Rational resident research requirements: Reevaluating goals for research in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residency programs

The ACGME has identified six core competencies for otolaryngology resident physician training, two of which (practice-based learning and systems-based learning) require that residents use up-to-date medical research to provide the best patient care. [...]residents must learn how to interpret published research. [...]considerable efforts are now being put into analyzing and improving teaching styles in the operating room8; into videotaping9 and analyzing management of emergencies10; and into creating longitudinal databases to track what happens to residents after graduation.10 In fact, the term faculty development itself has morphed from faculty sabbaticals and professional enrichment to in- creasing faculty members' ability to teach residents.11 The same rational approach can be used with resident research requirements.