Name: Cardiff MRCS(ENT) Course: Theory and Practice for Manned and Unmanned Stations
Rating: 4.9 (1202 reviews)

Cardiff MRCS(ENT) Course: Theory and Practice for Manned and Unmanned Stations

Online - 6^th, 8^th and 13^th February 2024

Face-to-Face - 9^th February 2024 (1430-1900 hours) or 16^th February 2024 (1430-1900 hours)

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Cardiff, Frazer Building, 126 Bute Street, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, CF10 5LE

This hybrid course is divided into two components, as outlined below. Delegates can choose to attend the full course (online and face-to-face components), the online sessions only, or the face-to-face session only.

The highlights of this course include a high tutor-to-delegate ratio, coverage of all essential and high-yield theory for the unmanned and manned components of the exam, and individual practice in all areas tested in the manned stations of the exam.

Online Component
There will be three evenings of interactive discussions held via Zoom between Thursday 5^th and Tuesday 17^th October 2023. These theoretical sessions will take place between 1830 and 2130 hours, and they will cover the core topics that regularly feature in the exam. The following areas and topics will be covered on these days: gross and microscopic anatomy of key topics in the head and neck, vestibular examination, identification and management of common ENT pathologies, radiological analysis of common conditions, hearing and balance, types of hearing aids, interpretation of specialist investigations, and familiarisation with surgical instruments, equipment and sutures.

Face-to-Face Component
The face-to-face component of the course will be held at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Cardiff, Cardiff Bay. Since this component is structured based on a high faculty-to-delegate ratio, delegates will attend in small groups of no more than six. Hence, there are three dates available for this component of the course and, upon registration, delegates will select which date they wish to attend. Delegates are required to attend only one of the face-to-face sessions. We would like to reiterate that one may decide to attend only the online component in isolation if he/she is unable to attend the face-to-face component.

Delivered by surgeons and advanced linguistic specialists, this component will allow delegates to practice for the manned stations in a focused, friendly and constructive environment. Each delegate will practice mock scenarios in the areas tested in the manned stations of the exam (information giving, information gathering, breaking bad news and consent), and he/she will receive individualised feedback, enabling him/her to identify any areas of weakness and improve upon these.

Places are limited and will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis.

Reviews

I liked the information sharing on communication skills.
MI
Hospital Melaka
19^th October 2019, Cardiff

Very good course
YI
Morriston Hospital, Swansea, United Kingdom
19^th October 2019, Cardiff

Good
DV
Royal Preston Hospital
19^th October 2019, Cardiff

It’s was really useful and also very relevant so thank you so much for giving us all the tips and a full run through before the big day!
CT
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS trust, United Kingdom
19^th October 2019, Cardiff

Useful for exam
SP
Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, United Kingdom
19^th October 2019, Cardiff

Good chance to practise just before the exam. Useful tips learnt.
JD
Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield, United Kingdom
19^th October 2019, Cardiff

Definitely useful for me
RV
NEO ENT CLINIC
19^th October 2019, Cardiff

Good
RA
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS, UK
1^st June 2019, Cardiff

It's a well organised, well targeted, useful course..
VM
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn
1^st June 2019, Cardiff

I find OSCE practice the most valuable part of course, as well as written questions. I revised every question from those two booklets and I believe I answered a good amount of questions because of that. The only thing what I would probably suggest to change is the time the course held. I was looking for similar course like 1 month in advance to have time for revision. The course I attended was 2-3 days before exam and I believe I would perform better if I had 1-2-3 weeks in between. So, overall I would like to thank the team for friendliness and motivation! Really enjoyed that!
MB
South West Acute Hospital, Northern Ireland
1^st June 2019, Cardiff

Excellent
SK
Ninewells Hospital, Dundee
1^st June 2019, Cardiff

Well-organised
ML
Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow
1^st June 2019, Cardiff

Excellent
TK
Kaman State Hospital, Kirsehir
1^st June 2019, Cardiff

Really good!
RS
NHS
1^st June 2019, Cardiff

Was very helpful, informative
AE
ROY Hospital
1^st June 2019, Cardiff

Great
SM
Port of Spain General Hospital, Trinidad and Tobago
1^st June 2019, Cardiff

Really good course. Good value for money. Facilitators enthusiastic friendly and good fun.
KY
Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Derry, Northern Ireland
16^th February 2019, Cardiff

Nose examination was tested in the exam. Overall, the course was very helpful and helped a lot know the structure of the exam. Manned stations were especially important, and the mock exam too.
JA
Salmaniya Medical Complex, Bahrain
16^th February 2019, Cardiff

