Composition Overview and General Structure

The residency in Otolaryngology is an accredited integrated university program with a certificate issued by Wayne State University School of Medicine after successful completion of the training period. The residency includes clinical, research, and academic training conducted at a variety of facilities throughout the Detroit Metropolitan area. The Department of Otolaryngology has 20 residents per year and additional openings for fellows in Neurology and Head and Neck Surgical Oncology. The residency program is governed in large measure by the rules detailed in the Resident Handbook, which is distributed to all residents. When modifications of such policies and procedures are made the Handbook is corrected to reflect the changes, and residents must sign off indicating their knowledge and understanding of the adjustments.

Numerous teaching conferences are offered during the week, typically on Wednesday mornings. These include Grand Rounds, head and neck tumor conferences, professor rounds, basic science, journal clubs, and research seminars. In addition, several courses are offered by the department including a temporal bone course, sinus, soft tissue, facial plastic, head and neck anatomy course, laser course, and pathology course. Attendance in these courses and conferences is mandatory and clinical faculty are encouraged to attend and release residents from the operating room or clinic so that they will also be able to attend these events.

In addition to the regularly scheduled educational activities, all residents are asked to take the Continuing Education Course of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Funds are available for residents to attend the national meetings or selected special instruction courses at other institutions when presenting at these meetings.