The Special Senses block is covering normal structure and function as well as integrating disease processes and pharmacotherapy of the diseases related to special senses organs. In addition, a clinical skills program runs concurrently, teaching the students the skills required for examination and diagnostic approach to different clinical presentations in ophthalmic and otolaryngologic disorders. The course runs over three weeks. All the learning activities are centred on weekly themes. A typical week starts with the teaching of structure and function followed by disease processes and pharmacotherapy. In the last part of the week clinical lectures are delivered to relate clinical features with the disease processes, and to discuss diagnostic approaches to different clinical presentations. A PBL case relevant to the theme of the week is discussed and serves to anchor the learning around that theme. The contents of the block will be delivered through multiple formats as appropriate.