Defining performance levels in undergraduate otolaryngology education.

Objectives: This study seeks the opinions of qualified doctors on what they feel medical students should learn about otolaryngology. It aims to identify both the content deemed relevant and the performance levels for medical students in otolaryngology.

Methods: A national survey developed from a content analysis of undergraduate otolaryngology curricula from the UK was undertaken, accompanied by a review of the literature and input from an expert group.

Toward interprofessional learning and education: Mapping common outcomes for prequalifying healthcare professional programs in the United Kingdom.

Introduction: Interprofessional education (IPE) continues to be a key component in prequalifying health professional education, with calls for regulators to publish a joint statement regarding IPE outcomes. To date, the regulatory documents for healthcare education in the United Kingdom have not been examined for common learning outcomes; information that could be used to inform such a statement and to identify opportunities for interprofessional learning.

Methods: A mapping of the outcomes/standards required by five, UK, health profession regulatory bodies was undertaken.

An undergraduate Otolaryngology curriculum comparison in the United Kingdom using a curriculum evaluation framework.

Objective: To compare undergraduate otolaryngology curricula in the United Kingdom. To develop a tool which would allow undergraduate specialty curricula to be compared.

Design: Development of a curriculum evaluation framework (CEF) and survey.