Residents are at Boston Medical Center for 6 months, rotate to The Children's Hospital for three months, and are provided a three month protected block for research. At TCH, the experience is shared equally with a resident from the Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary. Each is resident is at the OTO 2 level and performs as a chief resident. Residents assume increased responsibilities for patient care and for teaching of undergraduate medical and dental students.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Outpatient clinics.
• Admission work-ups.
• Perform surgical procedures with close staff supervision
• Emergency Room Coverage
• On-call in the hospital every third night except at The Childrens Hospital, which is every second night.
• Consultations for other departments are seen and presented to the Attending
• Otolaryngologist.
• Teach medical Students.

Didactic Education

• Attend all in hospital conferences and rounds.
• Wednesday CPC and guest lecture series.
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• Basic Science Courses
• Home Study course of American Academy of Otolaryngology.
Research: The resident may participate in an ongoing research project conducted by one of the full-time staff or other members of the academic community; however, the resident is encouraged to develop an independent project and thereby learn how to formulate a question and seek its answer. Each resident is required to present the product of his research at the Alumni Day Lecture Series at the end of the academic year. Publication is not required. However, a manuscript suitable for publication is required prior to graduation from the program.

Summary of Rotations