General Interview Station
The second station replaces what older guidance called the portfolio and presentation stations. It is fifteen minutes across three domains, scored out of 50 in the same structure as the clinical station.
Format and marks below are taken from ANRO's published applicant guidance. ANRO publishes each round's guidance and scoring matrix before the application window opens.
What is marked
- Communication
- Commitment to specialty
- Teamwork
Because there is no self-assessment at CT1, this station is where your motivation and your experience are actually assessed. Nothing is scored from the form any more — it has to come out here.
Preparation
- Be able to say why anaesthetics, specifically, and what you have done that shows it rather than asserts it.
- Have teamwork examples where you were not the leader — followership is marked too.
- Communication is a domain here and an impression everywhere; be clear and unhurried.
Top Tips
- Commitment to specialty is a domain, not small talk. Prepare it as seriously as a clinical answer.
- Use specific examples with outcomes; general claims score in the middle.
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