4TH YEAR CLINICAL CLERKSHIP AT COLUMBIA

Student interested in registering for an elective through the Columbia campus should contact

Ms. Valecia Ambrose in the Office of Student Affairs at va2134@columbia.edu/ (212) 305-1642

630 West 168th Street, P&S 3-401, New York, NY 10032

http://cait.cumc.columbia.edu:88/dept/ps/electives/index.html

 

OT01P Otolaryngology Advanced Clerkship

Course Director:                  Joseph Haddad Jr., MD; (212) 305-8933; jh56@columbia.edu

Coordinator:                         Ms. Iris Bernard, (212) 305-3399,ib2237@columbia.edu

Chairman:                             Lanny Garth Close, MD

Given:                                    All year

Maximum:                            3 students per month

Start Date/Time:                 First weekday of the month, 6:30 AM

Site/Location:                       CUMC, Milstein Hospital Building 7 Garden North, Room 401

Description: Daily attendance and participation in OTO/HNS, ward rounds, conferences and lectures. This clinical clerkship is offered to fourth year students in modules of one month. Since our department shares a residency training program with NYPH-Cornell Center, two weeks will be spent at each site. Objectives: Observation of and participation in Otolaryngological and Head and Neck Surgery.  Learning Experience: The student will learn basic clinical skills in Otolaryngology.  Patients will be assigned to students for workup. Evaluation: Will be based on a consensus of all faculty members involved in the student's education in this course. By special arrangement the elective may be modified to emphasize ambulatory, pediatric otolaryngology, or facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. Faculty: Attending staff and residents.

 

OT90P Research in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

All interested Columbia P&S students MUST have approval from the course director for this elective.

Course Director:                   Joseph Haddad Jr., MD; (212) 305-8933; jh56@columbia.edu

Coordinator:                         Ms. Iris Bernard, (212) 305-3399, ib2237@columbia.edu

Chairman:                             Lanny Garth Close, MD

Given:                                    All year

Maximum:                            1 student per month

Start Date/Time:                 Start date/time to be arranged (contact coordinator)

Site/Location:                       CUMC, location to be arranged (contact coordinator)

Description: This elective provides an opportunity for the 4th year P&S student to participate in basic science and clinical research projects in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. Objectives: The student will acquire an in-depth understanding of clinical or basic science research methodology through the hands-on experience in Otology/Neurotology, Head & Neck Surgery, Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Rhinology, Laryngology, Audiology/Speech-Language-Voice Pathology or Pediatric Otolaryngology. Learning Experience: Click here to view research preceptors with their research interests. Feedback and Evaluation: The assigned preceptor will provide frequent feedback throughout the research rotation, and an individual evaluation of the student will be done by both the research preceptor and the course director at the end of the rotation.