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Student-selected components: bringing more ENT into the undergraduate curriculum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 November 2006

R M Newbegin ,
J C Rhodes ,
L M Flood  and
H C Richardson
R M Newbegin
Affiliation:
Medical School, University of Newcastle, Middlesbrough, UK
J C Rhodes
Affiliation:
Medical School, University of Newcastle, Middlesbrough, UK
L M Flood*
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK.
H C Richardson
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr L M Flood, Department of ENT, The James Cook University Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesbrough TS4 3BW, UK. E-mail: liam.flood@stees.nhs.uk
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Abstract

Exposure to otolaryngology is currently minimal in the UK undergraduate medical curriculum. This may lead to difficulties in attracting graduates into higher ENT surgical training and in ensuring a reasonable standard of ENT knowledge amongst primary care practitioners.

A recent innovation, of which many ENT units may be unaware, is the introduction to the undergraduate curriculum of ‘student-selected components’. Like the traditional elective, this allows students to undertake an attachment to a speciality and department of their choice. Units which do not regularly teach medical students but which have a welcoming and enthusiastic approach to undergraduate training may well be ideal hosts.

This paper introduces the concepts underlying student-selected components, outlines the preparation required and offers a template for such an attachment, for which ENT is ideally suited.

Keywords

Undergraduate Medical EducationOtolaryngologyGreat Britain
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 121 , Issue 8 , August 2007 , pp. 783 - 785
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2006

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