Following the year of general surgery, all residents will begin clinical otolaryngology training. In the three and one-half years of clinical training, each resident will be given progressively greater independence and responsibility. Clinical training is obtained primarily at the University Hospitals, with the remaining time assigned to the Ann Arbor Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and our Center for Facial Cosmetic Surgery. In addition, all residents will spend 18 months in a research laboratory with the option of pursuing a Master's degree. Small group and departmental teaching conferences occur throughout the four year program, consisting of weekly lectures and laboratory sessions.
Didactic teaching includes weekly lectures, grand rounds, and laboratory sessions.
Special courses are given in temporal bone surgery, head and neck oncology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, microvascular surgery, nasal endoscopy, and research techniques. Because of the large number of residency applications each year, we find it helpful to screen the completed applications and invite for an interview only those whom we feel will be most competitive for a position. Any additional information required will be requested at the time of interview invitation. Sending extra unsolicited information to the Department is unnecessary and discouraged. Information is available on this webpage describing our department in more detail and summarizing the various research interests and on-going projects of both clinical and research faculty in order to illustrate the potential research opportunities available.