Category: Residency

Residents discover wealth of surgical expertise at WashUMed skull base course

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Mentored by leading neurotologists and neurosurgeons, WashU Medicine residents recently learned techniques to remove tumors from the lateral skull base. Working in the new, state-of-the art Multidisciplinary Surgical Simulation Lab in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, residents from WashU Medicine Departments of Otolaryngology and Neurosurgery practiced surgical approaches to remove tumors affecting cranial nerves […]

ENT residents, faculty embrace hands-on curriculum

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Residents in the Department of Otolaryngology at WashU Medicine are quickly realizing the benefits of a change to their core curriculum. Formerly a weekly, lecture-based didactic session, the core curriculum now includes hands-on dissection in the Multidisciplinary Surgical Simulation Lab, newly constructed in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center. With its large display monitors and […]

ENT chief residents match with top-ranked academic programs

Otolaryngology Chief Residents applying for surgical fellowships have matched with outstanding programs across the country. We asked each about their match; what was important to them in ranking fellowship sites; and what they were most looking forward to in this next stage of their training. Please join us in congratulating them in advancing toward this […]

Techniques in endoscopic sinus surgery

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An annual St. Louis surgical training course – Techniques in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery – has once again offered Midwest residents in otolaryngology an intensive hands-on workshop to further their knowledge and skill in rhinology and anterior skull base surgery. Hosted by the Practical Anatomy and Surgical Education lab at Saint Louis University, the event, held […]

Boot camp for ENT residents

The Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Lous hosted the annual Midwest Otolaryngology Simulation Training (MOST) on Saturday, July 27. The event serves as a sort of boot camp for early-stage residents in otolaryngology. The event was organized by WashU pediatric otolaryngologists Jennifer Brinkmeier, MD, and Maithilee Menezes, MD, and […]

Ceremony highlights achievements of graduating residents and fellows

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Graduation ceremonies for the Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University School of Medicine were held June 21 at the Chase Park Plaza in St. Louis. The evening’s festivities celebrated graduating chief residents Katherine Chang, MD, Aisling Last, MD, Sampat Sindhar, MD, MSCI, Ben Wahle, MD, and Nneoma Wamkpah, MD, MSCI. Wahle and Wamkpah were also […]

Graduating chief residents take their next steps

As they prepare for graduation on June 21, five chief residents in the Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University School of Medicine share their post-graduation plans, reflect on highlights of their training, and offer parting words of advice for their junior colleagues. Please join us in celebrating their successes and many contributions to the department […]

Match results are in!

Otolaryngology resident match results were announced March 15, and five outstanding medical school graduates will join the Department of Otolaryngology at Washington University School of Medicine as our newest residents. The National Resident Matching Program uses a computerized mathematical algorithm to place each applicant with their preferred residency positions at programs that also prefer them. […]

Residency applicant interviews return to in-person format

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For the first time since 2020, applicants to the Washington University Otolaryngology residency program interviewed using an in-person format. Most of our applicants are not familiar with St. Louis and everything that our residency program and the WashU/BJC/SLCH consortium have to offer. For these applicants, the opportunity to meet with faculty, interact with current residents, […]

Lateral skull base course focuses on vestibular schwannoma surgery

Mentored by leading neurotologists and neurosurgeons, Washington University residents recently learned techniques to remove tumors from the lateral skull base, specifically vestibular schwannomas, which are also known as acoustic neuromas. Working in Washington University’s state-of-the art multidisciplinary surgical simulation lab, residents from the departments of otolaryngology and neurosurgery practiced surgical approaches to removing these non-cancerous […]