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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY–HEAD AND NECK SURGERY

Training Assessment and Fellowship Utilization

TABLE 3.9: Subspecialty Areas Not Utilized After Fellowship Training: Otology

Percent Not Practicing Subspecialty Area

Subspecialty Area

Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

86% 62% 62% 52% 52% 33% 29% 24% 14%

Endocrine Surgery

Head and Neck Oncology Sleep Medicine/Surgery

Laryngology

Allergy

Rhinology

Neurotology

Pediatric Otolaryngology

Otology

0%

TABLE 3.10: Subspecialty Areas Not Utilized After Fellowship Training: Pediatric Otolaryngology

Percent Not Practicing Subspecialty Area

Subspecialty Area

Neurotology

84% 59% 48% 46% 45% 15%

Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Endocrine Surgery

Allergy

Head and Neck Oncology

Otology

Sleep Medicine/Surgery

7% 7% 5% 2%

Rhinology

Laryngology

Pediatric Otolaryngology

TABLE 3.11: Subspecialty Areas Not Utilized After Fellowship Training: Rhinology

Percent Not Practicing Subspecialty Area

Subspecialty Area

Neurotology

95% 73% 72% 70% 54% 50% 45% 38% 16%

Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Otology

Endocrine Surgery

Laryngology

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Head and Neck Oncology Sleep Medicine/Surgery Pediatric Otolaryngology

Allergy

Rhinology

1%

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