Weekly teaching activities include the Basic Otolaryngology Conference, which is a lecture series that covers clinical and basic science topics. Otology, plastics and sinus specialty conferences are given by residents, department faculty and guest lecturers and occur every Monday evening (1.5 h), Tuesday morning (1.5h) and Tuesday evening (1h). Additional activities include a weekly Tumor Board, monthly Journal Club, monthly Morbidity and Mortality Conference, and monthly Grand Rounds. A temporal bone course is conducted during the otology conferences and a weekend sinus course is conducted each spring; both are held in the newly built temporal bone/sinus lab. Local conferences attended by residents include the annual Magnolia Conference, which is a national conference hosted by the department in early summer. The conference features guest lecturers from around the country and encompasses the entire spectrum of otolaryngology – head and neck surgery. All residents give a research presentation during this conference, and two residents present their research at the annual North Carolina/South Carolina meeting. In addition, the department hosts an annual Spoleto Voice and Swallowing Symposium and the Charleston Sinus Master Course, which the residents attend. Residents attend and present at a number of national conferences each year. Each resident attends the basic allergy conference presented by the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA) once during his or her residency. Chief residents attend the annual American Academy of Otolaryngology (AAO) meeting. The department provides an annual stipend for travel and books to encourage attendance at national and regional meetings such as the Academy meeting, Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting (COSM), and Southern Section Meeting. In addition to the annual stipend, any resident giving an oral presentation at one of these meetings is reimbursed by the department for travel expenses.
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