Department of Otolaryngology

Residency Schedule

The WVU Otolaryngology Clinic is located in the Physician Office Center adjacent to West Virginia University (Ruby Memorial) Hospital.

• PGY 1
  Three months are spent on rotation in Otolaryngology. One month is spent on each of the following four clinical areas: emergency medicine, critical care unit, anesthesia, and neurological surgery. Five months are spent in the general surgery disciplines including plastic surgery.
  
  
• PGY 2
  Twelve months at University Hospital divided between team A (otology, general otolaryngology, facial plastics), team B (head and neck cancer) and team C (pediatric otolaryngology, laryngology). The teams alternate between the clinics and the operating rooms.
  
  
• PGY 3
  This year includes a 4 month bench research rotation, 6 months divided between teams A, B and C, and a 2 month rotation to our Eastern Campus in Martinsburg where the resident spends time in a community hospital.
  
  
• PGY 4
  Includes a 6 month rotation at the Clarksburg VA Hospital where the resident is in charge of the service and 6 months at West Virginia University Hospital where he/she serves as one of three chief residents.
  
  
• PGY 5
  Serves as chief resident alternating between teams A, B and C. Performs most of the major cases.