Curriculum
The fellow will be required to participate in the Operating Room 3 days per week, will have a full day in the clinic each week, and a dedicated half day for academic and administrative time. The fellow will begin as a first assistant in surgeries for reconstructive and skull base cases and will gradually receive increasing surgical responsibilities so that by the end of the fellowship, they will have transitioned to primary surgeon in the majority of ablative head and neck cancer cases and endocrine cases.
Additionally, the fellow will spend one day quarterly with Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology, Pathology, and Endocrinology during radiofrequency ablation clinic, as well as one day with Interventional Radiology, Speech Pathology, and Dietary/Nutrition.
Educational Conferences
A Multidisciplinary Head & Neck Tumor Conference occurs 3 times per week, during which new cancer patients are presented. These conferences are led by Fellowship Program Director Dr. Vosler, and attended by a head and neck surgeon, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, speech pathologists, radiologists, inpatient nurses, and a dedicated head and neck oncology nurse navigator. The fellow will have the opportunity to actively participate and present in all Tumor Boards.
Fellows will also coordinate 2 Community Integrated Journal Clubs, 2 H&N Journal Clubs, and participate in quarterly Research Meetings. At the beginning of the academic year, incoming fellows will meet with Head and Neck Endocrine faculty to distill their research interests and career goals. They will choose at least one research project and an associated mentor that is complementary with ongoing research and attainable within the fellowship duration. They will submit their research to the annual American Head and Neck Society Meeting and at our institutional end-of-year research symposium.
Contact Us
Nikita Bagley
Advanced Fellowships Coordinator
Email: nikita.bagley@med.fsu.edu
Sarasota Memorial Hospital