Thought the mock OSCE was very useful
LJ
James Paget Hospital, Great Yarmouth
16^th February 2019, Cardiff

The mock exam was so useful
AE
King Khalid Hospital, Hail, Saudi Arabia
16^th February 2019, Cardiff

Good
SS
K.E.M.Hospital, Pune, India
16^th February 2019, Cardiff

The manned station part was extremely helpful, the mock exam was also important,
AA
Saudi-German hospital, Cairo
16^th February 2019, Cardiff

Good
BS
Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust, UK
16^th February 2019, Cardiff

It help me passing the exam I liked the exam simulation The powerpoint presentations were not so informative
AE
Kafr Eldawar General Hospital, Egypt
16^th February 2019, Cardiff

Lectures were a very high standard. Mock stations were also very useful. Would definitely recommend to anyone sitting DOHNS.
AS
Royal Derby Hospital
20^th October 2018, Cardiff
.

Very friendly approachable faculty with excellent teaching skills. Perhaps a bit more time to practice the communication stations (but I appreciate that you offer additional days for this.) Overall I cannot think of many improvements, thank you so much for the day.
AM
Milton Keynes General Hospital
20^th October 2018, Cardiff
.

I very much enjoyed the practical skills and the sessions given by Darren. Darren is a very engaging teacher and his teaching style was well received throughout the cohort. I felt extremely reassured by the presentation and really appreciated hearing from a recent successful candidate about her experiences.
LW
Royal Gwent hospital
20^th October 2018, Cardiff
.

Good.
JN
Klang
20^th October 2018, Cardiff
.

Overall a very succinct and helpful one-day course. Not too bombarded with info, but enough to cover all the main topics.
LC
Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow
20^th October 2018, Cardiff
.

Topics were very relevant and it was kept to the most essential.
SF
Ninewells Hospital
20^th October 2018, Cardiff
.

Very well organised. Most helpful for the communication stations.
KG
Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield
20^th October 2018, Cardiff
.

Friendly team excellent teaching.
DM
Centenary Hospital, Govandi Mumbai
20^th October 2018, Cardiff
.

It was good.
HA
LMU hospital Munich
20^th October 2018, Cardiff
.

It was actually the individual bits of advice I found most helpful.
AN
Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield
26^th May 2018, Cardiff

Good.
AA
Shalamar Medical And Dental College And Hospital Lahore
26^th May 2018, Cardiff

Good.
ES
Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton
26^th May 2018, Cardiff

The course was accurately structured to cover important topics. It was well scheduled and time fixed foreach session was appropriate. It was a very good learning experience. I am very impressed with theattitude of the teachers which was very encouraging. I have recommended this course to all those whoplan to appear for the coming exam.
SK
Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, New Delhi
26^th May 2018, Cardiff

Useful especially for first times like myself.
AE
Ministry Of Health, Jordan
26^th May 2018, Cardiff

Good overall.
AA
Ministry Of Health, Jordan
26^th May 2018, Cardiff

The communication group sessions were the most useful part of the day. Great organisation of the day,the registrar was the most helpful and detailed in his explanations with relevance to our exam; ratherthan just teaching based on their own clinical knowledge and practice.
SL
Leicester Royal Infirmary Hospital
26^th May 2018, Cardiff

Good - keep up the good work.
TP
University Hospital Southampton NHS, United Kingdom , Europe
26^th May 2018, Cardiff

An excellent course. Very helpful, friendly knowledgeable faculty. Thoroughly enjoyed the day. Feel a lotmore confident for part 2 now. Thanks again!
RB
Mayo University Hospital
3^rd February 2018, Cardiff

Very good.
AS
St Mary's Hospital, London
3^rd February 2018, Cardiff

Very good.
WT
Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester
21^st October 2017, Cardiff

I was very happy attending this course. I felt a lot more confident attending and the exam after attendingthe course.
AV
University Malaya Medical Center
21^st October 2017, Cardiff

Very well organised - managed to cover a large volume of material within 1 day. Particularly like the skullbase and head and neck anatomy session and talking through the vestibular exam. The mock exam wasuseful.
MH
Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport
21^st October 2017, Cardiff

Well ran course with knowledgeable instructors.
RA
Craigavon Area Hospital, Craigavon
21^st October 2017, Cardiff

This course was very useful to me...especially to develop communication skills .
RR
Muthu Kumaran Medical College
21^st October 2017, Cardiff

