Dr. Jayita Poduval is an ENT specialist with more than 20 years of operative experience in all areas of general otolaryngology practice, in both the private sector and institutional settings dealing with postgraduate training. She is a firm believer in the philosophy of patient-centered, evidence-based practice and an active educator at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.Her published works include more than 15 articles in indexed journals, in addition to textbook chapters in the Medscape (eMedicine) Online References. She is a reviewer/ editorial board member for several indexed national and international journals. She authored the book ‘Optimizing Medicine Residency Training Programs,’ published by IGI Global in October 2015, and contributed a chapter on medical errors in another publication by IGI Global. She is also an avid mother, homemaker, trekker, travel writer, photographer and amateur musician, and is currently engaged in academic practice at atertiary care facility in Pondicherry.