Rush University Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

Rush's Otolaryngology program is a university-based, subspecialty-rich training environment centered at Rush University Medical Center with additional trauma exposure at Stroger Cook County Hospital and pediatric training at Lurie Children's Hospital. The department covers the full breadth of subspecialty otolaryngology (otology, rhinology/skull base, laryngology, sleep, facial plastics, head and neck oncology, pediatrics) and features advanced clinical programs such as TORS, hypoglossal nerve stimulation, and free-flap reconstruction. The program's defining structural feature is its three optional, non-extending longitudinal tracks—Research (leading to a funded MSCR degree with two protected three-month research blocks and CORE grant preparation), Global Health (recurring Dominican Republic trips plus a longitudinal underserved-Chicago clinic, the CURE initiative), and Leadership (funded MS in Health Systems Management)—allowing residents to pursue distinct professional identities without lengthening training. As a newer program under a research-active chair, it appears to value residents who will actively engage one of these individualized academic, community-service, or administrative pathways rather than pursue a purely generalist clinical track.