Residency Program Overview

The residency program in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery provides comprehensive training in all aspects of this diverse field with extensive hands-on surgical experience, the development of clinical decision-making and exploration of and participation in the frontiers of research. The development of high ethical standards in the practice of our specialty is also within the scope of our training program.

The activities of the Otolaryngology Division are aimed to deliver professional, high quality patient care in a courteous and compassionate manner; to encourage an environment which will stimulate acquisition of knowledge by all staff members, residents, medical students and referring physicians; and to perform research which will further the horizons of our knowledge and enable us to become better physicians. We strive to accomplish these goals in a pleasant, mutually enjoyable atmosphere.

On August 12, 2005, the University of Utah Otolaryngology residency program was reaccredited for a five-year period. We also received approval to increase our resident complement from two residents per year to three per year. Starting with the 2006 match, we will add three PGY-1 residents each year, reaching the total approved complement of fifteen residents with the 2010 match.

University Hospital is a 430-bed tertiary care regional referral hospital for five intermountain states. The clinics offer excellent and diverse patient care, providing over 600,000 patient visits per year.

Professor and Chief

Program Director