Promoting the advancement of otology and audiology: a history of the Thomas Wickham-Jones (TWJ) Foundation.

IF 0.8 4区医学 Q3 OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY Journal of Laryngology and Otology Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-21 DOI:10.1017/S0022215124001191

M Wickham-Jones, M Bailey

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Objectives: For 50 years, the Thomas Wickham-Jones (TWJ) Foundation has promoted the advancement of otology and audiology in the UK and Republic of Ireland through a series of overseas Fellowships and other grants.

Methods: The paper examines the history of the Foundation since its establishment in 1974, drawing upon the Foundation's archives and personal recollections. The analysis is located within a framework concerning the factors that shape the success or failure of a foundation including vision, strategy, information, leadership and finance.

Results: The activities of the TWJ Foundation are charted over five decades, and the governance of the Foundation is detailed. Particular attention is given to the Major Fellowships offered, at first in North America, and to their subsequent development into the Foundation's current rotation.

Conclusion: The paper offers an assessment of the TWJ Foundation's impact on the training of otologists in the British Isles and concludes with a brief self-reflective analysis.

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促进耳科学和听力学的发展：托马斯-威克姆-琼斯（TWJ）基金会的历史。

目标：50年来，托马斯·威克姆-琼斯（TWJ）基金会通过一系列海外奖学金和其他赠款，促进了英国和爱尔兰共和国耳科和听力学的进步。方法：本文考察了基金会自1974年成立以来的历史，借鉴了基金会的档案和个人回忆。该分析位于一个框架内，涉及影响基金会成功或失败的因素，包括愿景、战略、信息、领导力和财务。结果：TWJ基金会的活动被绘制成五十年的图表，基金会的治理被详细描述。特别注意的是最初在北美所提供的巨额奖学金，以及它们后来发展成基金会目前的轮询。结论：本文对TWJ基金会对不列颠群岛耳科医生培训的影响进行了评估，并以简短的自我反思分析作为结论。

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Journal of Laryngology and Otology 医学-耳鼻喉科学

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3.20

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11.80%

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593

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3-6 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Laryngology & Otology (JLO) is a leading, monthly journal containing original scientific articles and clinical records in otology, rhinology, laryngology and related specialties. Founded in 1887, JLO is absorbing reading for ENT specialists and trainees. The journal has an international outlook with contributions from around the world, relevant to all specialists in this area regardless of the country in which they practise. JLO contains main articles (original, review and historical), case reports and short reports as well as radiology, pathology or oncology in focus, a selection of abstracts, book reviews, letters to the editor, general notes and calendar, operative surgery techniques, and occasional supplements. It is fully illustrated and has become a definitive reference source in this fast-moving subject area. Published monthly an annual subscription is excellent value for money. Included in the subscription is access to the JLO interactive web site with searchable abstract database of the journal archive back to 1887.