12. RESIDENT TRAVEL AND CONFERENCE FUNDING POLICY

National Academic Conferences

Every attempt will be made to relieve the PGY2 or PGY3 residents from their clinical duties so that they may attend the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting sponsored by the Department one time.

In addition, all residents who have abstracts accepted for podium presentation at a regional or national meeting will be relieved of their clinical responsibilities in order to attend the meeting and present their data. PGY1-3’s who have abstracts accepted for poster presentation at a regional or national meeting will be relieved of their clinical responsibilities, if possible, in order to attend the meeting. They will be eligible to receive funding to offset the costs of the meeting (currently set at a maximum of $1,400 per conference). There is no maximum on the number of conferences a resident may attend. See Policy on Resident Travel.

Fellowship Interviews

Many otolaryngology residents pursue fellowships in otolaryngology subspecialties after their residency. The faculty recognizes that residents need to interview for these fellowships and will make every effort to release residents from their clinical duties so that they may attend these interviews. Fellowship applicants are asked to try to minimize the days away from their rotation as their absence places an undue burden on their fellow residents.

12. Resident Travel and Conference Funding Policy

Note: Check the latest updates on University-sponsored travel.