Abstracts are
now closed for oral presentations
and posters for the 2025 Symposium on
Recent Advances in Otitis Media.
Trainees submitting abstracts are also
eligible to apply for travel awards to
support the cost of travel to present at
the meeting. Abstract submissions will
no longer be accepted after March 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern
time zone. For any questions, please
contact Kavita Dedhia at dedhiak@chop.edu.
Abstract
Submissions Are Now Closed
Other Program
Details
Surgeon's Program
This year's International Society of
Otitis Media (ISOM) meeting will include
the option of a surgical skills lab
focused on Eustachian tube dilation and
various in-office ear tube placement
devices. This supplementary program will
take place on the second day of the ISOM
meeting (Tuesday, June 17th). During
general registration, please indicate
your interest in the Surgeon's program
to receive additional information on
this event.
ISOM Banquet - Tuesday evening June 17,
2025 Banquet tickets -
Attendees $140 per
person; Trainees - $50 per person
The College of
Physicians of Philadelphia, founded in
1787, is one of the oldest professional
medical organizations in the country.
Twenty-four
physicians of 18th-century Philadelphia
gathered "to advance the science of
medicine and to thereby lessen human
misery."Today, nearly 1,500 Fellows
(elected members) continue to convene at
the College and work toward better
serving the public.
Throughout its
history, the College has provided a
place for medical professionals and the
general public to learn about medicine
as both a science and as an art.
This historic
spirit continues in our current mission:
advancing the cause of health while
upholding the ideals and heritage of
medicine.
America's finest
museum of medical history, the Mutter
Museum displays its beautifully
preserved collections of anatomical
specimens, models, and medical
instruments in a 19th-century "cabinet
museum" setting. The museum helps the
public understand the mysteries and
beauty of the human body and to
appreciate the history of diagnosis and
treatment of disease.
Today, the Museum
enjoys a steadily rising reputation with
annual attendance exceeding 130,000
visitors. Enjoying international
popularity, the Museum has been featured
on countless TV programs and specials
and is the subject of two best-selling
books.
The Mutter Museum
of The College of Physicians of
Philadelphia began as a donation from
American surgeon Thomas Dent Mutter, MD
(1811-1859), who was determined to
improve and reform medical education.
Dr. Mutter stipulated that by accepting
his donation of 1,700 objects and
$30,000, the College must hire a
curator, maintain, and expand the
collection, fund annual lectures, and
erect a fireproof building to house the
collection.
The first building
to house the Museum was completed in
1863 and was located on Locust and 13th
Streets. When The College of Physicians
built its current home at 19 South 22nd
Street in 1909, the Museum relocated
with its original cases.
Since Dr. Mutter's
donation, the Museum collection has
grown to include more than 25,000
objects.
The College has
held true to its promise to Dr. Mutter
since he donated his collection in 1859.
Today the Museum enjoys steadily rising
international popularity and has been
featured in a film by the Quay Brothers,
a documentary on the Discovery Channel,
and two best-selling books.