Training and further education

The ENT Clinic of the University Hospital Basel, in cooperation with the ORL-BAL , organizes regular training courses on Thursday afternoons. These are designed for colleagues from the University Hospital Basel as well as for colleagues in private practice and are usually held by doctors from the ENT clinics in conjunction with invited guest speakers. The respective topics and the exact location can be found on the SGORL website.

Program

As a junior assistant at the Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic, you will get to know the specialty as well as the outpatient and inpatient areas.

The working day starts at 7.45 am with the report and ends at around 5 pm. You will not be required to work nights or weekends. As a junior assistant, you will share the regular daily routine of a junior doctor, including attending reports, interdisciplinary meetings and internal training courses.

Available places: 2-3 per month

Program duration: at least one month

Rotation opportunities: You will spend half of the employment period at our outpatient clinic, the other half at the ENT bed ward

Learning objectives and tasks

Learning objectives:

  • You will learn to carry out an ENT examination independently.
  • You will learn how to independently treat an ENT emergency patient (medical history, examination, therapy) under the guidance of an assistant doctor.
  • You will learn about the most common clinical pictures and their treatment.
  • You will gain an insight into ward work.

Tasks:

  • Independent care of patients in the outpatient clinic under supervision, including medical documentation
  • Participation in various operations in the ENT area, such as major tumor operations, sinus or ear surgery
  • Active collaboration on the ward (patient care, preparation of reports, medical documentation)

Application modalities

Please send your application with the following documents in writing as a letter or by e-mail to Prof. D. Bodmer, Head Physician of the Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic:

  • CV
  • Current certificate of study
  • Specification of the desired period

Contact us

Prof. Daniel Bodmer
Chief Physician ENT Clinic
Petersgraben 4
4031 Basel
daniel.bodmer@usb.ch

Applications for an AA position in Aarau, Basel, Liestal and Olten are evaluated centrally.


Please send your complete application dossier by email to Prof. Daniel Bodmer,
Head of the ENT Clinic, daniel.bodmer@usb.ch. If you have any questions, please contact the head physician's office on +41 61 265 41 07.

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Location of the event: Anatomical Institute, University of Basel
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Contact: mihaela.caillet@usb.ch

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Location of the event: University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 1st floor, ENT course room

Duration: 9:15 am to 4:15 pm

Costs: CHF 300

Further information can be found here. Registration via contact form.

Registration for the audiometry course (Module 2)

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Location of the event: University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 1st floor, ENT course room

Duration: 9:15 am to 4:15 pm

Costs: CHF 300

Information on the course content and schedule can be found in the invitation. Registration via contact form.

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