Otolaryngology Core Curriculum Schedule

PHASE I

FIRST 25 MODULES STARTED TO BECOME AVAILABLE JULY 1, 2024

FACIAL PLASTIC/RECONSTRUCTIVE 
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Bleph/Brow Lift
  • Scar Revision/Resurfacing

FUNDAMENTALS 
  • Perioperative Management
  • Professionalism
  • Evidence-based Medicine

GENERAL OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND SLEEP 
  • Diagnostic Evaluation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  • Deep Neck Space Infections
  • Pharyngitis

HEAD AND NECK 
  • Salivary Gland Pathology
  • Laryngeal Cancer
  • Basics of Head and Neck Cancer

LARYNGOLOGY 
  • Benign Laryngeal Lesions
  • Vocal Cord Paralysis/Paresis
  • Tracheotomy and Acute Airway Management

OTOLOGY/NEUROTOLOGY 
  • Chronic Otitis Media and Cholesteatoma
  • Ménière’s Disease
  • Cochlear Implants

PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY 
  • Adenotonsillar Disease
  • Laryngotracheal Disorders
  • Pediatric Middle Ear Disease
  • Pediatric Tracheotomy

RHINOLOGY/ALLERGY 
  • Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps
  • Benign Sinonasal Neoplasms
  • Allergy Testing

 

PHASE II

25 MODULES RELEASED JANUARY 1, 2025

FACIAL PLASTIC/RECONSTRUCTIVE 
  • Facial Reanimation 
  • Botox/Fillers 
  • Cutaneous Facial Reconstruction

FUNDAMENTALS 
  • Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in Otolaryngology (Part 1) 
  • Interpersonal and Communication Skills (Part 1) 
  • Business of Medicine (Part 1)

GENERAL OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND SLEEP 
  • Epistaxis 
  • ABCs of Trauma Management 
  • Dental Occlusion and Dentistry

HEAD AND NECK 
  • Thyroid Disease/Neoplasms 
  • Oropharyngeal Neoplasms 
  • Principles of Neck Dissection

LARYNGOLOGY 
  • Dysphagia 
  • Neurologic Voice Disorders  
  • Functional Voice Disorders

OTOLOGY/NEUROTOLOGY 
  • Anatomy and Physiology of the Auditory and Vestibular System 
  • SNHL and Tinnitus 
  • Vestibular Schwannoma

PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY 
  • Deep Space Neck Infections 
  • Pediatric Rhinosinusitis 
  • Vascular Anomalies 
  • Pediatric Hearing Loss

RHINOLOGY/ALLERGY 
  • Complications of Sinus Disease 
  • Non-Allergic Rhinitis 
  • Olfactory Disorders 

 

PHASE III

25 MODULES TO BE RELEASED JULY 1, 2025

FACIAL PLASTIC/RECONSTRUCTIVE 
  • Orbital, Midface, Naso-Orbito-Ethmoid Trauma
  • Rhytidectomy
  • Cosmetic Rhinoplasty

FUNDAMENTALS 
  • Peri-Operative Management – Part 2
  • Professionalism – Part 2

GENERAL OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND SLEEP 
  • Soft Tissue Trauma
  • Surgical and Non-Surgical Treatment of OSA
  • Headaches and Facial Pain

HEAD AND NECK 
  • Oral Cavity Neoplasms
  • Parathyroid Disease and Neoplasms
  • Unknown Primary Neck Disease: Considerations and Work Up
  • Reconstruction of the Head & Neck- Part 1 (Regional Flaps)
  • Anterior Skull Base and Sinonasal Malignancy

LARYNGOLOGY 
  • Laryngeal and Airway Trauma
  • Leukoplakia and Early Glottic Cancer
  • Laryngotracheal Stenosis

OTOLOGY/NEUROTOLOGY 
  • Temporal Bone Trauma, Facial Nerve Injury, Facial Nerve Testing
  • Disorders of the External Ear and Auditory Canal
  • Conductive Hearing Loss and Otosclerosis

PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY 
  • Foreign Bodies and Caustic Ingestion
  • Congenital Aural Atresia and Microtia
  • Pediatric Neck Masses

RHINOLOGY/ALLERGY 
  • CSF Rhinorrhea
  • Allergic Rhinitis Treatment
  • Fungal Sinus Disease
  • Anterior Skull Base and Sinonasal Malignancy
  • Headaches and Facial Pain

SUSTAINABILITY IN OTOLARYNGOLY FROM THE AAO-HNS SUSTAINABILITY TASK FORCE

PHASE IV

25 MODULES TO BE RELEASED JANUARY 2026

FACIAL PLASTIC/RECONSTRUCTIVE 
  • Mandibular Trauma
  • Otoplasty
  • Cutaneous Lesions
  • Cleft Lip and Palate, Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

FUNDAMENTALS 
  • Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in Otolaryngology –  Part 2
  • Business of Medicine – Part 2
  • Interpersonal and Communication Skills – Part 2

GENERAL OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND SLEEP 
  • Stomatitis and Taste Disorders
  • Granulomatous and Systemic Disease Manifestations in the Head and Neck
  • Non-OSDB Sleep Disorders

HEAD AND NECK 
  • Melanoma and Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers
  • Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms
  • Reconstruction of the Head and Neck – Part 2 on Microvascular Free Tissue Transfer
  • Adjuvant Therapy for Head & Neck Cancer

LARYNGOLOGY 
  • Esophageal Disorders
  • Chronic Cough/ Irritable Larynx/ Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction
  • Pediatric Voice Disorders

OTOLOGY/NEUROTOLOGY 
  • Aural Habilitation
  • Dizziness
  • Neoplasms of the Ear, Lateral Skull Base and Petrous Apex

PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY 
  • Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders
  • Cleft Lip and Palate, Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
  • Pediatric Voice Disorders

RHINOLOGY/ALLERGY 
  • Chronic Rhinosinusitis without Polyps
  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Orbital/ Lacrimal Pathology
  • Congenital Nasal Masses and Anomalies

*The first year of launch, July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, includes the first 50 topics. The next 25 topics will be released on July 1, 2025. The final 25 topics will be released January 2026.

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