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Medical Expert

• Establish clinical knowledge in common ENT pathologies encountered in a community practice
• Become proficient in common surgical procedures in a community practice

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Ìýsurgical procedures

• Myringotomy and tubes
• Tympanoplasty
• Adenotonsillectomy
• Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
• Septoplasty
• Turbinoplasty/turbinectomy
• Cervical lymph node biopsy
• Tracheostomy
• Endoscopic sinus surgery - maxillary and anterior ethmoid
• Endoscopic sinus surgery - posterior ethmoid and sphenoid
• Salivary gland excision
• Thyroidectomy
• Sistrunk procedure
• Otoplasty
• Mastoidectomy

Communicator

• Develop communication skills as relates to allied health professionals and support staff, particularly in the setting of a community hospital
• Understand the differences in communication styles with patients consulting in a first-line community setting versus patients in a tertiary academic centre

ÌýCollaborator

• Collaborate effectively and efficiently with other specialists as well as allied health care personnel and support staff
• Collaborate with professionals in available community services, including CLSC, allied health services, physicians’ offices, and medical clinics and centers.

ÌýManager

• Learn to manage the allocation of resources in a community hospital setting
• Understand available resources in the community such as CLSC, smoking cessation programs, audiology, physiotherapy.
• Develop understanding and skills for managing career and practice effectively
• Appreciate the need for balancing professional and personal life.

ÌýHealth Advocate

• Identify the determinants of health in the population serviced
• Take advantage of opportunities for patient health advocacy and disease preventionÌý

ÌýScholar

• Understand the public health issues addressed by first line practitioners in the community
• Develop an understanding and a cultural sensitivity for the particular population serviced by the community hospital centre

ÌýProfessional

• Respond to the health care needs of the community
• Understand the organization and structure of a community hospital practice in contrast to an academic setting
• know limits of consultants / resources, and when to refer to an academic center
• understand differences in wait-times, types on consultations received, and methods of delivery of care within a community setting versus an academic centre.

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