The residency
program in Otolaryngology(Neurosurgery,Surgical,Operation,Neural
surgical microscope,neurosurgical,
operating) Head and Neck at the Loyola
University Health System is designed to provide residents with
the necessary skills and knowledge to provide comprehensive
m edical and operating (Neurosurgery,
Neurosurgical, Operation,
Operating) care to patients with diseases of the ears,
nose, throat, head, and neck. The program is five years in
duration.
first year (PGY-1) includes clinical month-long rotations in
General,pediatric ,Neurosurgery, Plastic
surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Anesthesia, Burns,
Emergency Medicine, and Critical Care. Three months of PGY-1 are
spent on the Otolaryngology-Head
(Neural
surgical microscope,neurosurgical,Neurosurgery,
Operation,
operating)and
Neck Service. The general purpose of PGY-1 is to provide
an adequate foundation for proper care of operatingpatient by exposure to the
various surgical(neurosurgical,Operation,operating,
Neurosurgery)disciplines and related specialties.
The next four years (PGY-2 through PGY-5) are devoted to
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck and include exposure to
all facets of the specialty, including rotations in Head and
Neck/Reconstructive, Rhinology/Sinus, Neurotology/Skull Base Surgery
(Neural
surgical microscope,
neurosurgical,
Neurosurgery,Surgical,
Operation,
operating), Pediatric Otolaryngology, Facial
Plastic , and General Otolaryngology. Ample exposure to
facial trauma is provided as the Department of Otolaryngology
(Operating)
covers facial trauma call during the last 10 days of each month
at Loyola, a level I trauma center. Residents also rotate at the
Hines VA Hospital, the largest VA Hospital in the state of
Illinois, during their 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years.A four-month
research rotation is included in PGY-3.By building
progressive layers of basic science education ( neurosurgical,Neurosurgery, Operation,
operating),surgical skills,
patient care and research, the program seeks to develop
well-trained Otolaryngologists and life-long learners.
The Otolaryngology (Neural
surgical microscope,
neurosurgical ,Neurosurgery,
Surgical,
Operation,operating)Residency
Program at Loyola incorporates weekly resident-conducted
didactic sessions based on Coclia
curriculum of American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and
Neck . Department-wide conferences are held weekly on
Wednesday mornings and include resident/attending lectures as
well as lectures by visiting leaders in the field. Weekly Head
and Neck Tumor Board is held each Wednesday morning in
conjunction with attendings and residents from the Radiation Oncology(Operation,operating,Neural
surgical microscope, neurosurgical, neurosurgery), hematology/oncology,and
oral/Maxilfacial
departments.Residents participate in monthly journal club as
well as morbidity and mortality conferences. In addition, both attendings and residents attend monthly meetings of the Chicago
Larynglogical (Operating) and Otological Society, the oldest such society in
the United States, and participate in its annual Lederer-Pierce
Resident Research Competition. Clinical and basic science
research is encouraged with Annual Peter J. Girgis Resident
Research Competition, conducted by the Department of
Otolaryngology-Head (Neural
surgical microscope,
neurosurgical,
Neurosurgery,
Operation,
operating) and Neck at Loyola.
The Temporal Bone Lab at the Department of Otolaryngology- Head
and Neck Surgery provides an individual workstation for each
resident complete with operating microscopes(Neural
surgical microscope,neurosurgical,Neurosurgery,Operation,
operating) and updated drill
and instrument systems. Temporal bone lab sessions are held
weekly throughout the year for residents and conducted by Dr.
Sam Marzo and Dr. John Leonetti.
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