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Annual Fund
Your gift to the Foundation’s Annual Fund advances the specialty and improves patient care by providing flexible support for its highest-priority programs, including CORE research grants, humanitarian and international outreach, resident leadership development, clinical guidelines, and quality measures.
Eugene N. Myers, MD Global Education Fund
Expands access to continuing education for physicians practicing in low-income and resource-challenged countries. It honors Eugene N. Myers, MD, FRCS Edin (Hon), and his lifelong dedication to global otolaryngology education and improved patient care worldwide.
Hal Foster, MD Endowment
Your charitable gift to the Foundation’s Hal Foster, MD Endowment helps ensure the future of the specialty for the next generation. The earnings generated from endowment investments support major initiatives over the long term as well as named and directed endowments.
Millennium Society
Donors who make a charitable gift of at least $1,000 will automatically become part of the Foundation’s Millennium Society. Members of the Millennium Society receive exclusive benefits.
Bobby R. Alford, MD Research Grant
The Bobby R. Alford MD Endowment was established to honor Dr. Alford’s dedication to the specialty of otolaryngology and commitment to education and training, by endowing a research grant in his name.
Harry Barnes, MD Endowment
This endowed grant supports innovative research in otolaryngology–head and neck surgery while helping promising investigators advance their research careers. It honors Bobby R. Alford, MD, and his legacy of achievement in patient care, education, research, and physician training.
Resident and Young Physician Future Leaders Fund
Supports leadership and professional development opportunities for residents and early-career otolaryngologists. Gifts help prepare emerging physicians to become future leaders within the specialty and their communities.
Women in Otolaryngology Endowment
Provides a lasting source of funding for research and initiatives that advance the professional development of women in the specialty. Gifts support meaningful opportunities in leadership, mentorship, education, and innovation—helping women otolaryngologists thrive and shape the future of patient care.
Education & Global Engagement
Supports an accomplished international otolaryngologist in attending the Annual Meeting and completing a short-term U.S. observership, with preference given to candidates from Japan. It promotes global professional exchange and the advancement of otolaryngology education and patient care.
Provides an international female otolaryngologist with the opportunity to attend the Annual Meeting and participate in a short-term U.S. observership. The scholarship advances international education while supporting the professional development of women in the specialty.
Awarded to a meritorious international otolaryngologist from Latin America, enabling him/her to participate in the AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO EXPOSM and engage in a two-week observership at a U.S. Center of Excellence.