Thorough lectures, good feedback, well organized.
KK
Royal Free Hospital, London
20^th May 2017, Cardiff

Excellent. best feature is the practice in communication skills and examination.
MZ
University Hospital, Coventry
20^th May 2017, Cardiff

Very good.
WP
Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester
20^th May 2017, Cardiff

It was a very good course and I would recommend it to everyone sitting for the exam. The refreshmentswere excellent.
FA
Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor
20^th May 2017, Cardiff

In one day you covered almost the entire topic in a well structured manner. Gave enough time to interactand clear our doubts. The thing I liked the most is you made each one of us practice our communicationstations and corrected our mistakes.
GM
KIMS Alshifa Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Perinthalmanna, Kerala
20^th May 2017, Cardiff

Excellent course I would happily attend again but hopefully won’t need to.
JA
Morriston Hospital, Swansea
20^th May 2017, Cardiff

I will certainly recommend must have course before appearing in Exam especially for overseas doctorswho don't know the UK system especially the final session of 2 hour drill of exam gave you confidence inthe real exam and they tell you your mistakes in the feedback.
AM
Shalamar Hospital Lahore Pakistan
20^th May 2017, Cardiff

I liked the faculty in general , very helpful , and tried their best in span of 1 day.
FB
King Hamad University Hospital of Bahrain
20^th May 2017, Cardiff

Generally good.
HM
Surgical specialization hospital
4^th February 2017, Cardiff

Very well organised !! The mock exam was even better than the real exam itself !
DK
Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton
4^th February 2017, Cardiff

Organization , teaching and presentation All were excellent.
EI
Benghazi Medical Centre, Libya
4^th February 2017, Cardiff

The course was very well organised and kept to scheduled time. Overall Very well organised andexecuted.
CB
San Fernando General Hospital
4^th February 2017, Cardiff

I liked the course very much as it helped me a lot in preparing for main exam.
AS
AIIMS, Patna
4^th February 2017, Cardiff

Very nicely structured . Specially the communication skills part really helped during the exam.
MA
Primus SuperSpeciality Hospital, New Delhi
4^th February 2017, Cardiff

I just want to say that i pass the exam and get very high score thank you soo much for all the team .Special greating to dr haider .
MAH
Private in oman
15^th October 2016, Cardiff

Excellent organization. The faculty were genuinely interested in teaching.
RBS
Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
15^th October 2016, Cardiff

Very good - highly recommend.
MR
Charing Cross Hospital, London
15^th October 2016, Cardiff

Good.
BK
Atlas Polyclinic
15^th October 2016, Cardiff

The breadth of topics which were covered was good. The anatomy station was very good, especiallybase of skull.
ACY
Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester
15^th October 2016, Cardiff

The course was very good.
MWMB
El Sahel Teaching Hospital
15^th October 2016, Cardiff

Really great course. Packed a lot in. Good for revision purposes. Good to practice via mock.
KLH
Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool
15^th October 2016, Cardiff

Well organised and accommodated requests very well.
JDW
Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley
15^th October 2016, Cardiff

Very useful and well organised. Teaching on the whole excellent by faculty, many of whom had satDOHNS fairly recently. The sessions on clinical examination were excellent and prepared me well for theexam, as did the communication sessions - good to know what is expected and level of detail etc.
JCR
Warwick Hospital, Warwick
15^th October 2016, Cardiff

Thank you for the kind efforts.
ZMR
Hamad Medical Corporation
15^th October 2016, Cardiff

Organisation was good. Happy that someone was waiting outside for the candidates.
NJ
Great Western Hospital, Swindon
15^th October 2016, Cardiff

Valuable.
TS
Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Specialist Hospital, Yangon
15^th October 2016, Cardiff

Really well organized.
SC
Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle
15^th October 2016, Cardiff

Very good.
IN
Sheffield Children's Hospital, Sheffield
15^th October 2016, Cardiff

The contents of the course were good & relevant. The presentations were clear. Would be recommendingit to others preparing for the exam.
NJ
Southampton General Hospital, Southampton
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

Excellent course. Great faculty who were very approachable and friendly. Toby Moorhouse = legend.David Smith = legend. Thank you.
TP
Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

Good organization. Good time keeping for a busy, intensive day. Lots of topics covered in short space oftime! Pictures in lectures were excellent.
EM
Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

The course was excellent and provided good value for money. I will definitely recommend it to my friends.
VA
Luton & Dunstable Hospital, Luton
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

