Welcome
Welcome from the Program Director
Greetings from Kansas City! Whether you are a 4th year medical student navigating your path toward an Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Residency position, or an M2 exploring ENT as a possible career choice, we are excited for you to get to know more about KU ENT.
The last year has been one of exciting growth and changes in the Department.
Dr. Lisa Shnayder has stepped into the role of Interim Chair for our Department and has a passion for strong resident education. As part of her initiatives, she has created a new position of Vice Chair of Education, which Dr. Shannon Kraft has graciously accepted. The KU Educational Leadership Team also includes Dr. John Flynn (associate program director) and Dr. Hannah Kavookjian (medical student director). Our goal is to train the next generation of excellent surgeons, prepared to excel in any future career.
We’re excited to announce that we’ve begun construction on a new temporal bone lab on campus to further support our resident’s otologic experience. The temporal lab will also serve as a space for future simulation labs as well. This comes as we welcome new faculty members, Dr. Alexandra Arambula, Dr. Vidur Bhalla and Dr. Adriane Latz.
Our residents and research fellows continue to make an impact on the national stage, with several of our residents presenting at Academy and COSM this past academic year. Dr. Frank Materia has taken over as faculty mentor and lead for resident research with quarterly residency program wide research meetings and the annual resident research day.
With so many exciting things happening at KU, it is a wonderful time to consider making KC a place to live and train to become a future leader in Otolaryngology. I am excited for the next academic year and cannot wait to see what challenges and successes are ahead for KU OTO-HNS. If you can't find the answers you seek or the information you are looking for on this website, send us an email. We are here to help.
Welcome to KU ENT!
Erin Buczek, MD, FACS
Residency Program Director
Application
The University of Kansas School of Medicine Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (OTOHNS) training program accepts four new residents each year through the National Resident Matching Program (www.nrmp.org). Applicants must graduate from a LCME-accredited medical school in the United States or Canada and be eligible to obtain Kansas and Missouri medical licenses. All interviews are in person. We interview all rotating medical students while they are on rotation with us. The interview experience consists of round robin interviews with program faculty and residents, with opportunities to ask questions of residents in less formal group settings. Interviewees are ranked based on their preparedness, ability, aptitude, academic credentials, and communication skills.
General Information
The OTOHNS program consists of five years of OTOHNS training under the direction of the Residency Program Director Erin Buczek, MD, FACS and Associate Program Director John Flynn, MD. The Department's research program is directed by the Resident Research Committee, chaired by our lead researcher, Frank Materia, PhD. Our Clinical Competency Committee helps to ensure successful learning outcomes in our robust training program. Residency Coordinator Caroline Kelly, MPA provides day-to-day coordination and support for the program leadership, current residents, and alumni.
The University of Kansas Residency Program has received favorable review with commendation by the ACGME OTOHNS Residency Review Committee and our Residency Program was awarded a ten-year cycle within the ACGME's accreditation system.
Contact
Caroline Kelly, MPA
Residency Coordinator
ckelly9@kumc.edu
