Preceptor: Max April, MD
Contact: Rosanna Gutierrez, Rosanna.Gutierrez@NYULangone.org
Telephone: 212-263-6344

Prerequisite: Any One Core Clerkship

Who should enroll in this elective?

Students who are considering Otolaryngology as a career

Clinical sites

Tisch/Kimmel Hospital, Bellevue Hospital

Description

This is an advanced 4-week elective that seeks to build on otolaryngologic knowledge and experiences gained in the pre-clerkship and clerkship years. It may be used to build upon experience from the 2-week Otolaryngology Introductory Elective or the 2-week Otolaryngology Surgery-related Elective (SRE). As an advanced elective, students will be expected to serve at the level of a sub-intern. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the core principles, foundational knowledge, and essential skills relevant to the specialty through encounters with a diverse range of cases reflective of this specialty. Students will gain this experience through actively participating in all aspects of patient care, including daily working rounds, out-patient clinical experience, in-patient care and assisting in the operating room. Experience is provided in general otolaryngology as well as all subspecialty areas of otolaryngology; this includes head and neck oncology, otology and neurology, pediatric otolaryngology, laryngology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, sleep medicine and rhinology/skull base surgery. All students will be taught how to perform a thorough head and neck examination, including flexible fiberoptic endoscopy. Students will have exposure to and teaching in the management of common otolaryngologic emergencies, including head and neck infections, acute upper airway obstruction, epistaxis and facial trauma.

Objectives of the Elective

By the end of this elective, through daily contact with patients and didactics, you will:

1. Gain a deeper understanding of the field of otolaryngology, building on your pre-clerkship and clerkship experiences, through a broad exposure to otolaryngologic disorders
2. Expand your skills in inpatient and outpatient workup and management of patients with otolaryngologic disorders 
3. Learn about specialty-specific history and physical exams as well as the indications for, and complications of specialty-specific procedures
4. Begin to learn how to perform otolaryngologic procedures and surgery through progressive hands-on participation 
5. Gain knowledge regarding treatment modalities used to treat otolaryngologic diseases, including otolaryngologic emergencies
6. Gain insight into the interdisciplinary nature of this specialty and how our clinicians interact with other medical disciplines to provide comprehensive patient care
7. Ensure your choice of otolaryngology as a career 

Key Responsibilities of the Elective

By enrolling in this elective, you have agreed to:

1. Participate in at least 35 contact hours of education each week
2. Provide communication of any excused absences to the Office of Student Affairs (excused absence form) and to the elective coordinator, in a timely fashion 
3. Arrive in a timely fashion to all locations to which you are assigned  
4. Participate in daily morning rounds and patient care with residents and attendings
5. Be an active participant in the care of patients being followed by the team, as dictated by the resident/attending
6. Assist in operating room procedures
7. Attend all outpatient clinic assignments 
8. Attend all didactics provided for trainees, as outlined below
9. Have the option of observing faculty office practice situations

Key Responsibilities of the preceptor/residents/faculty while you are on Elective

By accepting your enrollment in this elective, the department has agreed to:

1. Clearly communicate their expectations of you
2. Maintain a supportive clinical learning environment 
3. Ensure that you have access to a broad case mix and clinical experience  
4. Provide the education necessary for you to gain an understanding of the patients and pathology reflective of this specialty
5. Provide feedback on your clinical skills

Didactic Program

Grand Rounds – topics will vary by week
Resident didactic sessions – topics will vary by week
Head and Neck Tumor Board
Skull Base Conference

Weekly Schedule

Week 1

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Grand Rounds	Head and Neck Tumor Board	Resident Didactics		Skull Base Conference

Weeks 2-4

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Grand Rounds	Head and Neck Tumor Board	Resident Didactics

Method of Evaluation

Students are evaluated by the attending physician staff with assistance and input from the senior residents. Dr. Max April will collect feedback from residents and attendings with whom students have had contact and will write a summative evaluation, which will be submitted at the completion of the rotation.

Scheduling Information

Duration: 4 Weeks

Months Offered: All year 

Student point of contact before start of elective: Rosanna Gutierrez, Rosanna.Gutierrez@NYULangone.org

Contact will be made before the start of the rotation with details pertaining to onboarding. After that has been completed on Day 1, students will report to their assigned hospital.  

Students per elective block: 6

Note: For this elective, visiting student applications will be processed through AAMC’s Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) program. The VSLO Application Service (aka VSAS) enables students to browse and apply for this elective.