RESIDENCY PROGRAM QUICK FACTS
- We are ranked the #1 educational program in the entire country by Doximity and Otomatch!
- 2023 residency interviews: January 6 & 7.
- 5 residents per year
- > 6 months of otolaryngology during PGY-1 (intern) year
- ≥ 4 months of dedicated research time (PGY-3)
- > 40 surgical faculty in all subspecialties, including sleep surgery
- Single medical campus with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, and the Nashville Veteran Affairs Medical Center within walking distance
- 4 hours of protected resident education/academic time per week
- Single pool night float call system
- High volume facial trauma experience shared with Plastic and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
- Multiple dedicated courses including yearly temporal bone and endoscopic sinus dissection courses
- Unique 4-year leadership training program
- World class leadership
- Department Chair: Eben Rosenthal, MD
- Residency Program Director: Priyesh Patel, MD
- Associate Program Director: Robert Sinard, MD
- Vice Chair of Research: Alex Gelbard, MD
- Director of Medical Student and Residency Training Innovation: Amy Whigham, MD, MS, HPEd