Didactic Programs
September-June
Fridays
700-800 am – Junior Seminar/Senior Seminar
800-900 am – Grand Rounds
900-1030 am – Resident Education Series (a 2-year rotating curriculum through 8 different subspecialties)
1030-1130 am – Pathology, Radiology, Sub-Specialty Conference
July-August
Fridays
800 am-1200 pm – Temporal Bone Lab
Bootcamp
Additional programming
Monthly Journal Club – at faculty home or local restaurant
For West team:
Peds Airway Conference – 4th Tuesday 800-900 am
Otology Rounds – Monday 800-900 am
Head and Neck Rounds – Monday Morning 900-1000 am
Strobe Rounds – Second Monday 1000-1100 am
Annual Conferences
Triological Society Sectional Meeting* - January
Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings* - April
Goldstein Pediatric Lecture (LIJ) - April
Department Wide Research Meeting – review faculty and resident research – May
City Wide Resident Research Competition – May
Business of Medicine/Life After Residency – leadership with Cornell and Sinai – Spring (offered to all NYC residency programs and since 2021 done in combination with resident research day)
Rutgers Sinus Dissection Course – May/June
Resident Graduation – guest speaker and resident papers – late June (June 20 in 2018)
Soft Tissue Course – July
Intern Boot Camp – July/August
AAO-HNS Annual Meeting* - all PGY5 residents attend – September
Morris Bender Otology Lecture (LIJ) – guest speaker at LIJ - September
Max Som Head and Neck – guest presenter and resident case reports – October
Pediatric Airway Symposium – city wide – October
Vestibular Symposium (LIJ) - November
Department Wide Meeting with site reports and guest speaker – November and May *multiple Einstein residents usually attend
More detail about many aspects of the didactic program:
Our Core Didactic Program takes place on Friday mornings from 700-1130am from the first Friday after Labor Day to the last Friday before June graduation. All residents are expected to participate in both the Friday Core Didactic Program on the Moses campus and other academic programs unique to the campus to which they are assigned.
The Core Didactic Program consists of 5 components:
1) Junior Seminar for PGY1-3 residents from 7-8 am
2) Mock Orals Exams for PGY4-5 residents from 7-8 am
3) Grand Rounds for all residents and faculty from 8-9 am
4) Resident education series from 9-1030 am
5) Clinical conferences for all residents from 1030-1130 am
Junior Seminars -
Weekly sessions for the junior residents (PGY 1-3). The attending is generally the same one who leads the RES seminar at 10 am. The junior seminar addresses the same topic on a more introductory level. Residents prepare questions for each other in advance using resources fron the AAO, based on assigned review articles and/or text chapters. Additionally, the attending will be asked to prepare 1-2 “junior mock oral(s).” PGY3 on East is responsible for sending reminders (Appendix B) to the faculty moderator.
Mock Orals Exam –
Previously known as senior seminar, is for PGY4-5s. Attending, chosen in advance by the administrative chief resident, are asked to prepare 4 cases in ABO format. Each PGY5 will be spotlighted for solo management for 10 minutes, followed by 5 min review by all residents. The calendar should be filled three months in advance.
Montefiore Einstein Quality Assurance Conference (previously known as Morbidity & Mortality) -
Held every six weeks for 90 minutes, in lieu of and extending 30 minutes past grand rounds usual time slot. Directed by Dr. Mehta, they are presented using SBAR format and designed to promote conversation and quality improvement in a spirit of just culture.
Any house staff (or faculty) interested in further QI education is encouraged to take advantage of free content at https://www.ihi.org/education/ihi-open-school Users should create an account by going to www.ihi.org/enterpasscode. The code for Montefiore Einstein users is 8DC338E3. Once complete, you should receive a confirmation message that you have successfully connected to Montefiore Einstein. Log into your account at www.ihi.org, and then go to www.ihi.org/studentcourses. Click the “Online Learning” lab in the middle where the courses are listed.
Grand Rounds
These are lectures, discussions, or panels on topics of special interest organized by the faculty.
Clinical conference –
Rotating subjects for 60 minutes every Friday from 9-10a; topics include radiology, pathology, pediatric otolaryngology, rhinology, laryngology, sleep, leadership, and professionalism.
