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UTMB is the oldest medical training facility in Texas. It was established in 1881 by a vote of the people of Texas and has a long and rich tradition of high quality medical education. The UTMB research enterprise has enjoyed a period of rapid growth and development during the past decade, due to the generous support of the state legislature, private foundations, and successful competition for federal research funds. In fiscal year 2003, UTMB was ranked 19th in NIH funding out of all US medical schools. UTMB is the only state supported general hospital in Texas and, as such, serves as the primary referral hospital for many of the indigent patients in the state who are not residents of one of the four major metropolitan communities.
Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery Out-Patient Clinic
The building that houses University Hospital Clinics (UHC) was opened July, 1983 and provides a major expansion of our out-patient clinical care activities and teaching. All private and non-private patients are seen in this clinic. Within the 7200 square feet, there are twelve examining rooms, three audiometric suites, a minor operating room, and several teaching areas.
The John Sealy Hospital
This facility provides the otolaryngology service with up to sixteen beds, each located in a private room. The otolaryngology beds are located on the ninth floor and are closely adjacent to departmental offices.
Shriner’s Burns Hospital
This hospital is a major referral center for the southern United States and Latin America for children with burns and/or craniofacial deformities. At the Shriner’s Hospital residents participate in a weekly craniofacial clinic and consult on patients with Otolaryngologic disease. The surgical correction of difficult airway problems is a large portion of this activity.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice Hospital (UTMB-TDCJ)
This facility is a general acute care facility accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO). The UTMB-TDCJ Hospital remains the first and only hospital specializing in offender care on the campus of a major medical center and teaching institution. The TDCJ service constitutes an invaluable part of the Otolaryngology training program with a great variety of interesting pathology and trauma cases that contribute to the medical and surgical education components of our program.
Center for Audiology and Speech Pathology
The center is a comprehensive regional facility for the diagnosis and rehabilitation of patients with communicative disorders. Administratively, it is a Division of the Department of Otolaryngology. The Center includes areas for teaching and research as well as a broad range of diagnostic and rehabilitative facilities for hearing and speech disorders.
Temporal Bone Lab
This lab is supervised by Tomoko Makshima, MD. It is a 6-station temporal bone lab complete with microscopes, drills, suction, irrigation, and instruments available for resident use. Cadaver temporal bones are readily available through our anatomy department.
Computer Science Lab
This lab is supervised by Francis B. Quinn, M.D., Professor of Otolaryngology and Pathology.
Microvascular Lab
This lab is supervised by Vicente Resto, MD, PhD.. Microvascular surgery is performed by our residents. This facility provides opportunities for residents to hone their skills in microvascular anastomosis in preparation for free flap reconstruction cases.
Surgical Skills Lab
This facility is our very own “anatomy lab.” Residents perform anatomic dissections as well as simulated surgical procedures during their training. An important philosophy of our training program, developed by Dr. Bailey, is that knowledge and ability, not pre-determined timelines, should dictate the operative responsibilities given the residents. Expert anatomic knowledge, a pre-requisite for this approach, is obtained in the surgical skills lab.
Molecular Biology Lab
This lab is supervised by Tomoko Makishima, M.D. This facility, which is immediately adjacent to the departmental offices, is a state-of-the-art, multipurpose wet lab, developed through a generous investment of departmental resources by Dr. Bailey and provides faculty and residents with a convenient and low-cost venue for the pursuit of basic or translational research projects. We have equipment and instrumentation for tissue processing and storage, tissue culture, electrophoresis, hybridization, RT-PCR, ELISA, cell separation, etc. Residents using this facility have gone on to secure Triologic Society Research Grants and faculty members have successfully obtained NIH funding from pilot projects originated here.
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