Residency Experience

Message from the Program Director

The Department of Otolaryngology offers a fully accredited residency program that provides education and experience in surgery, inpatient and outpatient clinical care, basic sciences and research as they relate to diseases of the head and neck. Each resident develops skill and knowledge of all aspects of modern otolaryngology. Practice experience in private, governmental, and municipal hospitals is blended to give the trainee a quality learning experience. Individual supervision and teaching are provided at all levels of training. Participation in clinical care and the operating rooms is commensurate with the trainee’s level of competence and ability. Ample clinical material is available, ensuring graduated resident responsibility. There are 15 residents, with 3 residents accepted each year through the National Resident Matching Program. The first year is coordinated with the SUNY-Downstate/Kings County Hospital Center Departments of Surgery, Anesthesiology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Neurosurgery. The following four years are spent in the Department of Otolaryngology, culminating in an intensive and tailored Chief Residency year. The rare combination of diverse practice settings and a single training program serving a population of more than 3 million inhabitants of Brooklyn and Staten Island makes the SUNY Downstate Residency Training Program a unique opportunity for exposure to all aspects of Otolaryngology.