Residents rotate through audiology, speech pathology, and the vestibular clinic. Residents also present at conferences and participate in teaching. During the fourth and fifth years, residents have increased responsibility for teaching, operative procedures, conferences and the residents' clinic. During the fifth year, a four-week rotation in facial cosmetic surgery is taken at an outside facility in either St. Louis or Chicago. Three rotations in pathology and basic science research are mandatory.
Residents can spend up to six months devoted to a special area or research.
As chief resident in the sixth year, residents are responsible for management of the residents' clinic. Residents coordinate educational conferences for the junior residents. This training program is designed to fulfill the requirements for board certification in otolaryngology and prepare residents for a full-time academic position or clinical practice in otolaryngology. This program is fully accredited to fulfill the training requirements for the American Board of Otolaryngology. Click here to send questions or comments about this site via e-mail.