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Dr. Maisel looked toward the not-so-distant future when writing about the employment of electronic health records in his July 2005 Bulletin column. “The electronic medical record, which already has had its name changed to electronic health record (EHR), will be in every doctor’s practice as the belief pervades that it improves patient safety, allows transportability of records, and is useful for all responsible physicians to understand a patient’s previous medical history.” Supporting women in otolaryngology was another important goal for Dr. Maisel during his presidential term. Writing in his final Bulletin column in September 2005 he said, “Our efforts to support women in otolaryngology and to ensure equal footing for all continues. It is evidenced by having two women on the Executive Committee, which meets regularly four times a year and acts as the Board of Directors between meetings. Continuing in the Bulletin he said, “The opportunity to be your President has been a highlight and an absolute delight in my career and I am deeply honored that you offered me the trust to serve you.” Dr. Maisel was indeed grateful for his time in leadership and carried wonderful memories of the people he met and served with during his time in office, including predecessor, M. Jennifer Derebery, MD, and successor, C. Ron Cannon, MD. Reflecting on his experience in office as well as the future of the specialty he said, “I think that the Academy continues to be strong...we have terrific leadership in Washington...we have terrific young people coming up and finding a chance to participate and grow into leadership [and they] will get more out of it than they put in, just as I did. The technology is spectacular, the opportunities to do robotic surgery, to learn how to use artificial intelligence. I’ve had a wonderful experience since the first meeting I went to in 1973.” Dr. Maisel is a professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Minnesota where his main research areas include surgery to relieve obstructive sleep apnea.

In October 2004, in his first Bulletin column as president he wrote, “My message during my campaign for this office was simple: SERVE. The letters represent five key components of our Academy’s mission: Scope of-practice; Educate; Reimburse; Value outcomes and energize; Engage all members.” Dr. Maisel leveraged the power of advocacy during visits to Capitol Hill, where he once met with United States Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, MD, a surgeon from Tennessee, to discuss issues facing the AAO HNS, such as malpractice reform and audiology scope of practice. Dr. Maisel also had the opportunity to address the International Federation of ORL Societies (IFOS) during its World Congress in Rome. IFOS is an organization representing over 50,000 otolaryngologists from approximately 120 member societies. As Dr. Maisel recalled, “[I was] speaking right after the cardinal of Rome gave his talk where he thanked our specialty for making the Pope’s [Pope John Paul II] suffering from his final disease so much less trying, because of the tracheostomy that was done so that he could breathe easily. And he essentially blessed us as a specialty, which was kind of exciting to me.” people coming up and finding a chance to participate and grow into leadership [and they] will get more out of it than they put in, just as I did. The technology is spectacular, the opportunities to do robotic surgery, to learn how to use artificial intelligence. I’ve had a wonderful experience since the first meeting I went to in 1973.” I think that the Academy continues to be strong... we have terrific leadership in Washington...we have terrific young

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