Residency Curriculum
Introduction
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Didactic Curriculum
- July-September
Otology with Dr. Redleaf/Audiology with Dr. Matusik and her team - October-December
Rhinology with Drs. Joe and Lee - January –February
Facial Plastic Surgery with Dr. Dixon - March-April
Laryngology - April-June
Head and Neck Surgical Oncology with Drs. Wenig and Lin - Quarterly
Morbidity and Mortality lead by Dr. Lin - Quarterly
Journal Club lead by Dr. Adams - Bi-monthly
PSQI Lecture Series - Weekly
American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology Core Curriculum (OCC)
** All didactics include lectures by visiting professors
Clinical Rotations
Residency Rotations
Residency Rotations
Residency Rotations
| YEAR 1 | |
|---|---|
| UIC Hospital | |
| 24 weeks | Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery |
| 4 weeks | Anesthesia |
| 4 weeks | Plastic Surgery |
| 4 weeks | Radiology |
| 4 weeks | Emergency Medicine |
| 4 weeks | Vacation |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center | |
| 4 weeks | Surgical Intensive Care |
| 4 weeks | Trauma Surgery |
| YEAR 2 | |
| 4 months | UIC Hospital |
| 4 months | Jessie Brown Veteran’s Hospital |
| 4 months | John H. Stroger Cook County Hospital |
| YEAR 3 | |
| 3 months | UIC Hospital |
| 6 months | Lurie’s Children’s Hospital |
| 3 months | Research |
| YEAR 4 | |
| 5 months | UIC Hospital |
| 3 months | NorthShore University Health System |
| 4 months | John H. Stroger Cook County Hospital |
| YEAR 5 | |
| 4 months | UIC Hospital |
| 4 months | Jessie Brown Veteran’s Hospital |
| 4 months | John H. Stroger Cook County Hospital |
Curriculum Topics and Schedule
- What is Quality and Patient Safety?
- Care must be safe
- Care must be effective and reliable
- Care must be patient centered
- Care must be timely
- Care must be efficient
- Care must be equitable
- Quality improvement and pay-for-performance
- Introduction to Quality Improvement (Dr. Richard Banchs)
- Why?
- What are the basics?
- How to choose a QI project?
- What is the framework of a QI project?
- Why is this important at the resident physician level?
- What is the role of a sponsor?
- How to design and implement a QI project: the nuts and bolts (Dr. Ari Rubenfeld)
- PDSA cycle
- RCA
- Fishbone diagrams
- Pareto charts
- NSQIP (Dr. Ari Rubenfeld)
- How a big database works
- How to use the data
- Medical Legal aspects related to providing surgical care (Hospital Department Attorney)
- Risk Management (Rhonda Perna, Chief of Risk Management)
- Presentation from this department on who they are and the role they serve at UI Health
- Remove the stigma
- Review patient safety event reporting here and what the follow-up steps entail
- UI Health Culture of Safety & Current Initiatives (Jodie Joyce, Chief Quality Officer)
- UI Health culture of safety
- Current QI initiatives within our system
- Teamwork in the hospital setting (Shelly Major, CNO)
- Identify necessary elements to achieve teamwork
- Identify effective team leadership qualities
- Functional M&M (Dr. Ari Rubenfeld)
- Resident Presentations (Dr. Virginie Achim)
List of Lectures – Otolaryngology
Basic Sciences
- Basic Perioperative Surgical Principles and Critical Care
- Reading and Understanding Medical Literature
- Genetics within Otolaryngology
- Microbiology, Otolaryngologic Infections, Antibiotic Therapy
- Surgical Pathologic Principles within Otolaryngologic Practice
- Neurology as it pertains to Otolaryngology
- Pain management
- Ophthalmology as it pertains to Otolaryngology
- Anesthesiology principles and Otolaryngologic Considerations, Managing the Difficult Airway, Intubation & Tracheotomy- Dr.Thambi
