Medical Students
The Department of Otolaryngology offers 4-week introductory, advanced clinical rotations in otolaryngology, and elective courses for medical students in their junior year. Select teaching activities in year II of the medical school curriculum are also conducted by various faculty members.
THIRD YEAR MEDICAL STUDENT ROTATION
FOURTH YEAR MEDICAL STUDENT ROTATION
SENIOR RESEARCH ROTATION/ELECTIVE
THIRD YEAR MEDICAL STUDENT ROTATION
This experience provides an overview of the specialty of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, including an introduction to subspecialties within the fields such as otology, neurotology, head and neck surgery, pediatrics, laryngology, allergy, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, and maxillofacial trauma. The learning objectives herein include the following: 1) enhance history taking skills pertaining to head and neck pathologies, 2) develop skills relative to performing thorough head and neck examinations, 3) become familiarized with audiolology, vestibular, and laryngology laboratories and examination procedures such as audiologic tests, electronystagmography, laryngoscopy, and videostroboscopy, 4) gain exposure to various patient populations with head and neck pathologies including, acute otitis media, vertigo, rhinitis, epistaxis, sinusitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis, dysphagia, and facial trauma., 5) become acquainted wait the work-up and treatment for otolaryngologic emergencies such as airway obstruction, tracheotomy care, caustic ingestion, deep neck abscesses, and maxillofacial trauma, and 6) observe outpatient surgical aspects of otolaryngology, including septoplasty, functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), tonsillectomy, and pressure equalization (PE) tube insertions. To complete this experience the medical student is expected to select a topic of interest in the areas studied and prepare a 10 minute oral presentation to be delivered to the residents during the final week of this rotation. Honors may be obtained by completing a paper and receiving appropriate grading by the faculty.
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FOURTH YEAR MEDICAL STUDENT ROTATION
This experience provides a comprehensive overview of the surgical specialty of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery either for those students who would like additional experience for a primary care track or for those students evaluating otolaryngology as a potential career. Aspects of the Residency program are explored through close affiliations with both departmental faculty and residents. The learning objectives of this rotation include the following: 1) enhance history taking skills relative to head and neck pathologies, 2) improve techniques of head and neck examinations, 3) understand the purpose, value, and results of numerous laboratory assessments of various otolaryngologic disorders, 4) gain exposure to alternative work-up and treatment strategies for several different in- and out-patient populations with head and neck pathologies, and 5) observe surgical aspects of otolaryngology with emphasis on both out-patient and in-patient procedure. Compared to the third year rotation students during the fourth year will be provided with more integrated activity in the office and opportunity to assist in the operating room. Students in the advance rotation are expected to attend departmental clinical conferences during the rotation period, and they can receive a grade of Honors for the experience if they write a paper posing a question to review and/or research in the field of otolaryngology that is judged meritorious by the faculty members with whom they consult.
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SENIOR RESEARCH ROTATION/ELECTIVE
This experience is essentially designed to familiarize the students with the fundamental concepts of clinical and/or research in a basic science laboratory. Specifically, the learning objective include the following: 1) become aware of the overall research requirements of a residency program, 2) gain insight into how to review the medical literature, 3) develop skills necessary to write and orally present original research projects, and 4) understand various biochemical and elctrophysiological testing techniques. The perferred rotation is designed for two months although more limited experience can be arranged with the research/clinical faculty mentor.
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