The department offers several balanced clerkship programs to medical students. Select the program you are interested in to view information:

• Medical Student Advanced Clinical Clerkship in General Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
• Medical Student Sub-Internship in General Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

Medical Student Advanced Clinical Clerkship in General Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

Course type: Advanced clinical clerkship

Faculty: Otolaryngology

Description: Clerkships in general clinical otolaryngology are offered in addition to more specialized clerkships in otology, neuro-otology, clinical audiology and speech pathology, endoscopy, pediatrics, plastic surgery, and managing head and neck tumors. These clerkships provide experience in the various diagnostic procedures related to the specialty as well as experience in the medical and surgical management of patients.

Availability/Duration: All year; one quarter or four weeks

Prerequisite(s):

• Good standing at medical school.
• Completed a core clerkship rotation in general surgery.
• Enrolled in the M.D. program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine or an international medical school with which the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has an institutional agreement. (If you are from a medical school outside the United States, please review the Visiting Medical Student page for application procedures and forms. The application opens six months before the start date of the rotation.)

Medical Student Sub-Internship in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery

The sub-internship includes experiences in otology, neurotology, sinonasal disease, laryngology, pediatric otolaryngology, facial plastic surgery, and managing head and neck tumors. It provides experience in the various diagnostic procedures related to the specialty, as well as experience in the medical and surgical management of patients. This clerkship is intended for senior students who are at the beginning of the year in which they are applying for residency in otolaryngology–head and neck surgery. Students will each be assigned a faculty mentor to facilitate a longitudinal learning relationship during the rotation.

Eligibility Criteria

• Students in good standing in the final year of medical school
• Completion of core clerkship rotation in general surgery
• Applying for a residency position in otolaryngology–head and neck surgery
• Students enrolled in the M.D. program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine or an international medical school with which the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has an institutional agreement. (If you are from a medical school outside the United States, please review the Visiting Medical Student page for application procedures and forms. The application opens six months before the start date of the rotation.)

Availability/Duration: All year; one quarter or four weeks

Questions?

If you have questions about any of the rotations offered by the Johns Hopkins Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, please contact the medical student rotation coordinator, Brittney Root ([email protected]).

About Us

The Johns Hopkins Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery is committed to cultivating and sustaining an environment that develops physician leaders dedicated to eliminating the nation’s health inequities through patient care, education, advocacy and research. Diversity, equity and inclusion are core values of our department, our residency training program and the school of medicine. We welcome all students, regardless of self-identified race or ethnicity, committed to addressing health-care disparities.