Otolaryngology Residency Program
The Otolaryngology Division at Fletcher Allen and the University of Vermont College of Medicine receives complex referrals from the upper two-thirds of Vermont and a generous segment of upstate New York.
Special skills in endoscopic laser surgery, pediatric laryngotracheal
reconstruction, cosmetic facial surgery, functional endoscopic sinus
surgery, neurotologic surgery with an active cochlear implant program,
maxillofacial trauma reconstruction, and the complete management of
head and neck oncology serve to attract patients from more than 3/4
million population base.
Although the otolaryngology residency program is small, the individual surgical
exposure is varied and substantial to prepare for a career in general
or academic otolaryngology, board certification, and fellowship
training.
The educational program is multi-faceted. Two conferences relating to
the basic and clinical science of otolaryngology are conducted weekly.
Temporal bone anatomy and pathology are reviewed bimonthly.
Neuroradiology, head and neck pathology, radiation oncology/ENT, and
Journal Clubs are monthly conferences.
Three formal and one informal protracted course are integrated into the
training program and are taken by each resident every year of training:
1) home study course
2) temporal bone dissection course
3) extensive head and neck anatomy course
Otolaryngology Residency Program