title: [Structured residency training program for otolaryngology: a trendsetting principle].
abstract: A concept for an ORL residency training program is necessary because of personnel bottlenecks, quality assurance and benchmarkings. We have created a 2.5 years' program, which is based on 6 pillars: 1. Acquisition of the necessary specialist knowledge by the resident in self-study. 2. Weekly attendance of training lectures according to a study timetable, a monthly specialist seminar to discuss case examples. 3. Weekly presentation by the resident on an article from the current literature, alternating with a presentation on cases and a morbidity and mortality conference. 4. Annual 60 min learning target test. 5. Definition of a surgical training calendar oriented to the new national ORL training regulations. 6. Internal operation course with preparative exercises in anatomy and visit to an operations course at a renowned otolaryngology clinic each year. After 2.5 years of the training time a revision course is introduced. In this way a basic training will be guaranteed for all residents, which can be assessed by the annual test. Finally, the construction of a further training curriculum should lead to an improved transparent training, a higher standard of quality and improved staff satisfaction.
authors: Klinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde, Kopf-, Halschirurgie und plastische Operationen, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Deutschland. jens.meyer@hno.uni-luebeck.de
authors: J E
authors: JE
authors: Meyer
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Wollenberg
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends*; D005858:Germany; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends*