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ST3 Orthopaedic Application Self-Assessment Questions 2025


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ST3 Orthopaedic Application Self-Assessment Questions 2025Applying To ST3 Orthopaedics?

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Self-Assessment

Self-Assessment

Self Assessment questions appear on the application form along with possible responses to each question. Evidence to substantiate your responses must be easily identified in your portfolio.

Below you will find a break down of the questions asked and the marks available. Improving your CV throughout your medical school, foundation and core surgical training is the best way to ensure a high score. The highest scoring options are highlighted and it should be your goal to reach these by the time of application.

There are a number of multiple-choice Self-Assessment questions built in to the application form. For these questions, you need to select the most appropriate response from a drop-down list.

Your responses to the Self-Assessment questions will be validated against the evidence you submit following application. Evidence to substantiate your answers must be easily identified and follow the strict guidance given in the policy.

You must select the response you feel you will be able to justify to the shortlisting panel, using the evidence you provide.
If it is discovered that any response is false or misleading or if you provide evidence containing Patient Identifiable Data, you may be referred to a Probity Panel.

You will need to upload your evidence to a separate electronic system between 20 December 2024 and 5 January 2025.

Specialty Experience

By the end of July 2025, or by completion of Core Training if this is later, how many months will you have spent in total in any job in medicine post foundation programme (2 years from primary medical qualification)? This includes clinical and non-clinical jobs in any specialty (including medical education such as demonstrating).

Responses:
  • 0 to 39 months (1)
  • 40 to 51 months (2)
  • 52 to 63 months (3)
  • 64 to 76 months (4)
  • 77 months or more (5)
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What Makes A Good Candidiate?

A number of BMJ careers articles have looked at the demographics of successful candidates over the years.

  • There is usually a broad age range among successful candidates (26-40 years); the mean age of those appointed to a NTN is 29 years. The average ratio of men to women in candidates appointed to an NTN is 4:1.
  • Most successful applicants have between 21 and 25 months experience of orthopaedics (excluding foundation training).
  • Around 25% of the candidates attending interview each year are currently core surgical trainees. However those in a CST post at the time of interview tend to do better than other applicants with between 50 and 70% successfully being offered NTNS.
  • Core surgical trainees from Severn, London and Oxford have the highest success rates (77-80%).
  • Candidate preference for regions is dependent on number of jobs available per region. Typically London, Severn and Oxford have the highest competition ratios.

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