Interim Chairperson:
| Zaytoun, George |
| Professors: | Fuleihan, Nabil (Adjunct Clinical); Hadi,
Usamah (Clinical); Hamdan, Abdul Latif;
Zaytoun, George |
| Assistant Professors: | Alam, Elie; Barazi, Randa; Korban, Zeina;
Mourad, Marc; Natout, Mohammad Ali
(Clinical)
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| Clinical Associates: | Kasty, Maher
|
The Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery offers clinical
postgraduate resident training to MD graduates. It also offers clinical clerkships to medical
students and specialty electives to interns and residents.
The residency program consists of five years with a gradual escalation in the clinical and
surgical responsibilities of each resident. During the internship year, residents spend
nine months rotating in relevant general surgical specialties, radiology, and emergency
medicine and three months in the Otorhinolaryngology service. The acquired general
surgical skills during this year act as a foundation for their future development as surgeons
in Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery.
During the next four years of training, residents are exposed to all subspecialties in
Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, namely Otology, Rhinology, Laryngology,
Head and Neck Surgery, Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, and Facial Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery. In each subspecialty, residents learn the clinical and surgical
principles required for the diagnosis and medical and surgical management of various diseases. The corresponding faculty members give a series of courses covering the
updates of each subspecialty. A temporal bone surgical dissection course is also given
yearly. For interdisciplinary exposure, faculties from other departments and services are
often invited as speakers. Residents also contribute and learn from the monthly activities
of the department, which include the Grand Rounds, Tumor Board, Mortality and Morbidity,
Pathology conferences, Radiology conferences, and Journal Clubs. To ensure a busy
clinical load, residents rotate in affiliated hospitals with diverse exposure to different areas
of the country. These include Clemenceau Medical Center and Bikhazi Hospital. Residents
sit for an In-service examination on a yearly basis to assess their written fund of knowledge
and clinical competencies. The written in-service exam is acknowledged by the American
Board of Otorhinolaryngology and is the same test administered to all US resident trainees.
The PGY4 training program includes at least two months of electives spent in an approved
program in the United States of America. The rationale behind this elective is to broaden
the medical perspective and provide a wider exposure for residents before graduating.
Residents are also encouraged to present research projects at international meetings and
are often sent for courses in Europe, the US, and other countries. The PGY4 year also
includes three months of protected research time, during which residents are expected to
design and complete a research project.
Course Descriptions
Research is also an integral part of the resident training program. All residents contribute
to multiple research projects either in terms of literature review, study design or data
collection, analysis, and manuscript writing. As a requirement for graduation, each resident
is expected to design, execute, and publish a full original research project.
Administrative responsibilities are also allocated to residents throughout their training
as part of their development. The aim is to provide physicians, who might assume future
managerial tasks and positions, with added value to their clinical practice.
For more information, please contact our Residency Program Coordinator, Ms. Ruba Abed
El Karim (email:
fm67@aub.edu.lb)
Following are the monthly activities of the department:
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First Monday: Journal Club and Mortality Morbidity
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Second Monday: Grand Round
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Third Monday: Interesting Cases
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Fourth Monday: Grand Round