AMPC Members Share Personal Mentor Stories
Annual Meeting Program Coordinator, Daniel C. Chelius, Jr., MD, and AMPC Members Share Personal Stories of How Mentors from the Annual Meetings Enriched Their Lives
Daniel C. Chelius, Jr., MD
Annual Meeting Program Coordinator
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
—Benjamin Franklin
“Tell me about your favorite teacher.” It’s one of my favorite interview topics; it never fails to make the individual smile, relax, and paint an incredible portrait of an influential mentor and role model. As I think of my cherished teachers, I often revisit specific conversations that were emblematic of both their wisdom and effectiveness.
One of the core aspects of attending the Annual Meeting is the opportunity to have these conversations and to learn from the very best in otolaryngology—our esteemed faculty on the program.
Whether clinical, personal, or professional in nature, the conversations I’ve had at the Annual Meeting over the years have informed and sharpened my decisions back at home. Mentors have inspired me to find solutions for difficult clinical scenarios, to navigate key career decisions, and to move initial ideas to operational success. As I’ve worked closely with the members of the Annual Meeting Program Committee (AMPC), we often speak of the individuals who have inspired us that we’ve met by attending the meeting. This is where the seeds of mentorship and friendship were planted for many of us, and those experiences inform our decisions as we craft each year’s program.
Much as Benjamin Franklin mused, the faculty come not only to present, but to invite each of us to learn together and define who we are and where we’re going as a profession.
I look forward to seeing you in Philadelphia and learning together.
Following are a few of the incredible teachers that our AMPC members cherish and who you can meet at the Annual Meeting.
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“Richard M. Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, MBA, has been doing update talks on otitis media and ventilation tubes at the AAO-HNSF Annual Meetings for as long as I can remember; I know that the hour spent listening to him will keep us all up to date. He can connect with the audience, and the room is always full. Through much of my career, I brought my daughter to the Annual Meeting, either with a nanny or with hotel babysitting. This took some juggling. The year she was four, we were standing in the hall outside the meeting rooms, trying to figure out logistics, when K.J. Lee, MD, came up to her and started talking to her. He was high profile at that time, being the editor of the book most of us used to get through our board exams. He was very warm and friendly, and it was reassuring to be acknowledged and supported even in that small way. These small gestures mean so much.”
—Michele M. Carr, DDS, MD, PhD
Michael J. Brenner, MD
—Michael J. Brenner, MD
Eileen M. Raynor, MD
—Eileen M. Raynor, MD
Mark K. Wax, MD
—Mark K. Wax, MD