Overview and Objectives of the Curriculum
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.
Overview
ORL is the third largest surgical specialty in the UK. ORL deals with the diagnosis and treatment of the whole range of medical and surgical problems affecting the ear, nose and throat and surrounding anatomical areas.
There has been a trend towards specialisation within ORL. These areas of special interest do not have a separate specialty advisory committee (SAC) or curriculum. They are all part of the ORL curriculum to be covered in Higher Surgical Training. Some areas require further training after CCT and there are Interface Fellowship posts in some areas of specialism for advanced, pre CCT, training.
The main areas of special interest in ORL at the time of writing are as follows:
- Head and neck oncology
- Benign head and neck surgery
- Sleep medicine
- Paediatric otorhinolaryngology
- Otology
- Neuro-otology
- Clinical Audiology and Medical Neuro-otology
- Skull base surgery
- Medical rhinology
- Surgical rhinology
- Facial plastic surgery
- Phoniatrics
- Cleft lip and palate
Trainees will be expected to develop an interest in at least one of the above special interest areas.
In addition trainees will be expected to pursue activities which support professional development, for example:
- Academic ORL
- Management
- Education
- Leadership