Syllabus for Assistant Professor in Oto Rhino Laryngology Head and Neck

DETAILED SYLLABUS FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN OTO RHINO LARYNGOLOGY HEAD AND NECK IN MEDICAL EDUCATION

1. Ear & Diseases of ear (20 Marks)

• Diseases of external ear especially Malignant otitis externa(SBO)
• Diseases of middle ear: AOM, SOM, COM – mucosal & squamosal, TB otitis media
• Complications of otitis media
• Evaluation of hearing
• Rehabilitation of hearing impaired
• Vestibular function evaluation
• Tumors of ear
• Facial nerve and pathologies affecting facial nerve
• NOHL
• Cochlear Implantation, BAHA
• Tinnitus, Otalgia

2. Nose & diseases of nose (10 Marks)

• Allergic rhinitis, Atrophic rhinitis, VMR
• DNS
• CSF Rhinorrhoea
• Fracture nasal bone, Septal haematoma, Septal perforation
• Transnasal pituitary surgery

3. PNS & Diseases affecting PNS (10 Marks)

• Anatomy of PNS
• Sinusitis: Bacterial & Fungal
• Complications of Sinusitis
• Nasal polyps
• FESS
• Le forte fractures

4. Nasopharynx & Diseases of Nasopharynx (5 Marks)

• Adenoid
• JNA
• Nasopharyngeal cancer
• Choanal atresia

5. Diseases of Neck (10 Marks)

• Thyroid cancers
• Thyroglossal cyst
• Diseases of salivary glands
• Neck dissection
• Blunt & penetrating injuries of neck (P.T.O)

6. Oral cavity & Diseases affecting oral cavity (5 Marks)

• Premalignant conditions
• Cleft palate
• Tumors of oral cavity

7. Pharynx & Diseases of pharynx (10 Marks)

• Tonsillitis
• OSAS
• Lingual thyroid
• Tumors of pharynx
• Pharyngeal abscesses

8. Larynx & Diseases of Larynx (10 Marks)

• Anatomy of larynx
• Inflammatory conditions affecting larynx
• Tumors of larynx
• Tumor like lesions of larynx
• Neurological diseases affecting larynx
• Laryngectomy
• Voice rehabilitation after total laryngectomy
• Thyroplasty & MLS
• Stridor, Tracheostomy

9. Miscellaneous general topics related to ENT (15 Marks)

• HIV in ENT
• TB in ENT
• Covid 19 in ENT
• Flaps used in ENT surgeries
• Use of coblator in ENT
• Use of LASER in ENT
• Chemotherapeutic drugs & Radiotherapy in ENT
• Recent advances in ENT
• Foreign body in ENT
• Endoscopies in ENT

10. Surgeries in ENT (5 Marks)

• Caldwell Luc surgery
• Septoplasty, SMR
• Tonsillectomy
• Lynch Howarth surgery
• Antral wash
• Mastoidectomy
• Tympanoplasty

NOTE: – It may be noted that apart from the topics detailed above, questions from other topics prescribed for the educational qualification of the post may also appear in the question paper. There is no undertaking that all the topics above may be covered in the question paper.