Resident education series –
Designed to cover all aspects of otolaryngology over a 2-year cycle, our schedule includes 90 minutes of case-based learning each week. This curriculum has undergone many revisions to stay current. At present, it runs in a 2-year cycle as follows:
Head and Neck
Year 1
Melanoma
Thyroid
Larynx
Oral Cavity
Oropharynx and Non-Melanotic Skin Cancer
Salivary Gland
Year 2
Molecular/Genetics
Parathyroid Disease/Benign Thyroid Disease
Nasopharynx
Parapharyngeal Space Tumors
Principles of Radiation/Chemotherapy
Neck Masses and Management of Neck
Pediatrics
Year 1
Pediatric Neck Masses (congenital cysts and sinuses, malignancies)
Pediatric Hearing Loss (genetic, congenital (also temporal bone anomalies), conductive/SNHL)
T&A/COM (OSA, strep, sleep endoscopy, BMT, otorrhea)
Pediatric Airway I (acute infectious emergencies, congenital and acquired anomalies)
Pediatric Airway II (management of laryngeal stenosis)
Year 2
Craniofacial Issues (congenital malformations, cleft lip and palate, craniofacial trauma)
Syndromes/Genetics
Dysphagia (aerodigestive foreign bodies, caustic ingestions, FEES, GERD)
Vascular Tumors and Malformations
Pediatric Rhinosinusitis/VPI
Otology/Neurotology
Year 1
Audiology/Tinnitus
Cholesteatoma
Complications of Temporal Bone Infections
Meniere’s Disease
Facial Nerve Dysfunction
Year 2
Audiology/Non-Organic Hearing Loss
Otosclerosis/Conductive Hearing Loss
Traumatic Facial Paralysis/Temporal Bone Trauma
Skull Base Tumors and Surgery
Vestibular Dysfunction
Facial Plastics
Year 1
Aesthetic Facial Analysis/Scar Revision
Cosmetic Rhinoplasty
Aging Face – Surgical Interventions
Mandibular Fractures
Facial Flaps & Principles
Year 2
Nasal Valve Collapse/Functional Rhinoplasty
Frontal and Midface Fractures
Facial Rejuvenation
Aging Face – Injectibles/Office Procedures
Sinus
Year 1
Infectious Sinus Disease (acute and chronic)
Inflammatory Sinus Disease (including systemic diseases that affect the nose and sinuses)
Sinonasal Tumors
Year 2
Epistaxis and Disorders of Smell and Taste
Complications of Sinus Surgery
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks – Diagnosis and Management
Laryngology
Year 1
Vocal cord lesions
Vocal cord immobility
Neurolaryngology
Year 2
Voice Therapy
Stroboscopy
Swallowing Therapy, Alaryngeal Speech
Airway Surgery
General
Year 1
Sleep Medicine I (Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Polysomnography)
Sleep Medicine II (Insomnia & Hypersomnia, Narcolepsy & Parasomnias)
Allergy Testing and Immunotherapy
Difficult Airway/Intubation
Headaches and Facial Pain
Year 2
Sleep Medicine III (Circadian Rhythm Disorders, Sleep Physiology and Neurobiology)
Sleep Medicine IV (Limb Movement Disorders, Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Hygiene)
Ophthalmology for Otolaryngologists
Other conferences at Moses
Journal Club - Held approximately six times per year, often at attendings' homes or at restaurants, journal articles are pre-selected and include major landmark articles as well as significant current research. Organized by research PGY4.
Pediatric Airway Conference – Monthly, 4th Tuesday morning, 8-9 am. Mandatory for Moses West Peds ORL residents, encouraged for other West residents.
Tumor Board - Held weekly for Moses West residents only
Otology conference - Held weekly, Monday, 9-10 am for Monte Einstein West residents only
Head & Neck conference - Held weekly, Monday, 8-9 am for Monte Einstein West residents only
Intern Boot Camp - Held at the beginning of the year for the incoming intern class, over 4 weeks on Fridays. Boot camp covers general topics with hands-on simulator training, exposing interns to various cases, so they may practice skills and Otorhinolaryngology fundamentals, including basic emergencies (i.e., fiberoptic laryngoscopy, packing for epistaxis, tracheotomies, endoscopic sinus surgery, etc.). The course also centers on teaching interns the various tools and instruments commonly used as well as how to set them up (i.e., for direct laryngoscopy or bronchoscopy). It allows for the new ORL residents to get hands-on experience and close mentoring from faculty on how to approach a manage many of the common scenarios they will face when they start to take primary call and see various emergencies and consults. The course is structured to begin in the middle of July, with protected time for the interns to attend each morning. Link to Boot Camp.
