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Professional and Personal Development

ENT Residency Application Panel

Sunday, October 1, 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time

    Moderator(s)

  • GR

    Gregory W. Randolph, MD

    Professor
    Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Harvard
    Boston, MA, United States

    • Panelist(s)

  • Stacey T. Gray, MD

    Associate Professor
    Harvard Medical School/Mass Eye and Ear
    Boston, MA, United States

  • Cristina Cabrera-Muffly, MD

    Associate Professor
    University of Colorado School of Medicine
    Englewood, CO, United States

  • SM

    Sonya Malekzadeh, MD

    Professor of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery, Residency Program Director
    Georgetown University Medical Center
    Washington, DC, United States

  • Sarah K. Wise, MD, MS

    Professor of Otolaryngology
    Emory University
    Atlanta, GA, United States

Disclosure(s):
Cristina Cabrera-Muffly, MD: No relevant relationships to disclose.
Sonya Malekzadeh, MD: No relevant relationships to disclose.
Sarah K. Wise, MD, MS: No relevant relationships to disclose.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Your ENT Residency Application: How to Stand Out from the Crowd

Calling all Medical Students! Do you want to learn how to stand out from the crowd during the residency application process? Otolaryngology is one of the most competitive surgical residencies to successfully match into. This session will provide valuable insights and perspectives from a panel of Otolaryngology Program Directors representing diverse backgrounds and regions across the United States. Topics include reviewing the application process, recent changes, program signaling, research, away rotations, and step board scores. Additionally, the panelists will offer guidance on what makes an impactful letter of recommendation, how to avoid common pitfalls, and strategies for a successful candidate interview.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 1: Outcome

Objectives:
1. List the elements included in an otolaryngology residency application.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 2: Outcome

Objectives:

2. Discuss recent changes, program signaling, research, away rotations, and step board scores.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 3: Outcome

Objectives:

3. Examine what makes an impactful letter of recommendation, how to avoid the common pitfalls, and strategies for a successful candidate interview.

BACKGROUND STATEMENT: The AAO has an emerging group of medical students committed otolaryngology. To serve this group and encourage their attendance understanding the competitive nature of application this panel is configured with program directors to provide accurate, up to date information.