Otolaryngology for the Primary Care Physician

OTO403

Offered by: Jonathan Mark, MD

Locations: Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery locations at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters and VAB

Periods Offered: Continuously

Duration: 4 weeks

Number of Students: 1-2

Student Level: 4

Night Call: No

Report First Day: Students will be provided a schedule the week before beginning the rotation.  Students should email Kelly Sylvester (sylvesks@evms.edu) if they have not received an email from her with their rotation schedule.  Report to the designated clinic on your first day.

Course Description:  This elective is designed for the medical student interested in the primary care specialties (family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics) and is oriented toward outpatient services.  The student will receive a wide exposure to medical and surgical aspects of diseases of the head and neck in adults and children.  Major patient contact will be through the department’s clinical offices, hospital clinics, and hospital rounds.  There will be selected operating room experience to demonstrate common procedures.

Distribution of Student's Effort: Inpatient 10%, Outpatient 90%, conferences three hours per week, hospital rounds one hour per week.  Adequate study and reading time provided. Faculty contact 40 hours per week.

Objectives:

1. Learn the basics of the ear, nose and throat examination.
2. Diagnose and treat the spectrum of diseases related to chronic serous otitis media, acute otitis media and chronic otitis media.
3. Diagnose and treat the spectrum of diseases in the oral cavity and pharynx (e.g., tonsillitis, adenoiditis and oral/dental diseases).
4. Evaluate and treat nasal/sinus disorders.
5. Learn the basic work-up and follow-up of the head and neck cancer patient and thyroid/parathyroid patient.
6. Diagnose and treat voice and swallowing problems.
7. To understand the basic surgical skills and perioperative problems involved in performing myringotomy, tonsillectomy, sinus and laryngeal endoscopic surgery.

Evaluation: 100% clinical observation