Program Contact: Carter Van Waes, MD, PhD
Overview
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders has research opportunities for Otolaryngology residents sponsored by their ACGME program, and an early career Otolaryngology Surgeon Scientist Program (OSSP).
Program Structure
Otolaryngology Resident Fellowships: NIDCD has hosted Otolaryngology residents for resident research rotations from diverse programs. Typically, residencies provide 3-6 months for research, but residents and their program directors are encouraged to consider research experience of 1-2 years in order to obtain in depth research training and experience, if feasible. The participant, with the assistance of one or more mentors, will design a translational research project that is of interest to the candidate and exploits the research strengths of the intramural NIH environment. View research interests of current NIDCD faculty. Opportunities to integrate activities and resources of nearby academic otolaryngology programs are also available. Applications are considered year around but initiated at least 3 months before research rotation.
Otolaryngology Surgeon Scientist Program: is a mentored, career development program for junior faculty within the NIDCD Intramural Research Program. The OSSP aims to promote training and research opportunities for physicians committed to pursuing translational research by providing an optimal environment in which to develop the skills necessary for cutting-edge, translational research on human communication processes in health and disease. The program typically requires two to five years, during which time the candidate designs and implements a career development plan that ideally integrates basic scientific and clinical research. The participant, with the assistance of one or more mentors and an OSSP review committee, will design a translational research project that is of interest to the candidate and exploits the research strengths of the intramural NIH environment. View research interests of current NIDCD faculty. Opportunities to integrate activities and resources of nearby academic otolaryngology programs are also available.
Areas of priority and opportunity include disorders affecting hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language. Current programs have advanced the capability for preclinical and clinical studies for interventions in these disorders. This program is designed to support developing surgeon-scientists to accomplish this important and exciting work. We intend to develop a cadre of researchers who can compete for faculty positions at the NIH and other premier institutions around the world, and who will produce a body of work that substantially advances our understanding and clinical management of human communication disorders.
Application Information
The deadline for applications is October 31 of the year preceding the typical July 1 starting date. Interested candidates may apply to the program either before completing their otolaryngology residency or subspecialty fellowship, or at any time up to five years after completing their postgraduate training.
Applicants will be American Board of Otolaryngology-certified or -eligible in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery or an affiliated subspecialty from programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). U.S. citizenship is required.
Applicants should submit: a curriculum vitae; a brief letter of interest; a letter of recommendation from the director of their most recent clinical training program (usually the fellowship program director) to the director of the OSSP program, listed below; and names and contact information for three former research and/or clinical mentors who can serve as references to:
Elyssa Monzack, PhD
Deputy Scientific and Training Program Director
elyssa.monzack@nih.gov