This course is designed to introduce students early in the pre-clinical years to otolaryngology-head and neck surgery (ENT) in the setting of the LKSOM mission of excellence in education, research and patient care. Students will expand their knowledge base through elective lectures and skills sessions. Group sessions to include case based learning and practical labs will solidify clinical and interpersonal skills. By interacting with the department chair and other motivated upperclassmen, residents, and faculty, students have the opportunity to model professional behavior and receive feedback regarding wellness and professional development. The ENT specialty is complex and closely linked with other departments and ancillary staff the elective also so serves as an ideal vehicle to teach systems-based practice and interprofessional collaboration.

This elective will allow students to gain exposure to the specialty and the types of health conditions experienced by patients seen by providers in this specialty as healthcare team members.

General Practice Otolaryngology is a clinical elective course offered to fourth-year medical students. During their time on our service, students can expect to evaluate new patients in the office with General Otolaryngology practitioners. The emphasis will be on outpatient and office-based otolaryngology treatments and procedures. Occasionally, students will accompany patients they are following to OR. Additionally, students will present a critical review of a peer-reviewed publication and attend conferences and grand rounds. This course will be graded Honors, High Pass, Pass, Fail.

This courses was created in light of the COVID19 Pandemic to give 4th year medical students applying to Otolaryngology more exposure to the field and to strengthen their applications.

Otolaryngology/ENT Sub-I satisfies the sub-I requirement for 4th year. Students will participate on the ENT service, in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. They will take on the role of an intern, including seeing consults, following patients, seeing patients in clinic and participating in OR cases. They will develop assessment and plans for the patients they are seeing.