OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY & BIOCOMMUNICATION

Course name and number: Clinical Clerkship (Earl K. Long Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA; Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center (OLOLRMC), Baton Rouge, LA; Children’s Hospital, New Orleans, LA)  OTOR 420a

Faculty:

Dr. Daniel Nuss (OLOLRMC)
Dr. Evelyn Kluka (Children's Hospital)
Dr Anna M. Pou (Earl K. Long Hospital)
Dr. Andrew J. McWhorter (OLOLRMC)
Dr Kevin McLaughlin (OLOLRMC)
Dr Michael DiLeo (OLOLRMC)

Duration: 4 weeks

Availability: All blocks, all year

Number of students: Open

Objectives:

The medical students will be rotating at our Baton Rouge clinic locations, OLOLRMC and Earl K. Long Hospital, and at Children’s Hospital in New Orleans. A four-week course offering clinical experience in all areas of otorhinolaryngology is offered. Experience will cover the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck and skull base tumors and diseases, otologic diseases, advanced sinus disease, sleep medicine, voice and swallowing disorders and pediatric diseases. The student will also have the opportunity to work with speech and language pathologists in the care of our patients.

Means of Implementation:

Activities will be similar to those of an intern. The student will participate in in-patient and out-patient care and will assist in operative otorhinolaryngology. Self instructional material program and grand rounds presentation of cases are also expected.

Method of Evaluation:

There is no formal written test. Student's evaluation will be based entirely upon his/her work performance and level of application during his/her clinical rotation period. The Department of Surgery evaluation form will be completed by otorhinolaryngology residents and faculty at the end of the rotation.

Please contact Dr Anna Pou with any questions at apou@lsuhsc.edu or 504-568-4785

Course name and number: Brainstem Evoked Response & Evoked Haircell Emissions. (LSU-MCLNO) OTOR 425a

Faculty:

Dr. Linda J. Hood

Duration: 4 weeks

Availability: All year round

Number of students: Maximum of 4

Objectives:

To understand and use the techniques of Auditory Brainstem Response averaging and evoked haircell emissions. These techniques have been developed to study synchronous discharge of haircells and brainstem nuclei in patients with potential deafness or diseases of the auditory system and/or demyelinating diseases, increasingly employed by otolaryngologists, neurologists, audiologists, neurosurgeons, etc. for diagnostic and intraoperative monitoring. Efferent suppression studies are widley used in our laboratory.

Students will learn to use small mini-computers, fit acoustic probes or attach electrodes, check impedance and resistances, and acquire data from animals, infants, adult humans, as well as some non-cooperative patients.

Means of Implementation:

Preceptorship with Doctor Hood and staff.

Method of Evaluation:

Student will assist in writing papers generated from data collected during his stay, and/or will write a paper on his experiences.