| Grand Rounds |
Wednesday mornings at 7 or 8am
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| Radiology Conference |
One Wednesday a month at 8am
Presented by full-time faculty radiologists
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| Pathology Conference |
One Wednesday a month at 7am
Presented by full-time faculty pathologists
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| Journal Club |
Once per month, mornings at University Hospitals or an evening with dinner off-site; a regular review and critical evaluation of current literature and pertinent classical literature
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| Quality Assessment & Morbidity/Mortality Conference |
One Wednesday per month at 8 a.m.
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| Tumor Board |
Wednesdays at 11 a.m. at the VAMC
Fridays at 12 noon at University Hospitals |
Mini Courses
Rotating courses are offered over a three-year cycle, providing intense instruction in particularly important or difficult topics. These include head and neck surgical anatomy and dissections, including nasal anatomy and septorhinoplasty, paranasal sinus anatomy and endoscopic surgery, laryngeal anatomy and surgery, myocutaneous flap anatomy and reconstructive flap surgery, and pathology.
* Temporal Bone Surgical Anatomy Laboratory
Knowledge of temporal bone anatomy and surgical skills are developed in the Temporal Bone Surgical Anatomy Laboratory. Each resident is provided with a set of basic instruments and is encouraged to spend time drilling regularly throughout the year. An intensive course is given each year for ten weeks during which each resident dissects several temporal bones with careful supervision.
* Endoscopic Anatomy of the Paranasal Sinuses
In conjunction with the temporal bone anatomy course, a review of the endoscopic anatomy of the paranasal sinuses is given by the full time faculty. This intensive review using hands on cadaver dissections is an essential element in learning the immensely popular and successful technique of endoscopic sinus surgery.