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Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Educational Opportunities

Our residents benefit from a variety of educational opportunities that develop clinical, operative and research skills. Throughout training, residents have the opportunity to practice skills in the clinical simulation center, attend didactic seminars.

Facial Trauma Course
PGY-4 residents attend a specialized course on facial trauma for additional training in this area and to supplement learning.

Department-Wide Opportunities
  • Discharge Planning Rounds (weekly)
  • Grand Rounds (weekly)
  • Resident Didactic Conference (weekly)
  • Morbidity and Mortality Rounds (monthly)
  • Research Committee Conference (monthly)
  • Journal Club (7 per year)
Service-Specific Opportunities
  • Blue Team Teaching Rounds (weekly)
  • Maize Team Teaching Rounds (weekly)
  • Otology Conference (weekly)
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology Team Teaching Rounds (weekly)
  • Rhinology/Sinus Conference (weekly)
  • Temporal Bone Laboratory (weekly)
  • U-M Head and Neck Tumor Board (weekly)
  • V.A. Tumor Board (weekly)
  • V.A. Teaching Rounds (bi-weekly)
Other Opportunities
  • American Academy of Otolaryngology Home Study Course
  • Subscription to BoardVitals
Clinical Simulation Center

Michigan Medicine’s has two multidisciplinary Clinical Simulation Centers that provide opportunities to learn and practice new skills and procedures in nearly real situations without risk of injury to a patient, while also providing an effective means of assessing competency.

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