A research rotation offers block time, during which only limited outpatient clinical responsibilities continue. Participation in the research rotation requires satisfactory completion of a research plan, which must be approved by the faculty committee prior to initiation of the project. The senior year is a comprehensive clinical year with major responsibility for all aspects of patient care. Assignments include the otology service, the head and neck service, the University of Pittsburgh Voice Center, and the University Drive campus of the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. Residents are responsible for evaluating patients, making decisions, and performing operating room procedures.
All rotations are under the supervision of full-time faculty.
Expanded responsibilities for providing consultations in the outpatient setting and the emergency room continue. The overall goal of this program is to train residents for an academic medicine career in basic science research of head and neck oncology. The training program runs concurrently with the residency program in otolaryngology. One trainee each year is selected. We have chosen preceptors from a wide variety of disciplines in basic research of head and neck oncology to accommodate trainees with diverse research backgrounds and interests.