Program Overview
The University of Chicago Otolaryngology Residency Training Program provides an outstanding clinical experience with the potential for much more. It is founded on resources that are varied and mature. The Section of Otolaryngology has produced such academic leaders as John R. Lindsay, Harold Schuknecht, Cesar Fernandez, Theodore Walsh, W. Garth Hemenway, Ralph Naunton, George Singleton, Paul Ward, John Fredrickson, Robert Kohut, George Conner, Willard Moran, Gregory Matz, Joan Zajtchuk, Horst Konrad, Lloyd Minor, Dennis Poe, and James Stankiewicz. The Otolaryngology Residency Training Program was revitalized in 1994 with the appointment of Robert Naclerio as chairman. An example of revitalization is that the chief resident now graduates with over 2000 surgical cases, this far exceeds those of the average graduate. The program draws not only on the clinical resources of the University of Chicago Hospitals and the Section of Otolaryngology, but also on the academic resources of the University for the didactic teaching program, and it incorporates specialized clinical rotations. In 2003, the residency was expanded to two residents per year. In sum, the University of Chicago Otolaryngology Residency Training Program has the resources to educate its incoming residents and to train them to be comprehensive and independent clinicians.
Inquiries concerning resident training at the University of Chicago Medical Center should be directed to Ernest E. Mhoon, M.D. emhoon@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu or 773-702-6143
The coordinator for the application process, Mrs. Shanna Jones, can be reached at 773-795-3158 or Fax 773-702-6809 or email sjones@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu
Residency Program Application Requirements
1. ERAS Application must include:
a. (3) Letters of Recommendation
b. Medical school documentation [equivalent to a dean’s letter and transcripts]
c. USMLE Steps 1 and 2 [ Foreign Medical Graduates must complete step
Please contact your medical school or the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates for instructions regarding this process.
2. ECFMG certificate [Foreign Medical Graduates]
The certificate date must be valid as of the training program’s start date. It typically takes one year to properly complete all ECFMG requirements for certification.
-An applicant cannot be considered without a valid ECFMG certificate; Foreign Medical Graduates must complete step 3
3. VISA [Foreign Medical Graduates]
J-1 visa, permanent U.S. residency, or U.S. citizenship H-1B visa is also accepted; however, in order to qualify for H-1B visa in Illinois USMLE Step 3 must also be completed.
Application Deadline October 25th
Helpful Websites
Electronic Residency Application Service
www.ecfmg.org
www.usmle.org
