Duties and Benefits

Salaries and Benefits

Salaries and benefits

Current Residents

The present salary for interns is $58,064.00. A complete health insurance policy, disability policy, and a $10,000 term life insurance policy are provided at no expense. Lab coats and on call meal tickets are also provided. Each resident is given three weeks of vacation time and one week of educational leave per year. Extra time is available for the presentation of academic papers at recognized meetings.

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Program Graduates

Resident graduates have successfully passed their boards at a 100% rate in the last 10 years. They have gone on to both private and academic practices across the United States. Recent graduates have obtained highly competitive fellowships in pediatric otolaryngology, facial plastic surgery, and otology.

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Duties

Procedures

One of the major strengths of this residency program is the large volume of surgical procedures performed by each resident. The average resident at the time of graduation will have performed approximately 1,400-2,000 cases including otologic, neurotologic, maxillofacial trauma, skull base, head and neck oncologic, endoscopic, facial plastic and reconstructive, laser, pediatric, and sinus surgery.
In the first year of otolaryngology, the resident performs less complicated surgical procedures and assists in major procedures. In this year, the emphasis is on the development of safe and expedient surgical techniques, learning surgical anatomy, and understanding appropriate pre- and postoperative care. During the second year of training, the resident performs more complex surgical procedures. In the final two years of the program, the trainee is expected to have developed the expertise to plan and to carry out most, if not all, of the major and minor otolaryngologic surgical procedures.

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Internship Year

The resident spends his or her internship year in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Florida but completes rotations through the Department of Surgery as well. In house call for General Surgery rotations during this year varies depending on the service but is approximately every third or fourth night. The prime goal of this year is to learn surgical patient care and to develop basic surgical skills. The residents rotate at Shands Hospital and the Gainesville VA hospital. A wide range of surgical subspecialties are included in the internship such as Pediatric, Cardiothoracic, General, Plastic, Orthopedic, Trauma, Urologic, and Neurological surgery.

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Research & Conferences

Each resident has a protected 12 week research experience during the four years of otolaryngology training. The resident is expected to complete a basic science or clinical project suitable for presentation and/or publication during their training. Opportunities are available in all areas of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery.
Conference types include general, head and neck, tumor, temporal bone, and quality assurance. The Department of Otolaryngology sponsors continuing education courses and visiting professorships each year. Residents are encouraged and supported to attend national meetings.

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Call Schedule

Junior level residents take first call from home approximately every 5th night and rotate weekends. In general, each resident will have the majority of two weekends free per month. Senior level residents rotate coverage of second call on a weekly basis.