The Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Department of Pediatrics

Residency Program


Overview

The domain of otorhinolaryngology-head and neck surgery encompasses the subspecialties of bronchoesophagology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, general ENT, head and neck oncology, laryngology, maxillofacial trauma, otology and neuro-otology, pediatric ENT, and rhinology as well as audiology and speech pathology.  Thus, the residency training program focuses on providing exposures in each of these disciplines in a variety of clinical settings.  Over the course of the training program, residents have both formal and informal educational experiences.  Resident responsibility increases in a graduated fashion commensurate with clinical skills and acumen throughout the training program.

The program has up to 3 residents per year.  The first year of residency must be performed at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston.  The total duration of training is 5 years, including the internship year.