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ST3/Training interview prep UK

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100's of higher training interview questions to guide your revision and aid you in acing the interview.​

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T+O, ENT, Urology, General Surgery, CST, IMT. Ace the interview.

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We utilise expert high scoring candidate experience who have obtained their number 1 training positions in various competitive fields to provide likely examined scenarios, tips and advice on acing your interview.

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We give weekly lectures on how to optimise obtaining a post, delivered by previous candidates. 

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100's of Subspecialty interview questions 

Trauma and orthopaedics, ENT, Urology, General Surgery, CST, and IMT 

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Examples e.g ENT

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ENT Teaser Scenarios

  1. Acute Airway Obstruction – How would you manage a patient presenting with stridor and respiratory distress?

  2. Epistaxis – A patient with recurrent nosebleeds arrives in A&E. What are your next steps?

  3. Tonsillectomy Bleed – Post-operative hemorrhage: What do you do first?

General Surgery Teaser Scenarios

  1. Appendicitis – Consent a patient for an emergency appendicectomy.

  2. Bowel Obstruction – Diagnose and manage a patient presenting with abdominal distension and vomiting.

  3. AAA Rupture – A hemodynamically unstable patient arrives. Can you save them?

Urology Teaser Scenarios

  1. Acute Urinary Retention – Catheterization and beyond: What caused this emergency?

  2. Testicular Torsion – A race against time: How do you manage this case?

  3. Hematuria – Painless hematuria in a smoker: What’s your differential?

Core Surgical Training Teaser Scenarios

  1. Chest Drain Insertion – Can you demonstrate safe insertion for a trauma patient?

  2. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy – Walk through consent for this routine surgery.

  3. Wound Dehiscence – Post-op complication: How do you handle it?

IMT Teaser Scenarios

  1. Sepsis-6 Protocol – A febrile patient is rapidly deteriorating. Can you stabilize them?

  2. Acute Stroke – Who is eligible for thrombolysis?

  3. Hyperkalemia – ECG shows peaked T waves: What do you do next?

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ENT Management Teaser Scenarios

  1. Dealing with a Complaining Patient – A patient is unhappy with their post-operative outcome following a septoplasty. How do you address this complaint?

  2. Clinic Overrunning – You are running late in an ENT clinic with multiple complex cases. How do you manage the situation?

  3. Managing a Junior Doctor's Error – A junior doctor misses a foreign body on an X-ray in an ENT trauma case. How do you handle this error?

General Surgery Management Teaser Scenarios

  1. Consent and Capacity – A patient with early dementia is refusing consent for life-saving bowel surgery. How do you approach this situation?

  2. Operating Room Delay – The emergency theater list is backlogged, and your patient with perforated appendicitis is deteriorating. What steps do you take?

  3. Handling a Disruptive Colleague – During a ward round, a senior colleague undermines you in front of the team. How do you respond professionally?

Urology Management Teaser Scenarios

  1. Multidisciplinary Team Discussion – You are leading an MDT meeting to plan the care for a bladder cancer patient with multiple comorbidities. How do you ensure effective decision-making?

  2. Workplace Bullying – A junior colleague reports bullying behavior from a senior consultant in the department. What actions do you take?

  3. Complaint About a Delayed Diagnosis – A patient complains that their renal cancer diagnosis was delayed due to miscommunication. How do you manage this?

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Portfolio Station Teaser Scenarios

  1. Publications and Presentations – Discuss the most significant publication or presentation on your CV and explain its impact on your clinical career.

  2. Audits and Quality Improvement Projects – Present an audit or QI project you’ve led. What changes did you implement, and what were the outcomes?

  3. Teaching Experience – Describe your most rewarding teaching experience. How did you measure its success?

  4. Leadership Roles – Outline a situation where you demonstrated leadership in a challenging clinical or academic scenario.

  5. Time Management Skills – With examples, explain how you balance your clinical duties, research, teaching, and personal life.

  6. Achievements in Surgical Skills – Highlight your practical skills, such as cadaveric courses or simulation training, and their relevance to the role.

  7. Commitment to Specialty – Provide evidence from your portfolio that demonstrates your dedication to ENT (or relevant specialty).

  8. Patient Feedback – Share an example of positive patient feedback you’ve received and how it has shaped your clinical practice.

  9. Trainee Progression – Discuss how your training to date has prepared you for higher specialty training and provide examples from your logbook.

  10. Handling Criticism – Give an example of how constructive criticism improved an aspect of your clinical or academic work.

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Focused notes on past themes to guide you in smashing the stations

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