Fellowship in Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery - Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical School

Preceptor:
Gregory W. Randolph, M.D.

Duration:
One Year

Description:
This is a one-year clinical fellowship at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary to provide advanced knowledge and skills in endocrine surgery beyond the training available during residency. This training will emphasize scholarship, critical analysis of clinical problems, and the development of added skills required for this subspecialty, including the development of complex endocrine surgical skills, multi-disciplinary treatment planning, and experience in basic and clinical research methodologies. The fellow will be exposed to approximately 250 endocrine surgical cases performed at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary during the year of his/her fellowship, intraoperative neural monitoring, minimally invasive approaches, and extensive experience to thyroid cancer. It is of note that the total case load for two of the fellowship attendings includes approximately 500 thyroidectomies, 150 parathyroidectomies, 50 neck dissections, and 30 associated airway cases per year. The fellowship is structured so that experience with both adult and pediatric endocrine surgical cases will be obtained.

Objectives:
The training of fellows in thyroid and parathyroid surgery will be accomplished by focused exposure to the clinical practices of our endocrine surgeons in the OR and clinic and through interactions with collaborating specialties.

Schedule:

• Two full days in the operating room
• One full day in clinic
• One full research day
• One full fellowship rotation day

Cases will be supervised by attendings in the OR. The fellow will assist and provide for resident education. In the clinic, the fellow will be overseen by the attending. There will be no unsupervised clinical activity within endocrine surgery.

The research day is a manifestation of the fellowship’s strong emphasis on completion of a clinical or basic science project with one to two publications anticipated. There will be a weekly fellow research meeting with Dr. Randolph. A written plan for clinical research is expected by the second month of the fellowship.

The fellowship rotation day represents short structured rotations one day per week for periods of time during the year and will be provided in several allied areas of study to broaden the fellow’s endocrine surgical perspective and to make use of the substantial Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard/Boston regional medical and scientific strengths.

Application Process:
Deadline: November 1

Please send CV and three letters of recommendation to:
Gregory W. Randolph, M.D.
Director, Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Division
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
243 Charles St.
Boston, MA 02114

Contact:
For more information, please contact Barbara J. Beckman-Beard, Administrator for ENT Education at:
email: Barbara_BeckmanBeard@meei.harvard.edu
Phone: (617) 573-3654 Fax: (617) 573-3939