The Complete Guide to Core Surgical Training Interviews

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.

• A comprehensive but clear outline of the core surgical training application process, using the latest data to help guide applicants on what is expected of them
• Written by the two top scoring applicants in 2023, this book is full of advice, tips, and insight on scoring highly in the core surgical training interviews
• Includes over 55 clinical and ethics-based cases, alongside hundreds of practice interview questions, designed to gradually build your ability to improve your interview answers
• Provides answer templates and model speeches to demonstrate how to maximise your interview score

CONTENTS

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.