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Undergraduate Course: Otolaryngology (MBCH10016)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh Medical School CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits5 ECTS Credits2.5
SummaryDuring 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
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Richard Weller
Tel: (0131) 536 3229
Email: Richard.Weller@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Judith Bryce
Tel: (0131) 242 6476
Email: judith.bryce@ed.ac.uk
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