Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Chair:
Robert K. Jackler, MD
Department web site:
http://med.stanford.edu/ohns/
Faculty of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery:
http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/ohns
INSTRUCTION FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS
Preclinical instruction: directed reading and research opportunities are available under the direction of individual faculty members. An annual seminar series is available to expose preclinical students to the field of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery, including its subspecialties and commonly performed procedures.
Clinical instruction provides students with a broad experience in the complete range of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery subspecialties, including exposure in both the clinic and the operating room. Students are exposed to the techniques of examination of the ear, nose, pharynx, mouth, larynx, and neck. They have clinical experiences with the hearing and vestibular system, maxillofacial trauma, facial plastic surgery, pediatric otolaryngology, head and neck cancer, rhinology and skull base surgery, sleep surgery, voice and swallowing disorders, allergy, as well as the more routine problems such as otitis media, hoarseness and chronic sinusitis.RESIDENCY TRAINING
The Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery residency program is a balanced five-year program, including a one-year general surgery internship, with emphasis on training residents in all areas of otolaryngologic practice. The Stanford University Medical Center, Veterans Administration Palo Alto Medical Center, Kaiser Santa Clara and Santa Clara Valley Medical Center are used for training. Each hospital has an active, full-time clinical otolaryngology teaching staff. Our mission for residency training is to:
• Provide patient care with both expertise and compassion• Foster dedication to life-long learning and teaching
• Excel at state-of-the art medical care for patients with otolaryngological diseases
• Take an investigative approach to the scientific and policy questions in medicine
• Invent new approaches to diagnosis and therapy
• Implement and optimize emerging technologies
• Be active world citizens in the provision of health care to those most in need POSTGRADUATE CLINICAL INSTRUCTORSHIP/FELLOWSHIP Programs in head and neck oncology (one or two years), facial plastic surgery (one year), laryngology & bronchoesophagology (one year), neurotology & skull base surgery (two years), pediatric otolaryngology (one year), rhinology & advanced sinus surgery (one or two years) and sleep surgery (one year) offer further training for those individuals interested in advanced subspecialty practice and academic careers. PROFICIENT PROGRAM (“PROMOTING FUTURE INVESTIGATOR-CLINICIANS IN ENT”) The PROFICIENT program is designed to offer candidates an integrated research experience in basic science together with post-residency subspecialty clinical instructor/fellowship training in preparation for a career as a surgeon-investigator. This training schema is considered on an individual basis for all of our seven post-residency training programs. PROFICIENT fellows will be actively engaged in research for their entire two to three years and will have 50% protected research time. A primary goal is to develop a productive line of research to enable receiving a K-08 mentored research award to bring to the fellow’s initial faculty appointment. GLOBAL HEALTH Stanford Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery has had a longstanding legacy of international medical missions. The faculty and residents have been serving across the globe caring for the underprivileged in Asia, Central and South America, South Pacific, and Africa. The objectives of these missions are on one hand to contribute to the wellbeing of the less-fortunate, and on the other to disseminate knowledge and expertise amongst the local physicians. POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING Postdoctoral Training opportunities are available. For information, refer to the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs home page at http://postdocs.stanford.edu/ or the departmental home page.
