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.

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.

The University of Utah Health Sciences Center is also home to the Moran Eye Center and the Huntsman Cancer Institute which offer specialized patient care, research, and education. The Huntsman Cancer Hospital opened an additional 50 beds in July 2004. University Hospital has many strong clinical programs including trauma (level I), bone marrow, cardiac, lung, and renal transplantation programs, neonatology, medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, neurology, neurosurgery, rehabilitation, surgery and critical care services (including burn, medicine, neurosurgery, and surgery).

Otolaryngology: Utah Updates, Spring 2008