Your future starts now! Application deadline for the Otolaryngology Residency Program is Nov. 15.
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Our educational mission is realized at the bedside, in the OR, on rounds, in conferences and in seminars. We aim to create a schedule that provides adequate structure to ensure a consistent and immersive experience for each resident, but that is flexible enough to accommodate individual interests and career goals.
The hallmarks of the educational program are the ACGME core competencies, which are stressed throughout the residency experience: Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, and Systems-Based Practice.
The teaching service at UNM Hospital is under the supervision of 16 board-certified otolaryngologists. The resident team, under the direction of the chief resident and attending staff, rounds on and cares for all inpatients and consults on the otolaryngology service.
UNMH is a busy tertiary care hospital and the provider of choice for most complicated otolaryngology problems for the entire state and adjoining regions. Collectively, the attending cadre represents the largest group of otolaryngologists in the state and almost all of the fellowship trained sub-specialists. The referral base for the ONHS service is far and wide, stretching from Southwest Texas to Southern Colorado to Eastern Arizona. UNMH is a Level One trauma center providing ample experience in this realm. The UNM Cancer Center is also an NCI designated institution that provides fantastic support for our head and neck patients.
The main otolaryngology clinic is housed at UNMH in the ambulatory care center, with Audiology and Speech Pathology facilities and specialists on site.
There is a second otolaryngology clinic located a short drive from UNMH in the Northeast Heights. This clinic has six fully equipped exam rooms, three microscopes, two audiology sound booths, a vestibular lab with IR video ENG and platform posturography, and speech pathology with videostroboscopy.
A new integrated Endocrine/Head and Neck clinic opened in the fall of 2019. This clinic provides interdisciplinary care of patients with thyroid and parathyroid disorders, and features integrated patient care provided by our Otolaryngology faculty in conjunction with the Endocrine and Pathology services. This clinic includes a fully integrated Endocrine conference similar to Head and Neck Tumor Board, as well as opportunities for training in ultrasound of the head and neck and ultrasound-guided procedures.
Surgical procedures are performed at UNMH, SRMC and the outpatient surgery center (OSIS). Our residents are routinely in the top 10% of residency programs nationwide in terms of case numbers.
Our residents receive weekly protected time for educational sessions on Friday mornings and Monday afternoons. are reserved for didactic teaching and educational conferences. Sessions involving topics in OHNS as well as related disciplines such as Pathology, Neuroradiology, Anesthesia and Pain Management, and others are interspersed with vital topics such as diversity, equity and inclusion, resident wellness, social justice, ethics, and many others. A sampling of various conference types is listed below.
This conference comprises our comprehensive resident education across all topics in OHNS. Discussions are structured and guided by UNM faculty supplemented by outside experts, with an emphasis on active, case-based learning for residents.
On Friday mornings, house staff and faculty gather to discuss interesting cases from the inpatient services. The emphasis is on diagnostic and management issues and incorporates a strong evidence-based approach by utilizing web-based databases in real time.
Local and national experts, as well as UNM residents and attendings, give grand rounds talks on a rotating basis.
Residents and attendings participate in this conference, which includes report and analysis of interesting cases, adverse events, and unusual diagnoses. Patient safety and quality improvement projects and issues are discussed and addressed.
Oncology patients are discussed in this multi-disciplinary setting with Hematology-Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Dentistry, Pathology, Radiology and other involved sub-specialties. Patients are presented by residents and attendings.
A series of interactive seminars incorporating the business of medicine and the functioning of the practitioner and patient within the context of the greater medical system. Topics include billing and reimbursement, contracting, managing personal and professional finances, applying for a job and a variety of others.
Residents spend this conference with a staff pathologist reviewing slides demonstrating normal histology, histopathology, and pathology from recent surgical cases from the OHNS service.
Residents drill cadaveric temporal bones to simulate surgical cases and systematically evaluate the comprehensive 3-dimensional anatomy of the temporal bone, with faculty providing in-person guidance and observation. Residents have 24-hour access to the facility and are encouraged to practice drilling and rehearse surgical procedures prior to upcoming scheduled Otology/Neurotology cases.
This conference is held every other month and led by an attending who picks the articles and topic. The conference is often held at a local restaurant or hosted by the attending and encourages discussion and critical analysis of the most up-to-date published research in OHNS.
Duncan Meiklejohn, MD Department of Surgery 1 University of New Mexico MSC10 5610 Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
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