Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship
Call: 617-573-3654
Email: enteducation@meei.harvard.edu
Overview
Program Director: Michael S. Cohen, MD
Start date: July 15
Program length: One year
Number of positions: One
The Pediatric Otolaryngology fellow at Mass Eye and Ear is responsible for managing the pediatric otolaryngology inpatient and consult services at Mass Eye and Ear, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Shriners Hospital for Children. Clinical activities include participation in multidisciplinary aerodigestive and hearing loss clinics and a busy and varied schedule of advanced-level pediatric otolaryngology surgical cases. Our fellows experience high case numbers of open airway, complex otologic cases including cochlear implants and endoscopic ear surgery, and cleft and craniofacial surgery. There are no formal call responsibilities; however, the fellow is welcome to participate in the care of any complex and/or interesting patients who present at night or over the weekends.
The pediatric otolaryngology service consists of the fellow, a PGY-3 resident, and during some months a PGY-1 resident. Educational responsibilities include overseeing and teaching junior residents how to manage and treat otolaryngologic diseases of the pediatric patient, both medically and surgically. In addition, fellows will attend grand rounds, lead didactic sessions related to pediatric otolaryngology, lead a journal club series on advanced topics in pediatric otolaryngology, and attend monthly pediatric hearing loss conferences.
This fellowship has been accredited by the ACGME since it began in 2005.
Requirements
Candidates must be graduates of an ACGME-accredited otolaryngology–head and neck surgery residency training program.
Curriculum
The fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology provides advanced training in the diagnosis and medical and surgical treatment of congenital and acquired anomalies affecting children, including—but not limited to—complex airway and aerodigestive problems, chronic ear disease, hearing loss, head and neck masses, sleep disorders, and sinus disease. In addition, fellows are given the opportunity to perform clinical and/or basic science research in the field of pediatric otolaryngology.
Research Experience
While the fellowship is primarily clinical, all of our fellows have the opportunity to conduct research and present and publish their work at meetings and in journals and textbooks. There is the expectation that each fellow will publish at least two papers in the peer-reviewed literature during their fellowship, and most exceed this significantly.
How to Apply
Applicants should register and apply for fellowship positions through the SF Match program.
Applications are due on January 15. Interviews are held in March or April each year.
The fellow’s performance as a resident, letters of recommendation, the quality of the applicant’s interview, academic achievement, and additional evidence of an interest in an academic pediatric otolaryngology career that would be enriched by a fellowship at Mass. Eye and Ear are all considered.