Pediatric Ear, Nose, and Throat

Educational objectives: Learn basic pediatric head and neck exam; understand basic middle-ear disease; upper airway pathology; and head and neck disease processes

Responsible faculty:  Jason Brown, MD (jrbrown@cmh.edu), (816) 234-3640

Administrative assistant: Demetria Clay (drclay@cmh.edu), (816) 23403043; or Carrie Jones (cejones@cmh.edu), (816) 234-3042

Contact person: Holly Frey (hlfrey@cmh.edu)

Elective duration: Four weeks

Format: Clinic, Inpatient & OR

Prerequisites: Completion of the Core Pediatric Clerkship and must be in final year of medical school. Must complete OR safety training scheduled for 1st working day of each month prior to going into the OR.

Description: Learn basic pediatric head and neck exam and anatomy; understand basic middle-ear pathology and interventions; airway pathology; and work up and common head and neck disease processes.

Calls: None

Criteria for passing: Meet above criteria.

Criteria for honors: Short presentation on a topic of the student's choice involving pediatric ENT.