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How do medical students want to learn ENT? Perspectives from a consensus forum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2023

Emily Wilson Open the ORCID record for Emily Wilson [Opens in a new window] ,
Matthew Choy ,
Ian Nunney ,
Ngan Hong Ta Open the ORCID record for Ngan Hong Ta [Opens in a new window] ,
Bhavesh V Tailor Open the ORCID record for Bhavesh V Tailor [Opens in a new window]  and
Matthew E Smith
Emily Wilson*
Affiliation:
ENT, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Milton Keynes, UK
Matthew Choy
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Ian Nunney
Affiliation:
Norwich Clinical Trials Unit, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Ngan Hong Ta
Affiliation:
Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Bhavesh V Tailor
Affiliation:
Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Matthew E Smith
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
*
Corresponding author: Emily Wilson; Email: emily.rebecca.wilson@gmail.com
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Abstract

Objective

The UK Medical Licensing Assessment curriculum represents a consensus on core content, including ENT-related content for newly qualified doctors. No similar consensus exists as to how ENT content should be taught at medical school.

Method

A virtual consensus forum was held at the 2nd East of England ENT Conference in April 2021. A syllabus of ENT-related items was divided into ‘Presentations’, ‘Conditions’ and ‘Practical procedures’. Twenty-seven students, 11 foundation doctors and 7 other junior doctors voted via anonymous polling for the best three of nine methods for teaching each syllabus item.

Results

For ‘Presentations’ and ‘Conditions’, work-based or clinical-based learning and small-group seminars were more popular than other teaching methods. For ‘Practical procedures’, practical teaching methods were more popular than theoretical methods.

Conclusion

Students and junior doctors expressed a clear preference for clinical-based teaching and small-group seminars when learning ENT content. E-learning was poorly favoured despite its increasing use.

Keywords

Otolaryngologyundergraduate medical educationmedical studentscurriculumteaching

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 138 , Issue 1 , January 2024 , pp. 10 - 15
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of J.L.O. (1984) LIMITED

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Footnotes

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Joint first authors

Emily Wilson takes responsibility for the integrity of the content of the paper

Presented at the Student and Foundation Doctors in Otolaryngology Conference, 9 October 2021, virtual meeting.

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