Introduction
The Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
offers a comprehensive, fully accredited residency training program leading to board
certification. Two residents are appointed each year through the Otolaryngology Matching
Program. Prior to entering the Otolaryngology Department, appointees complete one year of
training in the General Surgery Residency Program at EVMS.
General Description
The curriculum encompasses all aspects of otolaryngology,
including head and neck and reconstructive surgery, facial plastic and maxillofacial
surgery, nasal and endoscopic sinus surgery, otology and skull base surgery, and pediatric
otolaryngology.
The department incorporates the Divisions of Audiology
and Voice Sciences. Residents have the opportunity to interact with a world-renowned
faculty with experience in auditory evoked potentials; otoacustic emissions; cochlear
implantation; computerized balance and postural technology; and stroboscopic/acoustical
airway assessment.
Curriculum
Residents rotate to clinical services at five hospitals.
At Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and Leigh Memorial Hospital, residents are exposed to
a wide variety of disorders, emphasizing the areas of trauma, head and neck oncology, and
general otolaryngology. The DePaul Medical Center provides additional experience in
general otolaryngology and features the Hearing and Balance Center, a regional referral
facility equipped with the latest technology in auditory and vestibular testing.
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, the only
full-service children's hospital in Virginia, has recently expanded, and houses a new
facility devoted to ambulatory care of pediatric otolaryngology patients. The rotation at
the Portsmouth Naval Hospital provides an opportunity for residents to refine their skills
in facial plastic surgery and general otolaryngology.
Residents are required to attend formal teaching rounds
and weekly conferences on subjects in head and neck tumor treatment, surgical pathology,
oral medicine, otology and neurotology, pediatric otolaryngology, and facial plastic
surgery. Otolaryngology grand rounds are held weekly. Courses given by department faculty
include a basic science course for first-year residents, and a course in temporal bone
anatomy and surgery. Journal club and morbidity and mortality conferences are held
monthly. Residents are also responsible for medical student teaching, and serve as
instructors for the anatomy course at the medical school.
Second-year residents have a six-month rotation in which
to develop and execute a research project which will culminate in presentation at a
national meeting. Funding for research is available from a variety of sources.
For more information, contact:
Director, Otolaryngology Residency Program
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
825 Fairfax Avenue
Norfolk, Virginia 23507
(757) 446-5934
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