Educational Programs

The mission of our department’s activity is to provide formal education, disseminate new information, provide a forum for presentation and discussion, and to ensure improvements and adjustments based on feedback from attendees.

The department’s continuing education is based mainly on Grand Rounds, a weekly conference that takes place at the SUNY Downstate campus. All Otolaryngology, Audiology, Speech, and Language Pathology professionals as well as professionals in related disciplines are invited. 

Grand Rounds Structure: During the 7:00 to 8:00 am hour, lectures are delivered by invited guests who are nationally known for their expertise and experience In-house speakers and faculty as well as residents present information during the 8:00 to 9:00 am hour. Also, journal club occurs from 8:00 to 9:00 on the second Thursday of each month and morbidity & mortality conference occurs during fourth Thursday at 7am. Biweekly Head and Neck Tumor Board are included in the schedule from 9:00 to 10:00. Residents present a lecture during grand rounds once a year. Various aspects of basic sciences as related to the field of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery are presented and discussed from 7:00 to 9:00 am during July and August (“Summer School”)

Each year residents participate in a temporal bone dissection course run by Dr. Matthew Hanson, and simulation sessions run by Dr. Ann Plum and Dr Krishnamurthi Sundaram. The residents also attend an AO North America maxillofacial trauma course during their PGY 3 or PGY 4 year.  All residents receive a subscription for the Boards Vital for ENT Review and the AAO-HNS Focused Lifeline Education Xperience (FLEX).