Residency Programs Rotations

Resident Year 1

University of Iowa Intern Year  – 12 months:

  • 6 months in Oto:  2 months each in Head & Neck Surgery,  Pediatrics and Otology.
  • 6 months off-service: 2 months in General Surgery (Pedicatrics, Soft Tissue,  Plastics and Oncology), and 1 month in each Oral Surgery (OMFS), Neurosurgery, Emergency Medicine, Anesthesia, and Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU)

​Call
Determined by individual services.

Surgical Experience
Assist with major head and neck cases and primary surgeon on minor cases.

Resident Year 2*

University of Iowa Dept of Otolaryngology Junior Resident – 40 weeks:

  • Head and Neck
  • Pediatric 
  • Otology
  • Basic Science Course – 6 weeks

Night Float: Two rotations of 3 weeks.

Surgical Experience
Primary surgeon on myringotomy and tubes, tonsillectomies, minor head and neck cases, minor plastics cases.
Assist on major head and neck, otology, pediatric cases, facial plastics and endoscopic sinus surgery.

*Residents in the clinical-research combined program do two years of research between R1 and R2 Otolaryngology.

Resident Year 3

University of Iowa Dept. of Otolaryngology Junior Resident – 30 weeks:

  • Head and Neck 
  • Pediatrics
  • Otology 
  • Research

VA Medical Center in Iowa City Junior Resident– 10 weeks

Mason City Clinic ENT in Mason City, Iowa Junior Resident – 10 weeks

 

Call

  • One night float rotation of 3 weeks, in-house.
  • Home call when at the VA or in Mason City.

Surgical Experience
Competency of minor surgeries and increasing autonomy on major head and neck or otology cases.
Primary surgeon on adult and pediatric airway cases and some sinus surgeries.

 

Resident Year 4

University of Iowa Dept of Otolaryngology Senior Resident – 40 weeks:

  • Head and Neck Service
  • Pediatric Service
  • Otology service
  • Research

Iowa City ENT Medical Services, Mercy- 12 weeks

Call

  • Approximately one in every 6 weeks, home call is shared with R5, while on University rotations.
  • Mercy Iowa City : call Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm and half of the weekends during rotation.

Surgical Experience
Primary surgeon on major head and neck, plastics and pediatric cases.

 

Resident Year 5

University of Iowa – 40 weeks:

  • Head and Neck
  • Otology
  • Pediatric
  • Float

VA Medical Center in Iowa City – 10 weeks

 

Call

 Approximately one in every 8 weeks, home call is shared with R4, while on University rotations.  

Back-up call at the VA Hospital.

Surgical Experience
Primary surgeon or resident instructor on major cases.