The teaching program includes supervision in the clinics, operating rooms, inpatient care units, and emergency rooms of the various hospitals, instruction in basic sciences, attendence at meetings, conferences and special courses, including the Basic Science Course and the laboratory courses, the conduct of research, and evaluations of performance.

Didactics

While assigned to a hospital the resident participates in the conferences and teaching sessions held at that institution; attendance is mandatory and monitored. Total hours of in-hospital conferences at all hospitals is about 850 per year.

In addition, the resident group is assembled regularly for program-wide teaching conferences and courses:

Grand Rounds are held Wednesday, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm, jointly with the Tuft's University Training Program. (See Coming Events for schedule). They include a CPC and a guest lecture or other organized teaching, such as Journal Club or the monthly M&M conference. This time is "protected" (residents are not on call). These sessions are mandatory for the residents and full-time staff. They are attended also by medical students on elective in the department and are open to all medical personnel. The various hospitals affiliated with the Residency Training Program rotate the responsibility for each CPC session. The Chief Administrative Residents, guided by the Program Directors, select the guest lecture topics.

Basic Science Courses / Laboratory / Practicum courses: Wednesday afternoons provides practical experiences in the many test and therapeutic skills involved in our specialty, such as auditory & vestibular testing, skin testing for allergy, laser laboratory,bone plating, skin flaps, bronchoesophagology, etc, etc.. Space and facility limitations preclude visitors at these sessions, unless prior permission is obtained.

A "Crash Course" to introduce the incoming (OTO 1) residents to the evaluation and management of common emergency otolaryngologic pathologies is presented during the summer on Tuesday and Thursday evenings (See Coming Events for schedule).

Home Study Course of American Academy of Otolaryngolgy: All first and second year residents must participate in this CME course given by the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Third and fourth year residents are encouraged to participate.

Annual Otolaryngology Examination of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery: - Each resident is required to take the annual examination given during April of each year and to achieve at least the 50th percentile. Each resident is tested on the content of the various didactic presentations during the training.