OTOR 420 - Otorhinolaryngology Clinical

[152 Hours]

Description Needed This four week rotation provides L 4 students 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 the head and neck exam, improving skills of clinical judgment and decision making. The student will learn how to perform a head and neck exam, take directed history and physicals, master head and neck anatomy and present new and follow up patients to residents and staff. Students will also be taught basic surgical skills. During this rotation, students are expected to attend all conferences and learn how to work within the hospital systems. 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.