ST3 Ortho Interview Course costs £597 £467 for the day at a reduced promotional price. The course includes 2 mock interviews, one in the morning on the day and one in the afternoon offering excellent value.

Anyone wishing to apply to ST3 T&O specialty training. This includes CT1/2 trainees, LATS and LASs.

Yes. CT1s have the added bonus of an extra year in which to act on feedback and improve their portfolios and interview technique.

The ST3 Ortho Mock Interview Course will be held online.

To provide personalised feedback and maximise the time each participant has at each station only 24 places are available on the course. It is important to sign up early to avoid disappointment. The courses are extremely popular.

The course simulates the real interview and participants should dress as such. Suits for men and smart attire for women.

Although it is not necessary to prepare for the mocks, the more you put in the more you will get out. Ensuring that you know the management of common orthopaedic emergencies and are familiar with your portfolio is a good start. The free materials and reading list found on this website should suffice.

You will also be asked to complete a short self-assessment questionnaire and send this together with your CV to us ahead of time to facilitate feedback on the portfolio station

Yes. For candidates attending both Knowledge Course and Mock Interviews a discounted rate is available.

Prior to attending the course you will be asked to complete a short summary sheet similar to the self-assessment questions appearing in the ST3 online application. By analysing this together with your CV ahead of time interviewers at the portfolio station will be able to more accurately provide personalised feedback while ensuring that the station runs to time.

The OI Mock interview course is the most successful and popular in the UK. In 2021 7 of the top 10 candidates attended. We are delighted that of the 32 candidates who attended both our knowledge and interview courses in 2021 91% secured posts within their chosen deanery. 86% of candidates even managed to secure a post in their top 5 deanery-ranked hospitals. Overall 96.4% secured a national training number.

The online interviews are delivered in groups with a single person receiving a 1-1 interview from interviewers with personalised feedback while other candidates have mics muted. This gives you maximum exposure to questions and a realistic experience of answering questions under pressure.
At each mock interview course your will receive 1 mock interview.

Upon the purchase of a mock interview or course, you enter into an agreement with ST3 Ortho Interview as outlined in our full Terms and Conditions.

These are summarised on the course payment page.

Cancellations more than one month before the date of the course will incur a 25% deduction of total cost of registration.
Cancellations less than one month, but more than 14 days from the conference will incur a 50% deduction of the total cost of registration.
Cancellations less than 2 weeks from the date of the course will unfortunately be unable to be refunded as by then final numbers will have been confirmed.

Lectures and stations may be altered in timing, content or format on the day to ensure maximum interactivity, participation and timing.
Should you receive a mock interview or attend the full course you will not be eligible for a refund either partial or full.
ST3 Ortho Interview interview courses and mock interviews are delivered by current Orthopaedic registrars who have successfully passed the ST3 Orthopaedic Interview. ST3 Ortho Interview is not responsible for the content delivered by registrars and all views are their own.

Drop us a message via the website contact form and we’ll assist as best we can both pre and post-registration.