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Dr. Orhan E. Arslan, DVM, PhD

The course will demonstrate and enforce the interface between clinical and foundational science, and reinforce skills of literature review and mechanistic thinking about clinical problemsdisorders associated with the head and neck region. Specifically, students will review the anatomy of the head and neck through online materials, lectures, and laboratory dissection. Students will learn of be able to correlate common clinical correlatesconditions, imaging studies, and surgical procedures through lectures by clinical facultyassociated with these regions.

Goals and Objectives

The overall goal of this course is to provide a thorough review of human head and neck anatomy from a clinical perspective. Topics covered during the this elective will include anterior and posterior triangles of the neck, associate vasculature and nerves, the larynx and pharynx, the face, the infratemporal fossa, the oral cavity and submandibular triangle, the eye and orbit, the ear, the cranial basebfossae, the blood supply and venous drainage of the brain, brain and associated vessel, dural sinuses, meninges, and the cranial nerves, the meninges, and major gross brain structures. The objective is to enable students to recognize the anatomical background of common clinical problems and surgical procedures.

Teaching Faculty

Summer Decker, PhD and other USF Health faculty

Students will be able to enhance their knowledge of topographic anatomy.

Evaluation

Students will be evaluated on the basis of their course participation in discussions and discussion, dissection and on their oral written presentation of a chosen and approved research project.

Written presentations must revolve around the clinical applications of the head and neck anatomy. A brief coverage of the salient features of the head and neck that pertain to the selected topic of presentation. Presentation must be original and supported with 5 research papers and not textbook references. Topics on new surgical techniques, complication of certain surgical procedures and anatomical basis of these procedures can be included. PowerPoint presentations must be organized to include: introduction, case history, physical exam, laboratory studies if applicable, differential diagnosis, diagnosis and treatment methodologies. A balance between text and images must be attained. A total of 15 slides is recommended, but not less than 12.

Track

One of the options for NeurologyThis course is ideal for students interested in residency in Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery, OrthopaedicsNeurology, Emergency Medicine, and Family Medicine, and Pediatrics