Published: July 15, 2024

Congratulations to the 2024 CORE Grantees

CORE grants recognize innovation in otolaryngology for generating new diagnostics, therapeutics, knowledge, and breakthroughs.

In 2024, 34 grant opportunities were available for the CORE Study Section, totaling over $715,000. Notably, the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) contributed $310,000 specifically toward these grants.

Since 1985, CORE has awarded more than 625 grants and more than $13 million for research projects, research training, and career development to further the specialty of otolaryngology. Congratulations to the 2024 CORE recipients! View the list of recipients here.

Below is a heatmap that shows the geographical spread of CORE applicants and awardees in 2024.

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Have you considered applying for a CORE grant? Read about the experiences of three CORE grant recipients from previous years in the “2024 CORE Spotlights,” also in this issue of the Bulletin, or visit the CORE Grants Program webpage. Applications for the 2025 grant cycle will open fall 2024. For more information about this year’s awardees, visit the 2024 CORE Grant Recipients page.

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2024 CORE Spotlights

Myriam Loyo Li, MD, MS, Renee B. Hartl, MD, AuD, and Carissa M. Thomas, MD, PhD, share their experiences with the CORE Grants Program.

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Announcing the Incoming Leadership of the International Advisory Board

Hector de la Garza-Hesles, MD, from Mexico, and Cem Meco, MD, from Turkey, have been appointed as the 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 IAB Chairs-Elect of the IAB, respectively.

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Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Through Pipeline Programs

The Wake Forest University School of Medicine’s mentorship program provides a blueprint to encourage preclinical medical students to consider a career in our specialty.

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Stories from the Road: Resource Exchange International-Vietnam

For nearly 30 years, REI-Vietnam has sent teams of otolaryngologists to Vietnam, focusing on education in the major otolaryngology teaching facilities in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

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A Novel, AI-Based Method of Mitigating Prior Authorization Denials

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Working a dual public/private model in New Zealand offers opportunities to teach and handle complex cases together with the sense of control that comes with private practice.

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Meet your 2024 AAO-HNS/F Board of Directors.

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2024 Presidential Citations

Four individuals are recognized by the AAO-HNS/F President for prestigious Presidential Citations.

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Pearls for Your Prep: Making Your Experience at #OTOMTG24 Truly Extraordinary

From schedule preparations and general wellness tips to engaging and connecting with your peers, your colleagues offer these pearls to start planning for #OTOMTG24 today!

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Clinical Practice Guideline: Age-Related Hearing Loss

The new guideline provides 11 evidence-based key action statements to guide clinicians in treating patients who are candidates for screening or treatment of ARHL.

Realized Potential of the Reg-ent Clinical Data Registry

The Reg-ent Clinical Data Registry has collected data over its eight years to extract valuable insights for research inquiries and advocacy efforts.

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Driving Quality in Otolaryngology through CPGs and ECSs

Academy members can propose topics for clinical practice guidelines and expert consensus statements, serve on development panels, and review draft documents as peer reviewers or during public comment.

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Enhancing Patient Care through Data-Driven Practice

Exploring the intersection of quality improvement, evidence-based medicine, and the Reg-ent clinical data registry.

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Evidence in Otolaryngology: The Benefits of the Cochrane Collaboration

A review of the history, current state, and future of evidence-based medicine in otolaryngology with a focus on the Cochrane Collaboration.

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Depression in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

More must be done to prioritize psychological screening and interventions for patients with head and neck cancer.

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Financial Toxicity in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

As clinicians and policymakers, it is our responsibility to address financial toxicity and support patients through their cancer journeys.

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Otolaryngologists with Disabilities: An Opportunity for Inclusion

A personal commitment to support and create the necessary space for success for our colleagues with disabilities to thrive in practice and our Academy.

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The Milan System for Salivary Gland Cytopathology

This system to standardize and improve reporting of fine needle aspiration findings can help guide clinicians and patients when discussing the necessity, urgency, and extent of surgery and prognosis with an identified parotid gland lesion.

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2024 Highlights of Research and Quality Initiatives

The engagement of our dedicated members fuels our research continuum cycle to be in constant motion, propelling us forward.

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We live in a world of near constant change. "...Focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new."

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