The University of The Gambia constitutes of one of two medical schools in the country. Due to lack of specialists and scarcity of resources, ENT  is not readily taught within the curriculum. 

In September 2017, Mr Simon Browning, an ENT consultant & Dr Chris Summers, an ENT educational registrar, travelled to The Gambia as part of the Swansea Gambia link. There they designed and delivered a Gambian specific ENT curriculum over an intense 8 day course.

The ENT course was a great success enjoyed by both tutors and students equally. This study highlights the challenges in offering medical education in The Gambia and the need to be fully prepared where power and connectivity are unreliable.

Future courses must aim to further utilise multimedia and ideally be spaced over a greater time period. 

The results of the study highlight that the course has inspired some students to consider a career in ENT. The tutors hope this will translate  into further similar courses and help further establish ENT as a discipline in The Gambia.

Evaluation of ear, nose, and throat teaching in The Gambia