Otolaryngology Head

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Otolaryngology/Head Neck Surgery

• 4th Year Elective Clerkship

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Oto/HNS Clerkship

• Counts towards surgical specialty requirement
• 3rd year Surgery rotation is a prerequisite
• Two clerkship choices
• 4 week elective
• 2 week elective

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Sites

• UWMC, HMC, VA, Childrens 2 or 4 wks
• Boise 2 or 4 weeks
• Madigan 4 weeks
• Seattle area private practice (multiple sites
  from Everett to Puyallup) 2 weeks
• WWAMI (Anchorage, Spokane, Bellingham,
  Wenatchee) 2 or 4 weeks

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Which clerkship to take?

• 4 week clerkship at academic site in Seattle
• At UWMC, HMC, VA, CHMC
• For students interested in applying in Oto/HNS
• Usually in summer (to get letters)
• Typically several students on rotation (UW and
  other med schools)

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Which clerkship to take?

• 2 week clerkship at academic sites
• 2 or 4 week clerkship at non-academic sites
• Students not going into Oto/HNS
• Want to gain additional experience in
• Improving HEENT exam skills
• Airway evaluation management
• Common upper respiratory infections
• Technical skills endoscopy, suturing
• Usually not other students (maybe 1 other at
  academic sites)

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Clerkship Description

• Wide exposure to a large variety of clinical
  surgical experiences, rather than in depth care
  of a few patients (like with a Sub-I)
• Roughly equivalent inpatient outpatient
• No mandatory call or weekends (but available)
• May have long days
• Weekly departmental didactic conference
• No med student conferences or exams
• Pager not necessary

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Contact Information

• Web Site
• http//depts.washington.edu/otoweb/training2/med_s
  tudents.htm
• Clerkship Coordinator
• Patti Peterson peterp_at_u.washington.edu