OTOR 418 - Otorhinolaryngology Acting Internship

[152 Hours]

This four week rotation provides senior students with the opportunity to begin functioning as interns with supervision from faculty and upper level residents. This rotation provides the L 4 student with an in-depth emersion into the practice of otolaryngology. Students spend 2 weeks at OLOLRMC, one week at EKL Hospital and 1 week at Children’s Hospital in New Orleans. Particular emphasis is given to mastering head and neck(H&N) anatomy and the H&N exam, improving skills of clinical judgment and decision making. Students are expected to take increasing amounts of patient care responsibility and “ownership” of patients while under close supervision. In addition to improving their patient care and surgical skills, students will also enhance their communication skills and develop skills in systems based practice through their involvement with the health care team and multidisciplinary care of head and neck cancer patients. Formal presentation of patients to residents and faculty are expected on a daily basis. Students will continue to develop their medical knowledge and skills of practice based learning through reading, didactic lectures, patient care and conferences. A written evaluation will be completed at the end of the rotation which is usually a consensus evaluation with input from various faculty and residents.