Legacy of Excellence Digital Flipbook

LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE

Chapter 5: 2017 – 2021 An Era of Innovation to Advance the Specialty in an Ever-Changing Healthcare Climate...........................................181 New Logo and Branding Launched in 2018: We Are One: Otolaryngology United for Patient Care............................182 Strategic Plans Building the Framework and Setting the Course...........183 Members of the Specialty Unity Summit (SUS).....................................184 Enhancing Specialty Unity: Internally and Externally ...........................185 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion..............................................................186 Advocating for the Specialty...................................................................189 Research and Quality...............................................................................196 Education: The Evolution of Learning ...................................................202 The AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO Experience: The Academy’s Steadfast Backbone.......................................................205 Connecting the Global Otolaryngology Community..............................208 Future of Otolaryngology and Wellness..................................................211 125 Strong Campaign..............................................................................213 The Trusted Source for Patient Information............................................213 Concluding Thoughts..............................................................................214 A Global Pandemic: COVID-19...........................................................215 The Global Otolaryngology Community Responds to the COVID-19 Pandemic....................................................................216 AAO-HNS/F Response ..........................................................................216 The Value of Leadership..........................................................................218 Financial Relief and Support .................................................................218 Trends Impacting the Future of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery....................................................................................219 Exceptionality: An AAO-HNS/F Standard..............................................220 Shout Out for Specialty Unity.................................................................221 Gregory W. Randolph, MD President from 2016 – 2017....................................................................223 Gavin Setzen, MD President from 2017 – 2018....................................................................225 Al Merati, MD President from 2018 – 2019....................................................................227 Duane J. Taylor, MD President from 2019 – 2020....................................................................229 Carol R. Bradford, MD, MS President from 2020 – 2021....................................................................231 Through the Years ...................................................................................233

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