Good course and faculty. High quality and relevant presentations. The topics covered were appropriatefor exam preparation.
AO
Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Birmingham
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

High standard of faculty. Relevant for exam preparation. Content of the course was excellent. Thank you.
ME
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

Good, exam focused course.
AM
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

Where the gaps in my knowledge were. The course was well organised and the tutors were approachableand knowledgeable.
EM
Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

Very well organised course. The mock OSCE was very informative and useful.
RK
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

Within one day session of 10 hours, it's the best possible course.
JK
King Saud Medical City, Saudi Arabia
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

Was pitched at the appropriate level for exam. Can't thank you enough.
AG
Ulster Hospital, Dundonald
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

Good course. Well planned out. Good to have OSCE at the end.
JL
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

This was a very useful course, an eye opener and aptly held a few days before the exam. The facultymanaged to cater for those sitting for the upcoming exams and also those who have just startedpreparation. They gave an excellent insight into the exam and were very encouraging to everyone.
GC
Sundaram Medical Foundation
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

I like that, although it was a long day, it was all delivered in one day eliminating the need for 2 nights hotelstay which is great as exams can get really expensive.
JG
University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

Excellent organization. The faculty were genuinely interested in teaching.
RB
Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

Very good - highly recommend.
MR
Charing Cross Hospital, London
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

Good.
BK
Atlas Polyclinic
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

The breadth of topics which were covered was good. The anatomy station was very good, especiallybase of skull.
AC
Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

The course was very good.
MK
El Sahel Teaching Hospital
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

Really great course. Packed a lot in. Good for revision purposes. Good to practice via mock.
KE
Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

Well organised and accommodated requests very well.
JD
Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

Very useful and well organised. Teaching on the whole excellent by faculty, many of whom had satDOHNS fairly recently. The sessions on clinical examination were excellent and prepared me well for theexam, as did the communication sessions - good to know what is expected and level of detail etc.
JC
Warwick Hospital, Warwick
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

Thank you for the kind efforts.
ZJ
Hamad Medical Corporation
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

Organisation was good. Happy that someone was waiting outside for the candidates.
NJ
Great Western Hospital, Swindon
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

Valuable.
TS
Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Specialist Hospital, Yangon
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

Really well organized.
SC
Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

Very good.
IN
Sheffield Children's Hospital, Sheffield
21^st May 2016, Cardiff

Very good. Thank you.
AP
St Mary's Hospital, London, UK
6^th February 2016, Cardiff

Really enjoyable, well structured.
EH
Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant, UK
6^th February 2016, Cardiff

Very organised course.
RL
James Paget Hospital, Great Yarmouth, UK
6^th February 2016, Cardiff

An excellent course. Especially the communication part is excellent and gave me a lot of confidence afterthe course.
RU
Southampton General Hospital, UK
6^th February 2016, Cardiff

It is good and well done.
CK
Ipswich Hospital, UK
6^th February 2016, Cardiff

Very relevant. We had to perform vestibular assessment in the exam, which we had covered. Particularlygood, for me, was knowing the setup for the communication stations. Really excellent. A long day but niceto cover everything in one go. Great faculty, very helpful and encouraging.
ELK
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, UK
17^th October 2015, Cardiff

Mock test is the best part.
RP
Great Western Hospital, Swindon, UK
17^th October 2015, Cardiff

Friendly and approachable team. Good selection of topics.
RP
Ongar Health Centre, Ongar, UK
17^th October 2015, Cardiff

Great.
EW
Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, UK
25^th May 2015, Cardiff

Excellent
RR
Abd Elaal Armed Forces Hospital, Saudi Arabia
25^th May 2015, Cardiff

Very relevant, covered wide range of topics.
SM
Christie Hospital, Manchester, UK
25^th May 2015, Cardiff

Very good.
KE
Frimley Park Hospital, UK
25^th May 2015, Cardiff

Everything was okay.
JA
Al-manathera General Hospital, Iraq
25^th May 2015, Cardiff

Very well organised. Extremely friendly faculty. Would very much recommend this course. Thanks.
CH
Royal London Hospital, UK
25^th May 2015, Cardiff

Friendly faculty kept teaching relevant to exam very long day.
BY
Blackpool Victoria Hospital, UK
25^th May 2015, Cardiff

Overall, of some use, particularly with the communication stations. An optional extra day just on theory would be very helpful.
SQ
Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, UK
25^th May 2015, Cardiff

Excellent course - Gave me a lot of confidence to face the exam. I Passed.
AD
Warwick Hospital, UK
25^th May 2015, Cardiff

