Residents rotate to Lahey Clinic, UMASS, and both Boston Medical Center campuses. They are senior to other residents and function as "chief". Research projects may be continued.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Outpatient clinic
• Performance of major surgical procedures
• Perform as chief resident on the service.This includes complete responsibility for all inpatients, assignment of duties to the more junior residents and responsibility for the service.
• Teach medical and dental students.
• On call: the chief resident is available to his / her junior residents by phone for consultation and for any emergency situations that require the attention of the chief resident, including surgery.
• One fourth year resident is appointed as chief administrative resident for the entire year. The Administrative resident is responsible for solving resident-level problems and is a member of the Program Advisory Committee and a spokesperson for the residents at its meetings. The Administrative Resident organizes the Wednesday evening CPC's.
• Organizes the Tuesday AM Head & Neck Oncology Conference at the Boston VAMC.

Didactic Education

• In hospital conferences.
• Basic Science Course
• Practicum Course
• Attends all regional otolaryngology meeting
• Attends one national meeting or course per year (partly subsidized by the department).
• Conducts the Wednesday CPC.

Summary of Rotations