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How long and intensive is the training required to become an otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon?

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How long and intensive is the training required to become an otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon?

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After four years of undergraduate school-college, medical training begins at medical school, where the program generally lasts another four years. After that, candidates must complete a five-year ENT Residency program, which often includes one or two more years studying General Surgery. Once a candidate completes the minimum nine years after college, the candidate then becomes Board eligible to take the American Board of Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery exam. Some otolaryngologists choose to go even further with their training with a fellowship that lasts one to three years. Whereas subspecialty fellowship-trained ENTs are usually at universities in an academic setting, at ENT and Allergy Associates, we have physicians that have that level of training and perform complex cases. Our fellowship trained subspecialits include: Otology/Neurotology (Ear), Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, Pediatric ENT, and Laryngology (Voice and Swallowing). What kind of patients does an oto

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