Hands-on ENT clinical training across Boston + New England
Our residents gain hands-on experience with a wide range of adult and pediatric patients across Tufts Medical Center, Boston Children’s Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital. This mix of academic and community settings offers exposure to diverse populations, complex cases and varied practice environments.
You’ll rotate through every otolaryngology subspecialty—head and neck surgery, rhinology, otology, facial plastics, laryngology and pediatric ENT—with early time in the OR and growing responsibility each year. You’ll work closely with multidisciplinary teams, sharpen your surgical skills and build confidence in clinical decision-making. By graduation, you’ll be ready for fellowship or practice with deep experience and high surgical volume behind you.
PGY-1: Foundations in surgery + otolaryngology
You’ll spend six months with general surgery services—general surgery, SICU, plastics, neurosurgery, anesthesia and OMFS—and 6 months on ENT at Tufts Medical Center and Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children’s Hospital. You’ll learn inpatient and outpatient care, assist in basic procedures and get early exposure to ENT cases. Most calls are in-house during surgery and home calls during ENT.
PGY-2: Junior resident experience
You’ll rotate at Tufts Medical Center, Boston Children’s and Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children’s Hospital, performing common adult and pediatric procedures like endoscopy, myringotomy and tubes, tonsillectomy, sinus surgery, biopsies and basic mastoid work.
PGY-3: Mid-level resident + research
Rotations continue at Tufts Medical Center and Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children’s Hospital, plus three months of protected research time. You’ll advance your surgical skills and take on your own academic project with close faculty support.
PGY-4: Senior resident leadership
This year includes time at Tufts Medical Center, ENT Specialists and Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children’s Hospital. You’ll serve as acting chief at RIH, manage consults and call schedules and expand your experience in advanced subspecialty procedures.
PGY-5: Chief resident
Chiefs rotate again through Tufts Medical Center, ENT Specialists and Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children’s Hospital. You’ll manage house staff, lead in the OR and take ownership of complex cases, including skull base surgery, free flaps, neurotology and advanced sinus and plastics.