- Endocrinology as it pertains to Otolaryngology
- Geriatric Otolaryngology
- Systemic Autoimmune, Connective Tissue, Granulomatous Disorders of the Head and Neck
- Nasal, Oral, Laryngeal, and Tracheal Manifestations of Systemic Disease
FPRS
- Facial Analysis
- Digital Imaging and Traditional Photodocumentation
- Local Cutaneous Flaps and Grafts
- Tissue Expanders
- Scar Camouflage
- Nasal Reconstruction
- Facial Reanimation
- Surgical Anatomy of the Nose as it Pertains to Rhinoplasty
- Rhinoplasty: Analysis, Incisions and Approaches
- The Nasal Dorsum: Management of the Upper 2/3 of the Nose
- Nasal Tip Surgery
- Management of the Crooked Nose
- Revision Rhinoplasty
- Management of the Aging Forehead
- Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty
- Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty
- Rhytidectomy
- Management of the Aging Neck
- Otoplasty
- Chemical Peels
- Chin Augmentation
- Congenital Auricular Malformation and Managemetn
- Lasers in Facial Plastic Surgery
- Hair Restoration
- Cosmetic Uses of Neurotoxins and Injectable Fillers
- Management of Benign Facial Lesions, Keloids
- Wound Healing
General Otolaryngology
- Taste and Stomatitis
- Pharyngitis, Odontogenic Infections and Deep Space Neck Infections
- Head and Neck manifestations in the Immunocompromised host
- Evaluation and Management of TMJ Disorders
- Sleep Medicine for the Adult Patient and Medical Therapy
- Nasal, Palatal, Oropharyngeal, Hypopharyngeal, and Skeletal Surgery for OSAS
Head and Neck
- Molecular Biology of Head and neck cancer – HPV. Fundamentals of molecular biology and gene therapy
- Principles of Radiation Oncology in the head and Neck. Radiation Physics, Radiobiology and Clinical Principles
- Principles of Chemotherapy and Targeted Biologic Agents
- Cutaneous Malignancy, Non-melanoma
- Malignant Melanoma of the Head and Neck, Cutaneous and Mucosal Disease
- Salivary glands: Physiology, Inflammatory Disorders, Benign Neoplasms, Cancers, and Management
- Lip Cancer
- Neck Dissection
- Controversies in Management of the N0 Neck
- Differential Diagnosis of Neck Masses
- Oral Cavity: Physiology, Benign tumors, Cancer & Treatment
- Reconstructive Principles of the Oral Cavity
- Prosthetic Management of Head and Neck Defects
- Nasopharynx: Benign and Malignant Neoplasms
- Oropharyngeal Carcinoma, Surgical Approaches, Reconstruction
- Hypopharyngeal and Cervical Esophageal Carcinoma – Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, and Reconstruction
- Early Laryngeal Cancer – Conservation Laryngeal Surgery – VPL, Supraglottic laryngectomy, SCL- CHEP/SCL-CHP
- Advanced Laryngeal Cancer. Reconstructive Principles of the Pharynx and Larynx
- Voice Rehabilitation following Laryngectomy
- Tracheal Tumors – Diagnosis and Management
- Lymphomas of the Head and Neck
- Orbital tumors
- Cranial Base Surgery
- Odontogenic Cysts and Tumors
- Treatment of Thyroid Neoplasms
- Hyperparathyroidism, Evaluation and Management (include management of Thyroid eye dz)
- Complications of Neck Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Head and Neck Surgery, including TOLS and TORS
- Management of Osteoradionecrosis- Reconstruction of the Mandible
- Reconstructive Principles of Microvasular Free Flaps
Laryngology
- Upper Digestive Tract Anatomy and Physiology
- Laryngeal and Pharyngeal Function- Assessment of Swallowing
- Esophageal Disorders and Diseases – Transnasal Esophagoscopy
- Management of Intractable Aspiration
- Glottic and Subglottic Stenosis: Evaluation and Management in the Adult
- Voice: Anatomy, Physiology, Clinical Evaluation and Therapy
- Laryngopharyngeal Reflux and Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- Infection, Infiltration and Benign Neoplasms of the Larynx
