Workforce, training and education
East of England

ENT surgery or Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery to give it its official name is a fascinating surgical specialty. Patients of all ages are treated for a wide range of disorders of the ears, noes and throat and related structures of the head and neck. Consultants are usually generalists with a special interest.

Subspecialty interest include:

  • Head and Neck Surgery
  • Otology
  • Cochlear implantation
  • Neuro-otology and skull base surgery
  • Facial plastic and reconstructive surgery
  • Paediatric otolaryngology
  • Rhinology and allergy
  • Voice pathology
  • Audiological medicine

ENT surgeons probably do more operations on children than any other sort of surgeon and pediatric otolaryngology comprises about one third of many ENT surgeons practice.

QUALIFICATIONS OF ENTRY

Entry to specialist training in ENT is at ST3 level and like other surgical specialties, selection is highly competitive. applicants to the specialty need to be intellectually mature, mentally robust and highly motivated.

Essential Qualifications include:

  • Completion of foundation training competencies by the time of appointment
  • Completion of Basic/Core Surgical training, which would include ENT experience and successful completion of MRCS (or equivalent) at the time of application.

Desirable Qualifications include:

  • Successful completion of DOHNS at time of application
  • Further experience of ENT and related surgical specialties
  • Evidence of academic activity, for example research or audit publications, posters and presentations, postgraduate degrees (MD, PhD)

Some trainees will decide to spend a period devoted to research leading to a postgraduate degree by thesis or will undertake a professional qualification or degree in management or education. A period of experience on an overseas fellowship in the latter years of training is usual and actively encouraged.

 

 

 

 

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