Our education curriculum repeats every 2 years. It is divided into 5 sections: Plastic and Reconstructive, Pediatrics, Nasal and Sinus Disorder, Otology and Neurotology, and Head and Neck. Below is a 2 month sample of our curriculum for November-December during the Otology-Neurotology section.
| Date | Time | Lecture | Lecturer | Assigned Reading | Basic Science Content | Topic |
| 11/2/2005 | 7:00 AM | Grand Rounds: Clinical Disorders of the Facial Nerve | Samantha Anne, MD and Cliff Megerian, MD | 146, 147 | 1. Facial nerve anatomy 2. Pathophysiology of facial nerve disrders | Oto |
| 11/2/2005 | 8:00 AM | Systemic disease manifestations in the middle ear and temporal bone | Cliff Megerian, MD | 126, 127 | 1. Pathophysiology of systemic disease affecting ME and T-bone | Oto |
| 11/2/2005 | 5:30 PM | Temporal Bone Course-Basic Mastoidectomy | Carter, Megerian, Trang | 136, 137 | 1. Temporal bone anatomy | Oto |
| 11/8/2005 | 5:00 PM | Topics in Otology - Meniere's and Hydrops | Cliff Megerian, MD | 142 | 1. Histology and pathophysiology of MD | Oto |
| 11/8/2005 | 6:00 PM | Resident Research Meeting - Jon Baskin, MD | ||||
| 11/9/2005 | 7:00 AM | Pathology Conference - Tumors of the middle ear and lateral skull base Pt. 1 | Wasman | 162 | Oto | |
| 11/9/2005 | 8:00 AM | Tracheal Reconstruction | Philippe Schulz MD | |||
| 11/9/2005 | 5:30 PM | Temporal bone course-Facial recess, epitympanum, cochleostomy, cochlear implant | Megerian, Arnold, Trang | 148, 158, 159, 160 | 1. Temporal bone anatomy | Oto |
| 11/15/2005 | 6:00 PM | Journal Club - Temporal bone trauma | Joseph Carter MD | 125, articles | 1. T-bone anatomy 2. Pathophysiology of HL, CN VII paralysis, and other complications following T-bone fxs | Oto |
| 11/16/2005 | 7:00 AM | Otosclerosis | Joseph Carter MD | 154, 156 | 1. Pathophysiology of otosclerosis | Oto |
| 11/16/2005 | 8:00 AM | Medical student lecture | Angela Peng MSIII | 133, 134 | Oto | |
| 11/16/2005 | 5:30 PM | Temporal bone course-ME dissection, CWD techniques | Carter, Sprecher, Strauss | 154, 156, course guide | 1. Temporal bone anatomy | Oto |
| 11/23/2005 | 7:00 AM | M & M/ QA conference | Oto | |||
| 11/23/2005 | 8:00 AM | Radiology Conference - tumors of the temporal bone and lateral skull base | Hsu | 162 | 1. Temporal bone anatomy | Oto |
| 11/24/2005 | THANKSGIVING | |||||
| 11/29/2005 | 6:00 PM | Post Academy Dinner | Stepnick | |||
| 11/30/2005 | 7:00 AM | Management of the N0 neck | Pierre Lavertu, MD | 113, 114, 115 | 1. Neck antomy 2. Histology and pathophysiology of primary neck masses | H&N |
| 11/30/2005 | 8:00 AM | Auditory rehab and cochlear implants | Cliff Megerian, MD | 158, 159, 160 | 1. Physiology of hearing | Oto |
| 11/30/2005 | 5:30 PM | Temporal bone course-Facial nerve & endolymphatic sac | Cliff Megerian, MD | 144 | 1. Temporal bone anatomy | |
| 12/7/2005 | 7:00 AM | Grand Rounds-CPA tumors-controversies in Management | Maroun Semaan, MD &Cliff Megerian, MD | 165 | 1. Anatomy of CPA 2. Pathophysiology and histology of CPA tumors | Oto |
| 12/7/2005 | 8:00 AM | AOM, OME, PE tubes | James Arnold, M.D. | 200 | 1. Pathophysiology of AOM, OME 2. Bacteriology and resistance patterns of these diseases | Oto |
| 12/7/2005 | 4:30 PM | NEO Head and Neck Society Meeting | ||||
| 12/13/2005 | 5:00 PM | Topics in Otology - Central auditory processing / Auditory neuropathy | Cliff Megerian, MD | 151, 153 | 1. Physiology of hearing | Oto |
| 12/13/2005 | 6:00 PM | Resident Research Meeting | ||||
| 12/14/2005 | 7:00 AM | Pathology conference- Tumors of the middle ear and lateral skull base Pt. 2 | Wasman | 162 | 1. Histology of tumors in the middle ear and lateral skull base | Oto |
| 12/14/2005 | 8:00 AM | Congenital malformations of the inner ear | Joseph Carter MD | 198 | 1. Embryology of temporal bone | Oto |
| TBA | 6:00 PM | Journal Club - Cochlear Implants | Cliff Megerian, MD | 158, 159, 160 | 1. Physiology of hearing 2. Physics behind action of Cis | Oto |
| 12/14/2005 | 5:30 PM | Temporal bone course-labyrinthectomy & IAC dissection; cochlear implant surgery | Megerain, Kinney, Trang | 158, 159, 160 | 1. Temporal bone anatomy | Oto |
| 12/21/2005 | 7:00 AM | Grand Rounds: Management of Microtia and Atresia | Nitin Pagedar & Cliff Megerian, MD | 199 A & B | 1. External and middle aer antomy | Oto |
| 12/21/2005 | 8:00 AM | COM, mastoiditis, petrositis medical and surgical management | Cliff Megerian, MD | 133, 134 | 1. Pathophysiology of COM, mastoiditis, and petrositis | Oto |
| 12/25/2005 | Christmas Day | |||||
| 12/26/2005 | HOSPITAL HOLIDAY | |||||
| 12/28/2005 | 7:00 AM | QA/M&M | Faculty | |||
| 12/28/2005 | 8:00 AM | Radiology conference -CPA tumors | Dr. Hsu | 1. Haed and neck anatomy | Oto | |
| 12/28/2005 | 5:30pm | Stapedectomy and Middle fossa lecture, Middle Fossa dissection lab | Cliff Megerian, MD | 1. Temporal bone anatomy | Oto | |
| 1/1/2006 | Happy New Year! | |||||
| 1/2/2006 | HOSPITAL HOLIDAY |