Otolaryngology Ph.D. Otol.

This program prepares students in both clinical and experimental aspects of otolaryngology. The Ph.D.Otol. degree requires a publishable thesis. Rotations at University of Minnesota Medical Center-Fairview, Minneapolis Veterans Administration Medical Center, Regions Hospital, Minneapolis Children's Hospital, and Hennepin County Medical Center provide a wide range of opportunity for clinical education and surgical experience.

Opportunities for independent research are provided in the areas of audiology, auditory electrophysiology, auditory neurophysiology, basic sciences research, biochemistry, cancer biology, cell biology and genetics, chemical senses, clinical epidemiology, education research, electron microscopy, electrophysiology, histochemistry, laryngeal physiology, mandibular bone physiology, microvascular tissue transfer, morphometry, outcomes research, psychoacoustics, psychometrics, skin-flap physiology, temporal bone pathology, tumor immunology, and vestibular physiology. Graduates of the program have careers in teaching, research, and professional practice.