Smashing the Core Surgical Training interview : a holistic guide to becoming a surgeon

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Application Process for Core Surgical Training / Mr. Stefanos Gkaliamoutsas -- Multi-specialty recruitment assessment (MSRA) / Dr. Sushrut Oomman -- Preparing your Surgical Portfolio / Mr. Sharukh Jamal Zuberi, Miss Virginia Haoyu Sun, Miss Anokha Oomman Joseph and Mr Janso Padickakudi Joseph -- How to Publish / Mr. Alan Askari -- Mastering the Presentation / Dr Humayun Razzaq and Mr Janso Padickakudi Joseph -- How to Structure Your Answers: Clinical / Miss Anokha Oomman Joseph and Mr Janso Padickakudi Joseph -- How to Structure your Answers: Management / Miss Anokha Oomman Joseph and Mr Janso Padickakudi Joseph -- Virtual Interview Etiquette / Mr Viswa Rajalingam and Mr Janso Padickakudi Joseph -- Clinical Scenarios / Mr Will Rea, Mr Sharukh Jamal Zuberi, Dr Salik Muhammad, Mr Gopikanthan Manoharan, Miss Gargi Pandey, Mr Goran Kurda, Dr Joshua Gaetos, Miss Anokha Oomman Joseph, Mr Janso Padickakudi Joseph -- Management Scenarios / Mr William Rea, Dr Saarah Ibrahim, Mr Hari Nageswaran, Dr Humayun Razzaq, Miss Anokha Oomman Joseph and Mr Janso Padickakudi Joseph -- Post-Interview Job Preferencing / Dr. Stefanos Gkaliamoutsas and Dr Alex Meredith-Hardy -- Life as a Core Surgical Trainee / Mr. Haseem Raja and Mr. Janso Padickakudi Joseph -- The Challenges of Life as a Core Surgical Trainee / Miss Gargi Pandey and Mr Janso Joseph -- To F3 or Not To F3 / Dr. Alex Meredith-Hardy, Dr. Gargi Pandey, Miss Anokha Oomman Joseph and Mr Janso Padickakudi Joseph -- Medical Students - Planning a Career in Surgery / Miss Rose Kurian Thomas -- Women in Surgery / Miss Sharlini Sathanathan and Miss Anokha Oomman Joseph -- International Medical Graduates - Planning to a Move to the UK / Dr Muhammad Talha, Dr Salik Muhammad and Miss Anokha Oomman Joseph -- International Medical Graduates - Planning a Career in Surgery / Dr Salik Muhammad, Dr Muhammad Talha, and Miss Anokha Oomman Joseph -- Dyslexia and Neurodiversity / Dr. Carol Leather -- Out in Surgery - LGBTQ Issues / Mr Mustafa Khanbhai -- Getting into Core Surgical Training as an Ethnic Minority / Mrs Tolu Ekong, Mr Temitope Ajala-Agbo, Miss Eniola Salau.

Smashing Core Surgical Training Interviews is a crucial roadmap through the highly competitive world of surgery, written by previous Core Surgical Training National Recruitment panel members. It provides a realistic understanding of what is expected on the interview day and how best to prepare for it. This book provides advice on how to maximise your time as a medical student and foundation year doctor in preparing for the Core Surgical Training interview process. It covers all aspects of the interview, including how to prepare the portfolio, virtual interview etiquette, and post-interview considerations. This book contains:
More than 30 clinical scenarios and more than 15 management scenarios with model answers.
Model frameworks for structuring answers.
Information covering real-life struggles, including how to maximise opportunities as a medical student, how to publish, and how to decide whether to take an F3 year.
Insights into the diverse world of modern surgery, including women in surgery, LGBTQ issues, dyslexia and neurodiversity, and challenges faced by ethnic minorities.
A framework for international medical graduates planning surgical careers.
This is the perfect preparation guide for any medical student or junior doctor with a serious desire to launch a career in surgery in the United Kingdom by smashing the Core Surgical Training interviews.