Curriculum

The core curriculum has been developed as a conference based format. The didactic conferences are held weekly from 4:00 - 7:00 pm on Monday. Each conference is supervised by an attending faculty and led by one resident. During these conferences, a two year cycle of topics are covered. Conferences are divided equally into general subject areas: Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Otology, General Otolaryngology, and Head & Neck Surgery. A curriculum covering all major topics within each of these areas has been constructed with selected readings from Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery edited by Cummings et al., Surgery of the Ear edited by Glasscock, and from Self-Instructional Packages (SIPACs) published by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. In addition, patient based learning is emphasized during the weekly didactic conferences. A resident is responsible for discussing a patient from their own clinical experience that exemplifies a major teaching point of the topic covered at each conference.

In addition to the core curriculum, a basic science curriculum has been designed to emphasize fundamentals necessary for understanding Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery. The purpose of these conferences is to reinforce the multidisciplinary basic science that underpins our specialty. Basic science conferences are held on Friday mornings from 7:00 am – 9:00 am. These didactic sessions are offered from July until September.