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  • 1Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA. colinpero@yahoo.com

Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery : Official Journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
|March 4, 2008
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Academic otolaryngology residency programs can effectively rebuild after disasters. Reorganization of didactic schedules and clinical sites improved resident education and supervision post-Hurricane Katrina.

Area of Science:

  • Academic Medicine
  • Disaster Preparedness
  • Otolaryngology Education

Background:

  • Academic otolaryngology residency programs face significant challenges after disasters.
  • Rebuilding requires strategic planning for faculty, curriculum, and clinical operations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline disaster planning, didactic reorganization, and clinical realignments for rebuilding otolaryngology residency programs.
  • To analyze objective measures of resident education pre- and post-Hurricane Katrina.

Main Methods:

  • Described reorganization strategies for faculty, didactics, and clinical sites.
  • Analyzed resident supervision, case loads, attendance, and examination scores.
  • Evaluated the impact of new practice sites on patient availability.

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Main Results:

  • Faculty numbers shifted, with an increase in private-academic partnerships enhancing supervision.
  • Resident complement decreased slightly, while surgical case loads remained stable.
  • Reorganized didactic schedules improved attendance and maintained high examination scores.
  • New practice sites ensured adequate patient volume for training.

Conclusions:

  • Post-disaster reorganization successfully maintained or exceeded pre-disaster educational standards.
  • Effective communication and data retrieval systems are critical and require advance preparation.