The Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery is integrally involved in Undergraduate Medical Education training at the University of Ottawa.

Curriculum

Preclerkship lecture series

  • “Taste and Salivary Glands” 

  • “Multidisciplinary Workshop: 
Physiology of Swallowing and Dysphagia” 

  • “Multidisciplinary Panel: Cleft Palate” 

  • “The Neck Mass” 

  • “Integrative Lecture” 

  • “Intro to ENT Upper Airway Anatomy” 

  • “Acute Complicated Rhinosinusitis” 

  • “Adenotonsillar Disease” 

  • “Pediatric Stridor Acute Respiratory Infections” 

  • “Physiology of Voice and Hoarseness” 

  • “Head and Neck Malignancy” 

  • “ Workshop: Epistaxis” 

  • “Adult Hearing Loss” 

  • “Anatomy of the Ear” 

  • “Otitis Media” 

  • “Physiology of Hearing” 

  • “Disease of External Ear” 

  • “Aural Rehabilitation” 

  • “Physiology of Balance” 

  • “Peripheral Vertigo” 

  • “Multidisciplinary Session: Pediatric Audiology and Hearing Loss” 


All lectures are offered in both English and French.

Clerkship

Every medical student at the University of Ottawa will spend one week rotating through Otolaryngology – Head Neck Surgery clinics and ORs during their third year. The aim is to expose students to the extraordinary breadth and depth of our specialty.

For year-specific objectives and resources, visit One45.

Electives

All undergraduate electives for are arranged through the AFMC portal.  If you have questions or concerns pertaining to your elective, please contact our program administrator, Gabrielle St-Jean Savoie at [email protected].