Boston University Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is an academic, university-affiliated otolaryngology residency (Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine) anchored at Boston Medical Center, an urban academic safety-net hospital with 514 beds and 133,000 annual ED visits serving a majority underserved, ethnically diverse, multilingual patient population. Residents rotate through the VA, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, and Boston Children's Hospital, gaining exposure across fellowship-trained faculty in Pediatrics, Rhinology, Laryngology, Otology, Head and Neck Cancer, and Facial Plastic Surgery. The program has a long track record of graduates entering both academic leadership roles and community-based practice, supports resident research through dedicated lab infrastructure (Oto-COATI), and maintains a distinctive, longstanding "Service versus Education Committee" that actively protects resident educational time against clinical service demands. Its identity blends rigorous safety-net clinical training with an explicit institutional emphasis on equity, wellness, and balanced training rather than pure research output.