How to prepare for the residency

years program of ENT

First year
•As general surgery syllabus .
•Main subjects must be involved :
Fluid , electrolytes , and nutrition .
Acid base balance .
 wound healing , scars , ulcers , fistula and sinuses
.
Sutures . Knotting , blades , drain , diathermy
Shock .
Hemostasis .
Blood transfusion , and constituents .
First year
 Surgical ethics and laws .
 Patient safety .
 Principles of trauma management .
 Surgical infection .
 Tissues diagnosis and types of biopsies .
First year
 Pain and pain management .
 Principles of anesthesia .
 Preoperative preparation , preparing a patient
with common medical problems .
 care of patient in operating room .
 Postoperative care .
 Management of high risk surgical patient .
Second year
• All that mentioned in first year [ main subject
must be involved ] . Around 4%-20% of qs2-10 .
• History and examination
• Emergency cases of ENT and management .
• Microbiology [ bacterial , virus and fungal ].
Second year
• Embryology of pharyngeal apparatus .
• Skull and facial bones anatomy .
• Vessels and lymphatic anatomy .
• Cranial nerves anatomy .
Second year
• Ear embryology .
• External , middle and inner ear anatomy .
• Physiology of auditory .
• Physiology of vestibular system .
• Eustachian tube anatomy and Physiology .
Second year
• Embryology of nose and paranasal sinuses .
• Anatomy of nose and paranasal sinuses .
• Anatomy of external nose .
• physiology of nose and paranasal sinuses .
Second year
• Cervical muscles anatomy .
• Neck anatomy
• Embryology of pharynx.
• pharynx anatomy .
• Physiology of pharynx.
• esophageal anatomy
Second year
• Embryology of larynx .
• Larynx anatomy .
• Physiology of larynx .
• Embryology of trachea .
• Tracheal anatomy .
• Physiology of trachea .
• Voice production .
Second year
• Anatomy of oral cavity .
• Embryology of Tongue.
• Tongue anatomy .
• Physiology of Tongue .
Second year
• Embryology of Salivary gland .
• Salivary gland anatomy .
• Physiology of Salivary gland .
Second year
• Embryology of Thyroid .
• Thyroid anatomy .
• Physiology of Thyroid .
• Embryology of Parathyroid.
• Parathyroid anatomy .
• Physiology of Parathyroid.
Third year
• All in first , second years [basic surgical
anatomy ] around 20%-30% of qs 10-15 .
• Antibiotic , antiviral and antifungal therapy .
• Diagnostic imaging .
Third year
• Otology:
o Symptoms and Signs of ear and differential diagnosis
o Audiology and Hearing Assessment
o Neonatal Hearing Screening
o Hearing loss [sensory neural , conductive , and mixed]
o Congenital hearing loss
o Congenital Disorders of Ear
o Pediatric Syndromes
o Disorders of External Ear
o Disorders of Tympanic Membrane
o Disorders of Eustachian Tube
Third year
• Otology
o Acute Otitis Media
o Otitis Media With Effusion and VT
o Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM)
o Cholestatoma
o Complications of Otitis Media
o Barotuma
o Otosclerosis
o Labyrinthine Ossificans
o Auditory Neuropathy
Third year
o Otology
o Disorders of Vestibular System
o Disorders of facial nerve
o Granulomatous and Systemic Diseases affecting the
ear , Nose and throat
o Temporal Bone Trauma
o CSF Otorrhea
o Tumors of ears and cerebellopontine angle [ in brief ]
o Ear surgery [in brief ]
o Hearing aids and cochlear implant [in brief ]
Third year
• Rhinology
o Symptoms and Signs of nose and differential diagnosis
o Congenital Disorders of nose and pediatric Syndromes
o Cleft lip and palate
o Disorders of external nose
o Epistaxis
o Infectious rhinosinusitis
o Complication of rhinosinusitis
o Allergic and Non-Allergic Rhinitis
o Nasal Septum and Its Diseases
Third year
• Rhinology
o CSF Rhinorrhea
o Facial Trauma
o Granulomatous and Systemic Diseases
affecting the ear , Nose and throat
o Endoscopic sinus surgery and its complications
o SinoNasal Neoplasms [ in brief ]
o Nasal surgery [ in brief ]
Third year
• Head and Neck
o Neck symptoms and differential diagnosis
o Principles of Head and Neck Oncology
o Congenital Disorders of larynx
o Tracheal Anomalies traheomalacia ,
Congenital Vascular Anomalies and Vascular
Rings
o Congenital Pediatric Neck Lesions
Third year
• Head and Neck
o Symptoms and Signs of larynx and differential
diagnosis
o Infection of larynx
o Neurological disorders of larynx
o Voice and speech disorders
o Benign lesions of Larynx
o malignant lesions of Larynx
o Granulomatous and Systemic Diseases affecting the ear
, Nose and throat
Third year
• Head and Neck
o Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
o Aspiration
o Foreign bodies of aerodigistive
o Angioedema
o Tracheostomy
o Larygeal surgery [ in brief ]
Third year
• Head and Neck
o Symptoms and Signs of pharynx and
differential diagnosis
o Disorders of pharynx
o Velopharyngeal Insufficiency
o Pharyngeal Pouch
Third year
• Head and Neck
o Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
o Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
o Benign lesions of pharynx
o malignant lesions of pharynx [in brief ]
o Parapharyngeal Space Tumors [ in brief ]
Third year
• Head and Neck
o Deep neck infection
o Neck mass
o Neck trauma
o Caustic and Corrosive Ingestions
Third year
• Head and Neck
• Common Disorders of Oral Cavity
• Lymphoma [ in brief ]
• Paraganglioma [ in brief ]
• Disorders of esophagus [ in brief ]
• Disorders of salivary gland [ in brief ]
• Disorders of thyroid [ in brief ]
• Disorders of parathyroid [ in brief ]
Fourth year and Fifth year
• All in first , second years [basic surgical
anatomy ] around 4%-16% of qs 2-8 .
• All in third year .
• All subjects in otorhinolaryngology .
• Advanced radiology and interpretation .
• Tumors of ENT head and neck , staging and
management. [in details ]
• ENT operations [in details ]
Practical exam
• Long case station :
History.
Clinical examination.
Investigation.
differential diagnosis.
Diagnosis.
Treatment.
Practical exam
• Short cases station :
Clinical examination.
Analysis of signs.
Findings and decisions.
Practical exam
• Oral and OSCE station