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Head and Neck Surgery - Otolaryngology
Dalhousie University's Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery residency is a comprehensive 5-year program designed to train skilled surgeons and clinicians in the specialty. The program offers extensive academic and clinical training across various subspecialties, with a strong emphasis on research, surgical skills, and multidisciplinary patient care.
- Program ID
- 30082
- Quota
- 2 positions
- Stream
- CMG
- Program Length
- 5 years
- Last Approved
- October 9, 2025
- Last Updated
- December 3, 2025
- Avg. Applications (5 yrs)
- 0 - 50
- Avg. Interview Rate
- 51 - 75 %
Teaching Philosophy
Competency-based medical education with progressive independence, emphasizing comprehensive skill development across CanMEDS roles and providing structured, supervised training with increasing autonomy throughout the residency.
Training Setting
Training occurs across multiple hospitals in Halifax, Nova Scotia, including QEII Health Sciences Centre, IWK Health Centre, Dartmouth General Hospital, and Hants Community Hospital, with potential community-based rotations in the Maritime provinces.
- Academic Half Day every Wednesday
- Multidisciplinary H & N oncology rounds
- Grand rounds
- Journal club
- Visiting professor program
- Cadaveric surgery sessions
- Temporal bone dissection lab
- Surgical skills lab
- Annual funding for courses and meetings
- Research project requirement each year
- Comprehensive 5-year training program
- Strong research opportunities
- Multidisciplinary approach
- State-of-the-art surgical skills facilities
- Temporal bone and surgical skills labs
- Emphasis on equity, diversity, and inclusion
Residents must complete a basic or clinical research project annually, with opportunities to present at divisional, departmental, and national levels.
- QEII Health Sciences Centre
- Halifax Infirmary
- Victoria General Hospital
- IWK Health Centre
- Dartmouth General Hospital
- Hants Community Hospital
Interview Dates
- Friday, January 30, 2026
- January 30, 2026
- January 2, 2026
- CaRMS application
- File review
- Multi-mini interview (MMI)
- Research portfolio
- Reference letters
- Personal letter
- Academic performance
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island provincial salaries
Salary Progression (5-Year Program)
Starting Salary
$69,867
PGY-1
Maximum Salary
$91,777
PGY-5
Benefits & Perks
... and 2 more benefits
Compensation data is province-wide and may vary by institution. Please verify with individual programs. Data sourced from CARMS.
PGY-1 Rotations
PGY-2 Rotations
PGY-3 Rotations
PGY-4 Rotations
PGY-5 Rotations
Data Source: This information is aggregated from publicly available sources. Last updated on 12/3/2025. Always verify details with the official program page.