Didactic Training
/prod01/channel_2/media/mccms/content-assets/academics/residencies-and-fellowships/otolaryngology---head-and-neck-surgery-res-mn/curriculum/mccms-otolaryngology-head-neck-surgery-residency-3893880-0062-hero-tablet.jpg)
Clinical conferences, seminars, small discussion groups, journal clubs, and one-on-one instruction are an integral part of Mayo Clinic's Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Residency.
- Didactic training
- Educational courses
- Evening educational opportunities
Didactic training
| Type | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
|
Grand Rounds
|
PGY 2-4 present once per year |
Monday mornings |
|
CRA Case Conference |
PGY-5 present monthly | Weekly on Monday mornings |
|
Quality/Morbidity, Mortality Conference
|
Case presentation | Every six weeks on Monday mornings |
|
Tumor Board
|
Case presentation (multidisciplinary) |
Three times a month on Tuesday mornings
|
|
Neurotology Lecture Series
|
Invited speakers
|
Weekly on Tuesday mornings
|
|
Core curriculum
|
Faculty speakers |
Weekly on Friday mornings (September through June) |
Educational courses
Coverage expected if a listed PGY year.
| Course | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
|
Bootcamp/emergent ENT Simulation Lab
|
Incoming interns, PGY-1, PGY-4 | June (Wednesday/Thursday/Friday) |
|
Endoscopic Anterior Skull Base Course
|
PGY-3 | April (Thursday/Friday) |
| Otofest | PGY-2 and PGY-4 | October (Friday/Saturday) |
| CI workshop | PGY-3 and PGY-5 | May (Friday/Saturday) |
|
Upper Midwest Skull Base Course
|
Extramural guests, invited residents | August (Thursday/Friday/Saturday) |
|
Head and neck cadaver labs
|
All | During head and neck core curriculum section: seven to eight labs, every other Winter Quarter (Tuesday) |
|
Resident Research Day |
All required | March (Friday/Saturday) |
|
Neel Lectureship |
Four resident participants |
February (Friday/Saturday) |
|
Lateral Skull Base Lab and Rhinology Lab |
All invited |
Mobile laboratory |
Evening educational opportunities
These opportunities are for all residents. They typically take place on the second or third Thursday of the listed month and dinner is provided.
| Month | Opportunities |
|---|---|
| January |
Trivia night – board review Facial plastics lecture |
| February |
Trivia night – board review Allergy board review |
| March | Head and Neck Journal Club |
| April | Facial plastics lecture |
| May | Pediatric Journal Club |
| June | Break |
| July | Break |
| August | Facial plastics lecture |
| September | Rhinology Journal Club |
| October | Laryngology/Sleep Journal Club |
| November | Facial plastics lecture |
| December | Trivia night – board review |
/0x0:512x512/prod01/channel_2/media/mccms/content-assets/academics/residencies-and-fellowships/otolaryngology---head-and-neck-surgery-res-mn/size-512X512_ENT-student-quote-Randall,_Nicholas_R_16260228_202106181020.jpg)
The Otolaryngology Residency at Mayo Clinic offers early, meaningful, hands-on surgical training; supportive faculty and residents; and a family-friendly location with lots of outdoor opportunities.
Nicholas Randall, M.D.
Otolaryngology resident