Our 研究员 will spend time in ongoing didactic learning activities, 手术室, 门诊和住院护理. 在节目中, you will gain experience in patient prep, setup and first assisting in the ward operating room, and develop procedural competencies such as:
- 微观耳镜
- 鼓膜切开术
- Pressure equalizing tube placement
- Cerumen removal and external auditory canal debridement
- Rigid nasal endoscopy and sinus debridement
- Nasal packing and control of epistaxis
- Flexible nasopharyngoscopy and laryngoscopy
- Tracheotomy tube placement and maintenance
- 伤口护理和处理
- 气道管理
- 缝合和拆线
- Office skin and oral cavity biopsies
- 细针抽吸
- Incision and drainage of peri-tonsillar abscess
You will also develop knowledge of ear, 鼻子和鼻窦, 咽和口腔, laryngeal and neck pathologies; thyroid and salivary gland, speech and swallowing disorders; and airway and laryngectomy management.
说教的课程
The didactic curriculum will include a biweekly two-hour educational session with the faculty, felllows, medical students and any rotating PA students; weekly Head and Neck Multidisciplinary Tumor Board meetings; a monthly Morbidity and Mortality Conference; and monthly Journal Club. Felllows will also participate in quarterly internal and visiting grand rounds speakers and inpatient rounds with attending physicians throughout the year.
临床课程
The clinical curriculum is integrated within the didactic curriculum with exposure to inpatient and emergency room consults, inpatient and outpatient management, 还有手术室. Physician Assistant 研究员will perform daily rounds, obtain focused patient histories, 现在的病人, perform head and neck physical exams, order appropriate diagnostic studies, interpret radiographic studies, formulate differential diagnoses, apply appropriate pharmacotherapy, make referrals for surgery or other consultations, 实施护理计划, give educational presentations, and manage inpatients with otolaryngological disorders and post-operative from head and neck surgery.
监督
During your fellowship you will be mentored by the attending physicians, 住院总医师, 医师助理, 护士, 外科住院医生. You will meet monthly with the Program Director to review procedure logs, 诊所出席, 以及来自教师的反馈, and sit for a mid-year and end of year written exam.
临床经验
- Work daily with Audiologists to manage hearing amplification devices including traditional hearing aids, biros助听器, 和人工耳蜗
- Work with Audiologists and Physical Therapists to interpret results of Vestibular Testing including VNG, vHIT, ECOG, VEMP测试, and Computerized Dynamic Posturography
- 鼻内科
- Assist surgeon with in-clinic Rhinology procedures
- Gain experience with evaluation, 诊断, 治疗, and management of acute and chronic Oral and Maxillofacial pathology
手术经验
- Stealth CT Guided nasal and sinus procedures
- Assist surgeon with the utilization of image-guided equipment and techniques for sinus and skull-based surgeries
- Cochlear Implantation for both Adult and Pediatric patients
- Combined procedures with other Surgical specialties including Plastic Surgery, 神经外科, 胸外科, 和其他人
- Surgical implant for the 治疗 of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Assist with Oral and Maxillofacial surgical procedures
研究
- Opportunities to contribute to ongoing original research projects conducted by both attending Physicians and Surgical 居民