UK Surgical Training Interview Guides

Detailed, free guides to the UK surgical specialty-training selection interviews — how each one is structured, what every station tests, how the marking works, and how to prepare. Written by the team behind Reviva and grounded in the official selection formats.

ST3 Plastic Surgery Interview

The 30-minute format, the four stations (consent, communication, clinical, structured), the 0–5 marking scale, and how to prepare.

The clinical scenario station
The consent station
The communication (“call the boss”) station
The structured interview

Core Surgical Training (CST) Interview

The two 15-minute stations (Management & Clinical, Portfolio), the 0–6 marking scale, and how to prepare.

The management station
The clinical scenarios
The presentation station
The portfolio station