Otolaryngology Acting Internship 5 Credits/Maximum of 5

Catalog description

This course is designed to expand the fourth year students understanding of the evaluation and management of patients with ear, nose, throat and neck problems. Students on this AI will serve as an integral part of the Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery team. This rotation should serve to enhance the head and neck history and examination skills of the student. Student will be expected to personally evaluate patients in the clinic, as well as possibly through the emergency room and inpatient consultation service. Management of these patients will be discussed with resident and attending faculty in formulating a treatment plan. Operative experience will be directed mostly towards routine ear, nose, throat, and neck surgeries. More intense head and neck cases may be utilized as opportunities for head and neck anatomy experiences for all students. For those expressing an interest in otolaryngology - head & neck surgery as a potential career, operative experience can be tailored for the exposure necessary to demonstrate the breadth of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery. Daily conferences and lectures will serve as formal didactics, in addition to the teaching opportunities provided in outpatient clinics and inpatient rounds. The overriding purpose of this rotation is to enhance head and neck skills and to reinforce for students the otolaryngologic pathology that they are likely to see in their clinical practice, regardless of specialty.