Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Residency Program Curriculum
Our curriculum follows the AAO-HNS two-year national curriculum, consisting of weekly modules and assessments. Residents complete the full curriculum twice during training. In parallel, residents complete all chapters of “Bailey’s Head & Neck Surgery” on a structured two-year cycle.
PGY-1
All rotations at Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Cedar Crest:
- Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery (OTO-HNS), 6 blocks
- Surgical intensive care unit, 1 block
- Trauma, 1 block
- Neurosurgery, 1 block
- General surgery, 1 block
- Plastic surgery, 1 block
- Anesthesia, 1 block
PGY-2
All rotations at LVH–Cedar Crest:
- Pediatric ear, nose and throat (ENT), 3 blocks
- Head and neck (H&N) laryngology/general OTO-HNS, 3 blocks
- Otology, 3 blocks
- General OTO-HNS and allergy, 3 blocks
PGY-3
All rotations at LVH–Cedar Crest:
- Rhinology, 3 blocks
- H&N laryngology/general OTO-HNS, 2 blocks
- Pediatric ENT, 3 blocks
- Research, 3 blocks
- Elective, 1 block
PGY-4
All rotations at LVH–Cedar Crest:
- Elective, 1 block
- General OTO-HNS and sleep, 2 blocks
- H&N, 3 blocks
- Oral and maxillofacial surgery (facial trauma), 3 blocks
- Otology, 3 blocks
PGY-5
All rotations at LVH–Cedar Crest:
- H&N, 3 blocks
- Facial plastics/facial trauma, 3 blocks
- Rhinology/anterior skull base, 3 blocks
- Otology/neurotology, 3 blocks
Lehigh Valley Health Network Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery residents will train at Venel institute twice a year in temporal bone courses and once per year for a basic anatomy lab.