Surgical Portfolio and Interview

A well written comprehensive guide for effective preparation for surgical interviews‘This book provided a fantastic wealth of informatation and structure for answering interview questions.The portfolio section provided an idea of areas for maximising points. However it is the interview section of this book that excels in providing structure and examples for answering open questions and common interview type questions aimed at both ST1/3 level. Additionally the clinical questions section covers a range of surgical emergencies which are useful for core interview practice. The knowelege based section of this book also covered the common statistical and research type questions in a good level of detail which inevitably crop up at interviews.I have read both the classic squares interview book (Medical Interviews: A comprehensive guide to CT, ST & Registrar Interview Skills) and this book, and feel this book offered a much better well rounded preparation for a surgical interview.' Amazon reviewer

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsHow to use this bookSection 1: Introduction Ch 1: A career in surgery1.1: Direct clinical care1.2: Supporting professional activities1.3: Additional NHS responsibilitiesCh 2: Training outline and requirements for progression2.1: Training structure2.2: Requirements for progressionSection 2: The surgical portfolioCh 3: Portfolio presentation and structure3.1: Table of contents3.2: StructureCh 4: Portfolio maintenance and the surgical logbook4.1: General principles4.2: Evidence required4.3: Surgical logbookCh 5: Creating good opportunities and maximising yield5.1: Creating good opportunities5.2: Maximising yieldCh 6: Portfolio domains6.1: Using this chapter6.2: Research6.3: Teaching and education6.4: Quality improvement and clinical audit6.5: Leadership and management6.6: Academic achievement and higher degrees6.7: Commitment to specialtySection 3: The surgical interviewCh 7: General interview advice7.1: Preparation7.2: Interview dayCh 8: Understanding the question8.1: Closed questions about professional qualities8.2: Open questions8.3: Ethics and professionalism8.4: Clinical scenarios8.5: Specific knowledgeCh 9: Characteristics assessed at interview – ‘buzzwords’Ch 10: Professional qualities10.1: How to answer questions about professional qualities10.2: Research10.3: Teaching and education10.4: Quality improvement and clinical audit10.5: Leadership and management10.6: Communication10.7: Teamwork10.8: Working under pressure10.9: Probity10.10: Empathy and compassionCh 11: Open questions11.1: How to answer open questions11.2: Why surgery?11.3: Why this specialty?11.4: Why this region’s programme?11.5: Tell me about yourself11.6: What are your weaknesses?Ch 12: Ethics and professionalism12.1: How to answer ethics and professionalism questions12.2: Common themes12.3: Practice questionsCh 13: Clinical scenarios13.1: Purpose of this chapter13.2: How to answer clinical questions13.3: General surgery13.4: Trauma and orthopaedic surgery13.5: Vascular and cardiothoracic surgery13.6: Neurosurgery13.7: Plastic surgery13.8: Urology13.9: Ear, nose and throat surgery13.10: Perioperative care13.11: Advanced trauma life support (ATLS)13.12: Managing a theatre listCh 14: Knowledge-based interview stations14.1: Apprenticeship14.2: Leadership14.3: Scholarship