The Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Eye and Ear has been awarded an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Back to Bedside grant.
The Back to Bedside initiative is designed to empower residents and fellows to develop transformative projects that foster meaning and joy in their work. It also allows them to engage on a deeper level with their patients. By creating a learning collaborative made up of resident- and fellow-led research teams, this program encourages trainees to create innovative strategies for increasing time with patients and improving physician and patient well-being.
This year, the Back to Bedside program funded 33 of more than 200 proposals, which are to be completed by 2021. The Mass. Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School team will focus on "humanizing the head and neck cancer patient." It will be led by otolaryngology residents Alessa Colaianni, MD, Ashley Miller, MD, Suresh Mohan, MD, Krupa R. Patel, MD, Tara E. Mokhtari, MD, and Ciersten A. Burks, MD. Stacey T. Gray, MD, and Mark A. Varvares, MD, FACS, will serve as project mentors.