VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Selective 2. DESCRIPTION: This is an advanced clerkship designed to give the senior medical student an intense exposure to the field of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Students will be expected to accomplish the following goals: (1) assume a high level of patient care responsibility, functioning essentially at an intern level (but with supervision from the residents and faculty); (2) strengthen their clinical and procedural skills and; (3) function as an integral member of the otolaryngology team. Students will be expected to round on all of the patients on the service to which they are assigned. While on the head & neck service, they will be permitted to perform selected simple procedures. Other rotations may include: laryngology, rhinology, sleep surgery, facial plastics, otology & neurotology, pediatric, and comprehensive otolaryngology. Students will be expected to participate in all clinics and ORs on the services in which they are rotating. Small group didactic sessions with other students are offered several times a week. Students must also attend resident education sessions held on Monday mornings and some Thursday afternoons, as well as grand rounds on Thursday evenings. Students will be stationed at Stanford Medical Center, but may also spend time at the Stanford Ear Institute located in East Palo Alto. During months with a high volume of students there is a possibility he or she may be scheduled to rotate at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center or the Palo Alto VA hospital. Visiting students will be informed of acceptance at least two weeks prior to the desired rotation. Please note that completing a Sub-I does not guarantee a residency interview with the department. You will receive an email from Xiaoyu Feng, xyfeng@stanford.edu the week before you start. PREREQUISITES: SURG 300A, 2-week Otolaryngology elective or OTOHNS OTOHNS 307A. Visiting students must have completed an Otolaryngology rotation prior to Stanford subinternship. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-4, 7-OTOHNS 12, full-time for 4 weeks, 4 students per period. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Iram Ahmad, M.D., MME. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Xiaoyu Feng, OTOHNS 650-OTOHNS 497-3856, xyfeng@stanford.edu, OTOHNS 801 Welch Road, 2nd Floor. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: OTOHNS 801 Welch Road, 2nd Floor; Time: 8:OTOHNS 00 am.CALL CODE: 1. OTHER FACULTY: Staff. LOCATION: SUMC.
6 units · Medical School MD Grades
VISITING: Open to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Selective 2. DESCRIPTION: This is an advanced clerkship designed to give the senior medical student an intense exposure to the field of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Students will be expected to accomplish the following goals: (1) assume a high level of patient care responsibility, functioning essentially at an intern level (but with supervision from the residents and faculty); (2) strengthen their clinical and procedural skills and; (3) function as an integral member of the otolaryngology team. Students will be expected to round on all of the patients on the service to which they are assigned. While on the head & neck service, they will be permitted to perform selected simple procedures. Other rotations may include: laryngology, rhinology, sleep surgery, facial plastics, otology & neurotology, pediatric, and comprehensive otolaryngology. Students will be expected to participate in all clinics and ORs on the services in which they are rotating. Small group didactic sessions with other students are offered several times a week. Students must also attend resident education sessions held on Monday mornings and some Thursday afternoons, as well as grand rounds on Thursday evenings. Students will be stationed at Stanford Medical Center, but may also spend time at the Stanford Ear Institute located in East Palo Alto. During months with a high volume of students there is a possibility he or she may be scheduled to rotate at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center or the Palo Alto VA hospital. Visiting students will be informed of acceptance at least two weeks prior to the desired rotation. Please note that completing a Sub-I does not guarantee a residency interview with the department. You will receive an email from Xiaoyu Feng, xyfeng@stanford.edu the week before you start. PREREQUISITES: SURG 300A, 2-week Otolaryngology elective or OTOHNS 307A. Visiting students must have completed an Otolaryngology rotation prior to Stanford subinternship. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-4, 7-12, full-time for 4 weeks, 4 students per period. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Iram Ahmad, M.D., MME. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Xiaoyu Feng, 650-497-3856, xyfeng@stanford.edu, 801 Welch Road, 2nd Floor. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: 801 Welch Road, 2nd Floor; Time: 8:00 am.CALL CODE: 1. OTHER FACULTY: Staff. LOCATION: SUMC.
Offered in Autumn 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026 at Stanford University.