Written by the candidates who ranked first and second nationally in the 2023 Core Surgical Training (CST) application process, this book is a definitive guide to success in the CST interview. This book takes candidates through the CST interview process, covering all of the clinical, ethical, and leadership components that an applicant can expect to be tested on. Over 55 clinical and ethics-based cases and hundreds of interview questions are used as part of a spiral curriculum that covers common stations and helps to build a replicable approach to each station. It also covers important aspects of communication and presentation skills. The authors share their tips and tricks for scoring highly, helping candidates to maximise their chances and stand out in a highly competitive field. This book will be an invaluable resource for foundation-year doctors and international medical graduates preparing to apply for CST.
This book is a comprehensive revision resource for junior doctors on how to approach the leadership, ethical, and clinical components of the Core Surgical Training (CST) interview, written by the two top-ranked applicants in 2023. This will be invaluable to foundation doctors and international medical graduates applying to the UK CST.
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A definitive guide to success in the core surgical training interviews, written by the two top scoring candidates for 2023.
Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations;
1. Introduction;
2. The MSRA;
3. The portfolio;
4. Approaching the CST interview;
5. The presentation;
6. Introduction to the management station;
7. Management scenarios;
8. Introduction to the clinical stations;
9. Clinical scenarios;
10. Concluding remarks; Index.
Oliver Skan is an ENT-themed Core Surgical Trainee in the London Deanery. He graduated from the University of Oxford in 2020, winning the Meakins McLaren medal at graduation, awarded for the highest overall performance during clinical school. He was the top-ranked candidate for national CST selection (2023), scoring 100% in his interview. Kiran Saini is a Urology-themed Core Surgical Trainee in Thames Valley Deanery. He ranked second in the country in CST (2023), scoring 99% in his interview. He graduated from the University of Oxford in 2020, where he co-founded an international medical charity, OxPal 2.0, and won multiple academic prizes. He is the founder & president of the Royal College of Surgeons (Ed.) Core Trainee Forum.
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