Undergraduate Course: Otolaryngology (MBCH10016)

Course Outline
School	Edinburgh Medical School	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	5	ECTS Credits	2.5
Summary	During the course students will receive teaching about the anatomy of the head and neck and the physiology of the ear, nose and throat. Clinical teaching will mainly take place in the outpatients, but students will also have the opportunity to see ENT operations being performed. Self directed learning would be facilitated by a specially prepared computer assisted learning package (ENTer).
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered

Learning Outcomes
To understand the pathology and clinical presentation of common conditions affecting the upper aero-digestive tract To understand which symptoms and signs signify potentially serious disease To understand the management of upper airway obstruction To appreciate the handicap, educational and social consequences of hearing loss at different ages and the rehabilitation of patients with hearing loss Be familiar with appropriate investigations in head and neck disease To understand the aetiology, presentation and management of malignant disease in the head and neck