In addition, each site/rotation has site-specific educational sessions, including sleep conferences for Monte Team and weekly didactics held by attendings at LIJ.
LIJ/NH Teaching Conferences and Clinics:
- Grand Rounds (Mandatory): Formal teaching sessions are held weekly, at which time the resident staff presents current and interesting clinical problems. Attendings discuss the different modalities of management and treatment. Outside speakers present lectures on topics relevant to the residency. Morbidity and Mortality conference is held in conjunction with Grand Rounds. The Chief Resident coordinates resident case presentations and Mortality and Morbidity cases. The resident staff also coordinates clinical pathology and radiological case reviews.
- Teaching Rounds (mandatory): Daily resident rounds are made with the members of the full-time staff and voluntary attending staff.
- Head and Neck Conference (Tumor Board): (mandatory) This multi-disciplinary conference is held weekly. All related disciplines involved in patient management are present.
- Weekly clinical conference _- this conference is a 12-week course that repeats to allow residents to have a similar knowledge base. The lectures include audiology ‘ vestibular tests, speech pathology, Histopathology, neuroradiology¸and basic clinical skills.
- Basic Science Seminars: In addition to the basic otolaryngology sciences covered by the course at MMC, Audiology and Speech Pathology Clinics: There are weekly clinics in both otology/audiology and speech pathology as part of the Hearing and Speech Center, with patients referred from within the hospital and the community disorders.
- Pediatric Tumor Board: All pediatric oncology patients that have head and neck tumors or otolaryngology complications secondary to chemotherapy are reviewed and management plans are discussed.
- Multidisciplinary pediatric airway conference - This meeting combines pediatric otolaryngologists with pediatric pulmonologists and pediatric gastroenterologists to discuss airway management in complicated cases. It meets once a month to review diagnostic testing, treatment, and management of these patients.
Jacobi Teaching Conferences and Clinics:
In addition to the conferences described at MMC, there are conferences and clinics unique to JMC. They are as follows:
- Ward Rounds: Ward rounds, are held as needed based on clinical volume at JMC and conducted by the faculty of the Division of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery /Head & Neck Surgery, are attended by all residents on the JMC rotation.
- Combined ENT, Oral Surgery, Plastics, Facial Trauma Conference: This interdisciplinary conference is held on the second Wednesday of the month and is attended by the residents at JMC.
- Combined ENT, Oral Surgery, Plastics, Facial Trauma Conference: This interdisciplinary conference is held on the second Wednesday of the month and is attended by the residents at JMC.
- Endocrine Conference: Attended by residents as needed based on clinical volume at JMC and Chief of Service for case presentation and discussion, held with the Department of Endocrinology.
- Specialty clinics: General/Allergy/Sinus, Pediatric ENT, Head and Neck Oncology, Otology, Facial Plastic, and Reconstructive Surgery. The residents on rotation participate in these clinics, providing follow-through from pre-operative assessment to surgery and follow-up care. In this way, they are well trained in the diagnosis and management of both the usual and the more unusual otolaryngologic diseases and disorders. JMC has more clinics than any other hospital in the consortium.
Temporal bone dissection course
Our department has an 8-station fully equipped temporal bone lab across the hall from our conference room on MAP3. The lab also includes a simulation station in which real patient CT scans can be uploaded to practice computer-simulated temporal bone drilling.
PGY2-4 residents take our annual temporal bone course at MMC on Friday mornings from July-August; a PGY5 resident and a faculty member proctor each of the eight sessions.
Every summer, we offer a mandatory temporal bone course for PGY2-5 residents, run by Dr. Elizabeth Dinces. PGY5s play a mentoring role in the lab. The course takes place on Friday mornings over eight consecutive summer weeks. A different faculty member supervises each week. Our residents are expected to show competency in the temporal bone lab prior to performing temporal bone surgery on patients.
Residents may utilize the lab in their spare time outside the course times to prepare for surgical cases and solidify their knowledge of anatomy and surgical principles. Contact Dr. Dinces for more information.
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