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Hello everyone,
I came across an interesting article recently (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/24316790/) that basically talks about whether the specialty name should change from 'Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery' to just 'Head and Neck Surgery'. I know programs like UCLA have changed their entire department name to Head and Neck Surgery already, and some residents I've spoken to also seem to want the specialty name to change simply to Head and Neck Surgery. I would like to know (especially from an attending viewpoint) whether such name change is likely in the near future. Would it hurt private practice if we started calling ourselves head and neck surgeons instead of Ears Nose and Throat doctors?
I came across an interesting article recently (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/24316790/) that basically talks about whether the specialty name should change from 'Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery' to just 'Head and Neck Surgery'. I know programs like UCLA have changed their entire department name to Head and Neck Surgery already, and some residents I've spoken to also seem to want the specialty name to change simply to Head and Neck Surgery. I would like to know (especially from an attending viewpoint) whether such name change is likely in the near future. Would it hurt private practice if we started calling ourselves head and neck surgeons instead of Ears Nose and Throat doctors?