Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 June 2020
ENT presentations are prevalent in clinical practice but feature little in undergraduate curricula. Consequently, most medical graduates are not confident managing common ENT conditions. In 2014, the first evidence-based ENT undergraduate curriculum was published to guide medical schools.
To assess the extent that current UK medical school learning outcomes correlate with the syllabus of the ENT undergraduate curriculum.
Two students from each participating medical school independently reviewed all ENT-related curriculum documents to determine whether learning outcomes from the suggested curriculum were met.
Sixteen of 34 curricula were reviewed. Only a minority of medical schools delivered teaching on laryngectomy or tracheostomy, nasal packing or cautery, and ENT medications or surgical procedures.
There is wide variability in ENT undergraduate education in UK medical schools. Careful consideration of which topics are prioritised, and the teaching modalities utilised, is essential. In addition, ENT learning opportunities for undergraduates outside of the medical school curriculum should be augmented.
Collaborative authors included: A Hundle, A Ridha, D A Fernando, E Y M Lau, E Hunter, E C Mills, F Gaba, H Cornwall, J Tan, J Sanchez, J Nicoletti, J L Frazer, J McQuillian, J Y Lim, J Atley, J Sealy, J Parekh, K Khan, K Wcislo, K Aiken, K Paramjothy, K Joshi, L Uthayanan, O Emanuel, P Robertson, P Ravichandran, R White, S Sriranganathan, S Patel, V Mberu and Y Nikookam
Dr A W Mayer takes responsibility for the integrity of the content of the paper
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