Chemical Pathology ST3 - Specialty Specific Application Form Questions

These are the UK Specialty Training application form questions used on Oriel for applications to Chemical Pathology ST3 higher specialty training. These are the application form questions used for posts advertised in November 2024 with a start date from August 2025.
 
The questions are presented here to help you prepare for your future applications. Please be aware application form structures, questions, word counts, etc. can change and there is no guarantee that future application forms will remain the same. 

Supporting Information

Evidence (1 of 2)

1. Entry Route and Qualifications

Please use this section to inform the Chemical Pathology Recruitment Office of your eligibility to apply by selecting which training route and which qualifications you will be using to apply for Chemical Pathology ST3.

  • MRCP (UK) or qualifying alternative
  • MRCPCH
  • MRCGP
  • FRCA part 1


2. ADDITIONAL UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES AND QUALIFICATIONS 

Please list any additional completed undergraduate qualifications with dates. Include intercalated BSc/ equivalent degree here, if you have one. Do not include details of your pre-university school education/ exam results.

If you do not have any additional undergraduate degrees and qualifications please add and just enter none

For each qualification enter:

  • Name
  • Qualification
  • Place of Study
  • Grade / Result
  • Date Completed


3. POSTGRADUATE DEGREES AND QUALIFICATIONS 

Please give details of any completed postgraduate medical qualifications/ other degrees/ diplomas/ certificates (e.g. MD, MRCP, etc.). Where a qualification is partly completed please state your exam status e.g. MRCP (Part 1) etc. For an MD please state whether this is linked to your primary medical qualification or the result of an independent research thesis. Please include here any relevant qualifications listed as desirable on the person specification.

If you do not have any postgraduate degrees and qualifications please add and just enter none

For each qualification enter:

  • Name
  • Subject / Qualification
  • Place of Study
  • Grade / Result
  • Date Completed


4. ADDITIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS – PRIZES, AWARDS, AND DISTINCTIONS 

Prizes, awards, and other distinctions (please include specialty and qualifying distinction). Please indicate whether these were awarded to you as an undergraduate or postgraduate.

If you do not have any additional achievements please add and just enter none

For each prize/award/distinction enter:

  • Name
  • Prize/Award/Distinction
  • Awarding Body
  • Date Completed


5. TRAINING COURSES ATTENDED

Include in this section the most relevant training courses to this specialty that you have attended and details of courses that you are currently undertaking. Please include any Advanced Life Support or similar courses mentioned in the Person Specification.

If you do not have any training courses please add and just enter none

For each course enter:

  • Name
  • Course Title
  • Training Provider
  • Duration of Course
  • Date Completed


Supporting (2 of 2)

1. Achievements outside Medicine

Please give details of outstanding achievements outside the field of medicine (Words allowed: 100)

2. Presentations and Publications

In this section please provide details of your most relevant publications in journals or presentations to local bodies, regional or national societies.  Please state whether the presentation was oral or a poster.  Please give full citation details of any published work (please provide PubMed link or alternative in your answer).  Please give a statement about your personal contribution to the work (e.g. first author, lead investigator)

Presentations at regional or national level (Words allowed: 200)

Presentations at local level (Words allowed: 200)

Publications in peer review journals (Words allowed: 200)

Other publications – conference extracts etc (Words allowed: 200)

3. Teaching and Audit

In this section please provide details of teaching and clinical audit experience. Please give full details including a statement about your personal contribution to the audit work.

Teaching Experience

What experience do you have of delivering teaching?  Have you undertaken a teaching skills course or a formal qualification in teaching? (Words allowed: 200)

Clinical Audit

What experience of clinical audit do you have?  Please state clearly where and when this was undertaken and state specifically your role in each of the projects. (Words allowed: 200)

4. Suitability for Specialty

Describe how you meet the person specification for the programme you are applying for.  Include the particular skills and attributes that make you suitable for a career in this specialty. (Words allowed: 200)

5. Commitment to Specialty

Please provide evidence of activities and achievements which demonstrate your commitment to a career in this specialty and/or have led to the development of skills relevant to a career in this specialty. (Words allowed: 200)

6. Management, Leadership, Teamworking and Communication Skills

Please provide evidence of activities and achievements which demonstrate your skills in the above, relevant to a career in this specialty. (Words allowed: 200)

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