Reviva Blog: Surgical Interview Preparation
Practical advice for UK surgical training selection interviews (ST3 Plastic Surgery and Core Surgical Training): frameworks, station tips, and preparation strategy.
Practical, no-fluff advice for the UK surgical training selection interviews: frameworks, station-by-station tips, and how to prepare efficiently.
- The SPIES framework for CST management stations, used properly10 July 2026What SPIES actually asks at each step, and the two places the framework breaks down: immediate danger and hierarchy.
- ST3 plastics emergencies: how examiners think10 July 2026The pattern behind necrotising fasciitis, compartment syndrome, and flap-compromise stations: parallel thinking, said out loud.
- How to structure a clinical scenario answer in a surgical interview10 July 2026A reliable structure for clinical stations, from first assessment to escalation, that works for both ST3 plastics and CST.