ENT Specialist (Otorhinolaryngologist)
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Surgeon who treats ear, nose, throat, head and neck problems, such as hearing loss, sinus disease, tonsils and head and neck cancers, in MOH and private hospitals. You get there after a medical degree, housemanship, medical officer years and a 4-year Master's in ORL-HNS or a parallel-pathway fellowship.
In Malaysia
- How people get into it here
- SPM with strong science results → Matriculation, Asasi or A-Level → MBBS/MD (5 years) → MMC registration and 2-year housemanship (UD9) → at least 1-2 years as a medical officer, ideally in ENT or general surgery → Master of ORL-HNS (UM, UKM, USM or IIUM; 4 years) or a parallel pathway such as FRCS (ORL-HNS) → gazettement and National Specialist Register listing.
Sources:spa.gov.mymmc.gov.mymedicine.um.edu.mykulliyyah.iium.edu.my
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