I was impressed with how the course was organised.
SG
Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
25^th May 2015, Cardiff

Very relevant.
KC
St John's Hospital at Howden, Livingston, UK
7^th February 2015, Cardiff

Excellent course. Really thanks a lot.
FA
Al Noor Hospital, UAE
7^th February 2015, Cardiff

All aspects of the course were helpful and well organised, well paced and the mock exam helped buildconfidence in communication skills.
KM
University College Hospital, London, UK
7^th February 2015, Cardiff

The teachers were very encouraging and helpful and the mock exam was extremely useful as well. Iespecially liked the punctuality and the time management as well.
MK
Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan
7^th February 2015, Cardiff

The practical sessions were extremely useful and very informal. The skull base session was veryuseful.
NR
Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, UK
7^th February 2015, Cardiff

Excellent course and faculty. Good quality presentations. The Organisation was good.
RWCG
Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
7^th February 2015, Cardiff

It was an excellent day. Very well organised and all the faculty members were easily approachable andhelpful.
LL
University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, UK
7^th February 2015, Cardiff

A very well organised course. Very friendly and helpful instructors.
EV
Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester, UK
7^th February 2015, Cardiff

Good.
NC
Barnet Hospital, Barnet, UK
10^th May 2014, Cardiff

I highly recommed this informative course for any DOHNS candidates, especially for an overseas candidate.
LA
Martyr Gazi Alhariry Specialized Surgical Hospital/Medical City Complex, Iraq
10^th May 2014, Cardiff

Thanks again for a very good course.
AS
Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral, UK
10^th May 2014, Cardiff

I found the anatomy sessions particularly useful. The mock OSCE gave me an idea of what the exam would be like, and the communication skill sessions highlighted what the examiners are looking for. It was a confidence boosting day altogether. All the staff were very professional and exceptionally helpful. Thanks!
JY
Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend, UK
10^th May 2014, Cardiff

It was good but certain things were hurried up due to lack of time.
SM
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India
10^th May 2014, Cardiff

Excellent course. Very useful exam preparation particularly the practice OSCE at the end of the day. Faculty very approachable and helpful.
AB
Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK
10^th May 2014, Cardiff

Generally a very good course. All in all, good course and seems to be better value than others around. Many thanks.
AP
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
10^th May 2014, Cardiff

Very useful course prior to taking the DOHNS part B.
AH
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, UK
10^th May 2014, Cardiff

Teaching of a great standard that not only helps with the exam but also in general ENT.
DC
Royal London Hospital, London, UK
10^th May 2014, Cardiff

Very well managed and presented.
AA
University Hospital, Coventry, UK
10^th May 2014, Cardiff

Very thorough, covered almost everything despite being a one day course.
MG
Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK
10^th May 2014, Cardiff

I though the course was on the whole excellent - it was very focused to the learning needed to pass the DOHNS and the opportunity to practice OSCE’s and to do a mock exam was very helpful. I will certainly go into the exam much better prepared.
RG
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
10^th May 2014, Cardiff

Aimed at

Foundation Year 2 trainees
Core trainees in Surgery with specialist interest in ENT
General Practice trainees with specialist interest in ENT
Career ENT trainees
Qualified ENT Surgeons
Experienced ENT Surgeons wishing to enhance and advance their knowledge

Quick Information

Places are currently available
Date	Online - 6^th, 8^th and 13^th February 2024 Face-to-Face - 9^th February 2024 (1430-1900 hours) or 16^th February 2024 (1430-1900 hours)
Venue Google Maps	College of Physicians and Surgeons of Cardiff, Frazer Building, 126 Bute Street, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, CF10 5LE
Course Fee	Full Course (online and face-to face): £275.00 Online Component (three sessions) Only: £145.00 Face-to-Face Component Only: £150.00
Closing Date	Places will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis and therefore we are unable to provide a precise closing date.
No of Places	30
Dress code	Professional/Semi-formal

Account Name	Doctors Academy
Sort code	20-18-17
Account Number	50671673
Name of Bank	Barclays Bank, 121 Queen Street, Cardiff CF10 1SG, United Kingdom
IBAN	GB49 BARC 2018 1750 6716 73
SWIFT CODE	BARCGB22

Cheque / banker's draft / demand draft for the appropriate amount should be drawn in favour of Doctors Academy
Please write your full name on the reverse of the cheque
The cheque should be sent to	Doctors Academy UK, 189 Whitchurch Road, Cardiff, CF14 3JR, South Glamorgan, United Kingdom