Undergraduate Course: Otolaryngology (MBCH10016)
Course Outline
| School | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 5 |
| Home subject area | MBChB |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | 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). |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:30 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:30 | | | | Outwith Standard Exam Diets January | | 2:30 | | | | Outwith Standard Exam Diets September | | 2:30 | | |
Summary of Intended 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 |
Assessment Information
| Assessment will be by a knowledge and interpretation examination |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | |
Course secretary | Miss Judith Bryce
Tel: (0131 6)50 3190
Email: judith.bryce@ed.ac.uk |
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