Since its evolution as a post graduate training program during the late 1940's in Toronto, otolaryngology has remained an autonomous department, both within the University of Toronto and the various teaching hospitals in Toronto that contribute to undergraduate and post graduate teaching. In 1986, a successful effort was initiated to establish a well defined one year fellowship that would attract and be available to individuals with a specific career interest in paediatric otolaryngology. It is a tertiary referral center with 385 inpatient beds. One or two operating rooms functions for otolaryngology each day. There are 11,000 ambulatory visits to otolaryngology each year.
Physician staff consists of four geographic full time paediatric otolaryngologists.
The residents rotate every three or four months. Periodically there are observers, research assistants, etc. The working relationship between fellows and resident staff has been excellent. The Fellowship Program in Paediatric Otolaryngology at the Hospital for Sick Children is two years in duration. This information will be conveyed to the incoming fellow and following discussion, the projects to be completed will be determined.