Third Year Medical Students
Rotation Objectives
- Reinforce a comprehensive history and physical examination of the head and neck
- Begin to interpret laboratory and radiographic data with relation to underlying disease processes.
- Demonstrate effective communication, being able to interpret data and efficiently present that information on rounds or to other providers.
- Spend dedicated time with our tertiary care specialists in the clinic and operating room, and understand indications for subspecialty referral.
- Improve upon basic surgical technique, including knowledge of instrumentation, soft tissue handling, and suturing techniques.
- Understand important perioperative considerations, including preoperative evaluation, multidisciplinary consultation, and postoperative care.
Surgical Subspeciaty and CPE rotations available at all of our clinical sites (OLOL, UHC, UMC, CHNOLA).
Evaluation
At the end of your rotation, please assign your Course Director as the evaluator in New Innovations.
Clinical Locations
Baton Rouge, LA
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
Course Director
Phillip Allen, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Duration: 3 weeks
Clinical Sites of Practice:
- Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
- Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital
- OLOL Head and Neck Center
- OLOL Voice Center
- OLOL Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Center
- OLOL Hearing and Balance Center
- LSU Health - Perkins Surgery Center
Clinical Activities and Responsibilities:
Weekly responsibilities are often divided by the Chief Resident on the Head and Neck
Service, but will include:
- Morning rounds with the Head and Neck team - clinical care, patient evaluations, and patient presentations.
- Operating room - individual time with our different tertiary care specialists.
- OLOL Clinic - Patient evaluation and workup in our Centers of Excellence.
- LSU Health Clinic - Active patient care, comprehensive evaluation and management, with resident and faculty supervision.
- Inpatient and ED Consultations - Evaluate patients and develop diagnostic and therapeutic plans.
Didactics:
- Resident Lectures occur every Wednesday at 4 pm.
- Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Tumor Conference occurs every Wednesday at 5 pm.
- Journal Club once per month, with expectation for the acting intern to critically assess and present at least one article.
- Department Didactic Day occurs the first Tuesday of every month.
New Orleans, LA
University Medical Center- New Orleans
Course Director
Clinical Sites of Practice:
- University Medical Center
Clinical Activities and Responsibilities:
Weekly responsibilities will include:
- Morning rounds with the team - clinical care, patient evaluations, and patient presentations.
- Operating room - individual time with residents and faculty in each specialty.
- UMC - Patient evaluation and workup.
- Inpatient and ED Consultations - Evaluate patients and develop diagnostic and therapeutic plans with the residents.
- Monthly Head and Neck Tumor Board at University Medical Center
Didactics:
- Resident Lectures occur every Wednesday at 4 pm.
- Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Tumor Conference occurs every Wednesday at 5 pm.
- Department Didactic Day occurs the first Tuesday of every month.
- Independent journal article evaluation and presentation to other students and Dr Pelaez
- Possibility for faculty run suturing lab each month
Course Director
Children's Hospital New Orleans
Belinda Mantle, MD
Assistant Professor
Duration: 3 weeks
Clinical Sites of Practice:
- Children's Hospital of New Orleans
- Offsite clinic: Ridgelake
- Offsite clinic: Northshore (if appropriate)
Clinical Activities and Responsibilities:
Weekly responsibilities will include:
- Morning rounds with the team - clinical care, patient evaluations, and patient presentations.
- Operating room - individual time with residents and faculty in each specialty.
- Children's ENT Clinic - Patient evaluation and workup.
- Inpatient and ED Consultations - Evaluate patients and develop diagnostic and therapeutic plans with the residents.
Didactics:
- Resident Lectures occur every Wednesday at 4 pm.
- Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Tumor Conference occurs every Wednesday at 5 pm.
- Department Didactic Day occurs the first Tuesday of every month.
- Possibility for faculty run suturing lab each month
Lafayette, LA
University Hospital and Clinics
Course Director
James Walker, MD
Assistant Professor
Duration: 3 weeks
Clinical Sites of Practice:
- University Hospital & Clinics
- Acadian ENT & Facial Plastic Surgery (occasional visits with Dr. Chastant)
Clinical Activities and Responsibilities:
Weekly responsibilities are often divided by the Chief Resident, but will include:
- Morning rounds with the team - clinical care, patient evaluations, and patient presentations.
- Operating room - individual time with residents and faculty.
- UHC ENT Clinic - Patient evaluation and workup.
- Inpatient and ED Consultations - Evaluate patients and develop diagnostic and therapeutic plans.
- Chief rounds every Wednesday morning.
Didactics:
- Resident Lectures occur every Wednesday at 4 pm.
- Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Tumor Conference occurs every Wednesday at 5 pm.
- Journal Club once per month, with expectation for the acting intern to critically assess and present at least one article.
- Department Didactic Day occurs the first Tuesday of every month.
- Grand Rounds with residents usually the 4th Wednesday of every month at noon. (Audiology, Allergy, Botox/Filler, and Pathology)