Legacy of Excellence Digital Flipbook

Chapter 1: 1997 – 2001

The location of our Annual Meeting may change from year to year, but one fact remains constant: each meeting features the very best in continuing education programs. Attendees will discover scientific sessions and instruction courses providing the latest advances in medical science, practice management, and patient care. I can guarantee you will find educational opportunities that are invaluable to your personal and professional advancement. Finally, our gathering offers a chance to reinforce bonds with colleagues.”

– Charles J. Krause, MD, 1996-1997 President, May 1997 Bulletin

To further embrace the global community throughout programs and services, for the first time a joint meeting was held with another society, the Spanish Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, in conjunction with the 1998 Annual Meeting. In 1999, when the ICS added societies representing Korea, Hong Kong, and Brazil, it also offered joint meetings at the 1999 Annual Meeting open to all attendees. The commitment to embracing and enhancing international attendees during the Annual Meeting continued with joint meetings at the 2000 Annual Meeting with the Colombian Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Federation of Otolaryngological Colleges and Societies of the Mexican Republic, and Portuguese Society of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, and 2001 Annual Meeting with the Lebanese Society of ORL-HNS, Brazilian Society of Otolaryngology, and; Brazilian Society of Head and Neck Surgery. “Fortunately, your Academy has recognized early that the globalization of specialized medical care has been a reality, not a prediction…with the programs undertaken by our Academy and the support of our membership, the world will continue to view the AAO-HNS/F as the marketplace for ideas for the latest advancements in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery,” shared Dr. Pillsbury in the November 1998 Bulletin . To that point, the Academy implemented several new outreach initiatives to bring together the global otolaryngology community. In 1997, the Humanitarian Efforts Committee established an

online database of international programs for which members could dedicate their time, knowledge, and resources in serving underserved population around the world. In 1998, the Boards of Directors approved two travel scholarships for non-U.S. vising scholars to attend the next Annual Meeting. In 2001, the AAO HNSF announced the International Guest Scholarship program designated to foster and promote travel of a distinguished scholar to attend the Annual Meeting and to visit outstanding otolaryngology centers in the U.S. Another milestone for the program was in 2001 when, for the first time, joint meetings were held outside of the Annual Meeting program with the Turkish Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Society and the Panhellenic Society of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery. Additionally, two new membership categories were created to better support the global otolaryngology community: International Internet Member and International Fellow. With the foundation of the International Program fully established, Dr. Gluckman put out a call for an even greater expansion of international efforts in the November 2000 Bulletin , “The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery is now in a position to formally develop an international outreach initiative, building on an already active program to attain a level of communication that will allow us to reach our colleagues throughout the world…The time has now come to further raise the Academy’s profile throughout the world with the cornerstone of our new initiative being our new internet strategy, which will permit us to disseminate our wealth of educational materials to otolaryngologists wherever they may be.”

2001: The Millennium Society was formed as a special endowment society for members’ gifts.

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