Indiana University School of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

Indiana University's Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery residency is a university-based academic program built around a mandatory research infrastructure, including a required annual resident research project, a formal grant-writing exercise, and a protected four-month dedicated research rotation in year three, culminating in presentation at the Manion-Lingeman Research Symposium. The department's identity is anchored by the DeVault Otologic Research Laboratory, a nationally recognized, decades-old, endowed program in cochlear implant and hearing outcomes research with substantial extramural funding and multi-institutional collaborations. Clinical training spans the full otolaryngology subspecialty spectrum through a hybrid site-based rotation structure at IU Health-affiliated Indianapolis hospitals, supplemented by extensive simulation resources (temporal bone lab, airway simulation, cadaveric dissection courses) and a longstanding annual head and neck anatomy course drawing residents nationally. The program explicitly frames its research training as preparation for an academic physician skill set while also supporting graduates entering private practice, and emphasizes sustained, career-long faculty mentorship as a structural feature rather than an incidental benefit.