Final
Revised Otolaryngology curriculum
The updated Otolaryngology curriculum comes into effect in August 2016. The curriculum Mapping Document shows the link between previous competencies and new ones.
There are a number of online resources for Otolaryngology, available through e-lefENT. The Otolaryngology SAC has mapped individual syllabus topics to e-lefENT, which are available here. e-lefENT is a resource that can be used by both trainees and trainers to support continuous professional development. (Please note that the ISCP is not responsible for the content of external sites.)
The British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons (BAETS), through the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, has produced a series of online case-based discussions covering endocrine surgery curriculum requirements for General Surgery trainees - this can be accessed here.
Users are able to set up a free RCSEd VLE account and access case-based discussions on: Management of adrenal swellings; Neck lumps; Parathyroid anatomy and physiology; FNA - the classification of thyroid nodules; Hypercalcaemia/hyperparathyroidism; Management of post thyroidectomy hypocalcaemia; Postoperative neck haematoma; Thyroid anatomy.
Entry into ST3
Entry into ST3 will usually involve a competitive selection process. The current person specifications for entry into ST3 in Otolaryngology are shown on the Modernising Medical Careers website. The essential components here are completion of the common component of the core surgical training programme (as evidenced by successful ARCP, WPBA and completion of the MRCS (ENT) examination) and completion of the Otolaryngology specific components of the early years training as evidenced by a successful ARCP and completion of the appropriate WPBAs.
By CCT trainees should be competent in the management of the following procedures and conditions. The exact level of competence is set out in more detail in the topic sections. It is expected that by CCT all trainees will have developed an area of special interest and can demonstrate a higher level of proficiency in their chosen area of expertise.
EMERGENCIES
- Tracheostomy and airway management in the acute situation
- Exploration of the neck for sepsis and trauma
- Pharyngo-oesophagoscopy for removal of foreign bodies
- Drainage of peritonsillar abscesses
- Complications of head and neck surgery
- Tonsillitis
- Tonsillar and adenoid haemorrhage
- Removal of foreign bodies from the nose and ear
- Epistaxis management, surgical and non surgical
- Complications of sinusitis
- Drainage of orbital abscess
- Nasal trauma
- Facial palsy including postoperative complications
- Otological trauma
- Facial palsy
- Mastoiditis and complications
- Otitis externa
ELECTIVE
Otology
- Infective and non infective conditions of the external ear
- Infective and non infective disorders of the middle ear
- Infective and non infective disorders of the inner ear
- Hearing loss
- Tinnitus
- Vertigo and balance disorders
- Neoplastic and non neoplastic disease of the skull base
- Surgical and non surgical rehabilitation of hearing
Paediatric ORL
- Paediatric airway disorders
- Congenital disorders affecting the ear, nose and throat
- Conditions of the tonsils and adenoids
- Sleep disordered breathing
- Hearing and balance disorders in childhood
- Drooling
- Paediatric neoplasia affecting the ears, nose and throat
- Universal neonatal hearing screening
Rhinology
- Acute and chronic Rhinosinusitis
- Nasal polyps
- Disorders of the sense of smell
- Facial pain
- Nasal and facial deformity including trauma
- Sinonasal malignancy
- Epiphora
- Allergy
- Skin cancer of the head and neck
Head and Neck
- OSAS and snoring
- Voice disorders
- Disorders of swallowing
- Thyroid disease
- Adenotonsillar pathology
- Cervical lymphadenopathy
- Neck lumps
- Head and neck oncology
- Disorders of the oral cavity including malignancy
- Diseases of the salivary glands
Click on Workplace Based Assessments to view the assessment forms including DOPS and PBAs
ENT trainees are required to use the FHI e-logbook to record their operations