- Benign Vocal Cord Lesions and Phonomicrosurgery
- Evaluation and Treatment of Vocal Fold Paralysis (medialization thyroplasty, arytenoid adduction and abduction, laryngeal reeinnervation
- Neurologic Evaluation of the Larynx and Pharynx. Neurologic Disorders of the Larynx
- Care of the Professional Voice
- Office-based Laryngologic Procedures
Otology
- Anatomy and Physiology of Hearing
- Development of the Ear and Congenital Malformations
- Congenital Hearing Loss. Genetics of Ear Disorders and Sensorineural Hearing Loss
- Infections and Benign/Malignant Disorders of the External Ear
- The Chronic Ear and Conductive Hearing Loss. Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
- Otosclerosis
- Otitis Media
- Chronic Otitis Media with Cholesteatoma
- Sensorineural Hearing loss. Hyperacusis. Treatment of Tinnitus
- Auditory Rehabilitation
- Acoustics and Lateral Skull Base
- Otologic Manifestations of Systemic Disease (Excluding Autoimmune inner ear disease)
- Facial Nerve. Anatomy, Tests of Facial Nerve Function, Infratemporal Facial Nerve Surgery
- Peripheral Vestibular Function Testing
- Peripheral and Central Vestibular Disorders. Surgery for Vestibular Disorders
- Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease
- Diagnostic Audiology
- Electrophysiologic Assessment of Hearing. Neurophysiology and ABR
- Cochlear Implantation: Patient and Device Selection. Outcomes, Rehabilitation, and Education
- Hearing Aid Amplification, ALD’s, Tinnitus
- Temporal Bone Neoplasms and Lateral Cranial Base Surgery
- Neoplasms of the Posterior Fossa
- Temporal Bone Histopathology
- Auditory Processing Disorders
Pediatric
- RRP
- Pediatric Head and Neck Malignancies
- Pediatric Neck Masses
QI
- Safety and Quality Assessment in Otolaryngology
- Compliant Documentation, Coding and Billing in the Practice of Otolaryngology
- Telemedecine for Otolaryngology
- Conflict of Interest
- Outcomes Research
- Interpreting Medical Data
- Evidence Based Performance Measurement
Radiology
- Temporal Bone
- Head and Neck
- Diagnositic Imaging of the Larynx
- Sinus Imaging
- Imaging of the Pharynx and Esophagus
- Ultrasound Imaging of the Neck
- Interventional Neuroradiology of the Skull Base, Head and Neck
Rhinology and Allergy
- Sinonasal Anatomy, Physiology and Olfaction
- Immunology, Allergy and Allergy Testing
- Diagnostic Tools for Sinonasal Disease. Objective Assessment of Nasal Function
- Management of Intractable Aspiration
- Epistaxis
- Acute Rhinosinusitis – Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Complications
- Fungal Rhinosinusitis
- Results of Medical and Surgical Treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis W and W/o Nasal Polyps
- External Approaches to Sinus Surgery for Chronic Rhinosinusitis
- Correction of Nasal Obstruction, Septoplasty, Inferior Turbinate Reduction
- Endoscopic orbital and lacrimal surgery. Dacryocystorhinostomy
- Complications of Sinus Surgery
- CSF Rhinorrhea: Endoscopic Evaluation and Treatment
- Frontal Sinus Surgery
- Neoplasms of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses
Trauma
- Principles of Trauma, Management of Facial Soft Tissue Injury and Burns
- Penetrating Face and Neck Trauma, Laryngeal Trauma (penetrating and blunt neck and laryngeal trauma)
- Principles of Rigid Fixation of the Facial Skeleton and Surgical Approaches
- Mandibular Fractures
- Midfacial, Orbital & Nasal Fractures
- Frontal Sinus Fractures
- Fracture Management within Pediatrics
- Management of Temporal Bone Trauma
Hands-On Courses
- Sinus Dissection
- Temporal Bone Lab
- Soft Tissue Dissection
- Rhinoplasty/ Face Lift
- Injectables