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EN2.1-12 | Core ENT Clinical Skills — Assignment

Grading Rubric — Core ENT Clinical Skills — Assignment Rubric

Criterion	Points	Full-marks descriptor
EN2.3 & EN2.4 — Tuning-Fork and Audiometric Interpretation	8 pts	Exceeds: Correctly identifies all three tuning-fork results (Rinne, Weber, Schwabach) with interpretation; correctly reads the audiogram type (conductive/SNHL/mixed) with air-bone gap calculation; correctly selects and justifies impedance audiometry as the next investigation; explains the Rinne trap (Rinne positive ≠ always normal) with clinical reasoning
EN2.2 & EN2.5 — ENT Examination Technique and Tympanic Membrane Assessment	6 pts	Exceeds: Correctly names all steps of the headlamp-based examination workflow (positioning, sequence: ear → nose → throat); accurately describes the TM finding (quadrant, colour, light reflex, landmarks), maps it correctly to the TM diagram; identifies all four TM landmarks and explains the significance of the observed finding
EN2.9 & EN2.10 — Consent Counselling and Emergency Management	4 pts	Exceeds: Names all four consent elements for myringotomy (indication, procedure, material risks including ossicular injury and TM reperforation, alternatives); correctly identifies cricothyroidotomy as the emergency airway and tracheostomy as the elective airway with their correct anatomical sites; explains the distinction clearly
Quality of Clinical Communication	2 pts	Exceeds: Responses logically structured using clinical reasoning; terminology accurate and appropriate; patient-facing explanation (consent section) is clear and jargon-free without losing accuracy