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ISCP August 2021

FRCS ORL-HNS Curriculum

Official UK otolaryngology training curriculum. Browse all topics, procedures and knowledge requirements for the FRCS (ORL-HNS) examination.

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12 topics with notes206 questions available
  • Acute otitis media and sequelae
    Ot
  • Adult hearing loss
    OtNoteOverview
  • Chronic suppurative otitis media and sequelae
    OtNoteOverview1 Q
  • Disorders of balance
    Ot
  • Facial palsy
    Ot
  • Infective conditions of the pinna and external ear canal
    Ot
  • Lateral skull base tumours
    Ot
  • Non-infective, acquired lesions of the pinna and external ear canal
    Ot
  • Tinnitus
    OtNoteOverview1 Q
  • Trauma
    Ot
  • Acute and chronic rhinosinusitis
    Rh
  • Congenital abnormalities of the nose and sinuses
    Rh
  • CSF leaks / Skull base defect
    Rh
  • Disorders of Olfaction
    Rh
  • Epistaxis
    RhNoteOverview1 Q
  • Extended endonasal skull base procedures
    Rh
  • Facial pain
    Rh
  • Nasal trauma and deformity
    RhNoteOverview
  • Nose and sinus inflammation including allergy
    Rh
  • Orbital disorders
    Rh
  • Orbital disorders (extended)
    Rh
  • Pituitary disease
    Rh
  • Sinonasal neoplasms including anterior skull base tumours
    Rh
  • Adenoid and tonsillar pathology in adults
    HaN
  • Aetiology and management of cervical sepsis
    HaN
  • Aetiology and management of congenital abnormalities of the head and neck affecting adults (including branchial & thyroglossal cysts, pharyngeal diverticulae, cleft lip & palate)
    HaNNoteOverview
  • Aetiology and management of craniocervical trauma in adults
    HaN
  • Airway obstruction in adults
    HaN
  • Cervical lymphadenopathy in adults
    HaN
  • Disorders of swallowing
    HaN
  • Head and neck malignancies in the upper aerodigestive tract excluding the oral cavity
    HaN
  • Investigation and management of the neck lump
    HaN
  • Neoplastic salivary gland disease
    HaNNoteOverview
  • Non-neoplastic salivary gland disease
    HaN
  • Oral pathology
    HaN
  • Sleep related breathing disorders
    HaN
  • Thyroid and parathyroid disease
    HaN
  • Tracheostomy Care Module (Adult)
    HaN
  • Laryngology and Voice Disorders
    La
  • Acute tonsillitis, Diseases of the adenoids and their complications
    PO
  • Airway pathology in childhood
    PO
  • Congenital abnormalities of the ear
    PO
  • Congenital and acquired neck masses
    PO
  • Congenital deafness
    PO
  • ENT-related syndromes and cleft palate
    PO
  • Epistaxis in a child
    PO
  • Facial palsy in childhood
    PO
  • Foreign bodies in the ear canal and UADT
    PO
  • Head and neck malignancy in childhood
    PO
  • Language delay and dysphonia in childhood
    PO
  • Nasal Obstruction
    PONoteOverview1 Q
  • Obstructive sleep apnoea
    PO
  • Otitis media (acute, chronic and with effusion) and complications and conditions of the external auditory canal
    PO
  • Rhinitis
    PONoteOverview2 Qs
  • Rhinosinusitis; orbital and intracranial complications of rhinosinusitis
    PONoteOverview3 Qs
  • The Dizzy Child
    PO
  • The Drooling Child
    PO
  • Trauma to the ear, upper aero digestive tract and neck
    PO

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Based on the ISCP Otolaryngology Curriculum, August 2021. Content is reviewed regularly but verify against the current ISCP document for ARCP purposes.