Specialization in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery in Great Britain: the Insider Look

Czech version

Authors: K. Smatanová ¹; G. Yassin ⁵; Miroslav Tedla ^2,3,4
Authors‘ workplace: Klinika otorinolaryngologie a chirurgie hlavy a krku, Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové, Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Lékařská fakulta v Hradci Králové ¹; ORL klinika, Lekárska fakulta Univerzity Komenského, Bratislava ²; University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust and University of Warwick, Coventry, Veľká Británia ³; School of Cancer Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, Veľká Británia ⁴; ENT Department, Whipps Cross Hospital, North Thames Deanery, London, Veľká Británia ⁵
Published in: Otorinolaryngol Foniatr, 63, 2014, No. 3, pp. 198-201.
Category: Expert News

Overview

It has been given a big importance to spend years after graduation in an environment which provides high quality education. Nowadays, it is well known, that positive encouragement, support from the team and work – life balance augment a trainee’s successful professional development. In this article, we explain the training scheme in Great Britain, which every trainee needs to complete in order to become a Consultant. Each level is described in a separate chapter. We have avoided too much detail and focused on the main relevant points for each stage in the career pathway to becoming an ENT Consultant.

Keywords:
speciality training, Great Britain, work – life balance, ENT subspeciality