for balance of personal life with work.
This study further defines the professional, clinical, and surgical activities of academic rhinologists. Continued analysis of the subspecialization of rhinology is required.
鼻科学作为一个亚专科在过去十年中迅速发展。耳鼻喉住院医师培训计划中鼻科学教师的专业活动是这一过程的一个重要特征，但仍不完全了解。
对美国耳鼻喉住院医师培训计划中的教师资料进行了检查，以检查鼻科学家的专业活动。还对鼻科学教师进行了匿名的、基于网络的调查，以查询他们的专业活动和职业满意度。
9%的主席和 12%的住院医师项目主任是鼻科学家。全职鼻科学教师的数量在不同部门之间差异很大（平均 1；范围，0-4）。鼻科学教师在过去 5 年中有大量的科学出版物（平均每位教师 15 篇），他们是美国鼻科学会（American Rhinologic Society）的高会员（90%），其他学会的会员水平适中。在成功完成调查的 45 名受访者中报告，与行政和研究活动相比，他们将更多的专业时间用于临床医学。治疗的最常见临床病症是炎症性鼻窦炎，其他疾病和手术也存在差异。对医疗和外科护理、教学活动、财务和情感健康以及迄今为止的整体职业的满意度得分最高。对研究和行政活动以及个人生活与工作的平衡的满意度得分较低。
本研究进一步定义了学术鼻科学家的专业、临床和外科活动。需要对鼻科学的专业化进行持续分析。
