Anaesthetic Interview Portfolio Station
Portfolio
The general interview section of the CT1 anaesthetics interview lasts 15 minutes.
The general Interview assesses the domains of Commitment to specialty, Reflection, Qualifications & experience and involvement in either teaching, QI, audit and research. These have equal waiting and score 5 points each.
Applicants will be asked questions around their training to date and your commitment to the specialty.
Some questions will involve reflection on experiences and also a wider knowledge of the NHS and its influence on anaesthesia as a specialty.
There are no set questions asked by interviewers rather questions will centre around the person specification. The questions will be analogous to those asked at the portfolio section in previous years and primarily assess motivation.
The General Interview section is designed to assess past achievements, commitment to specialty and career progression to date.
Assessment will be made on evidence of reflective practice, your commitment/insight into Anaesthetics and your commitment to the training programme/UoA you are applying for. Achievements and interests outside of medicine will also be taken into account.
Preparation
While interviewers can ask any question they choose there are a limited number of questions related to the domains assessed.
Preparing these in advance is therefore critical.
Top Tips
Know your Portfolio inside-out and make sure that you can direct interviewers to important publications and evidence quickly
Spend time re-reading old audits, presentations and publications. Anything included in your Portfolio may be discussed by the interviewers and it is important that you can recall data and results from projects you undertook several years previously
Try to keep your portfolio concise with only evidence that will score points included. Having a large binder may look impressive but it can make things difficult to find for the interviewers
Be honest with everything on the portfolio checklist and make sure you have included sufficient evidence to back it up
Think about what your key selling points are and what makes you stand out and focus on these attributes