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Direct costs included advertising, candidate travel, relocation, and onboarding. Indirect costs reflected lost productivity during an estimated 4\u2010month vacancy period, modeled as one\u2010third of annual salary, plus reduced productivity during the first year after hiring, modeled as a 25% productivity loss applied to annual salary.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Data included 1673 otolaryngology faculty across 6 academic ranks. Median annual salaries ranged from $101,929 for instructors to $890,771 for department chairs. Direct recruitment costs were estimated at $20,200 per hire. Indirect costs averaged approximately 58% of annual salary. Total estimated turnover costs ranged from $79,659 for instructors to $539,816 for department chairs, representing approximately 60% to 78% of annual compensation depending on rank.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Faculty turnover in academic otolaryngology imposes substantial financial costs, often exceeding two\u2010thirds of a physician's annual salary. These findings underscore the importance of proactive retention strategies addressing key drivers of turnover, including administrative burden, reduced physician autonomy, and burnout. Investments in physician well\u2010being and organizational support may yield significant returns through improved care continuity, academic productivity, and departmental stability.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Level of Evidence<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>N\/A.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/ohn.70480","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,1]],"date-time":"2026-10-01T12:41:11Z","timestamp":1790858471000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Cost of Turnover in Academic Otolaryngology Departments"],"prefix":"10.1002","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-2941-669X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kiran","family":"Abraham\u2010Aggarwal","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Global Labor and Work School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University Ithaca New York USA"},{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery Weill Cornell Medicine New York New York USA"},{"name":"Department of Medicine Weill Cornell Medicine New York New York USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-3957-7821","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Daniel","family":"Spertus","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine Weill Cornell Medicine New York New York USA"},{"name":"Department of Economics University of Southern California Los Angeles California USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5002-5474","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Amar","family":"Sheth","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery Stanford Healthcare Stanford California USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4768-4545","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"John","family":"McCarthy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Global Labor and Work School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University Ithaca New York USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-3290-9802","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"David C.","family":"Parajon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Global Public Health New York University New York New York USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7700-1621","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ashutosh","family":"Kacker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery Weill Cornell Medicine New York New York USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_9_2_1","unstructured":"KossoffL. 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