By the end of July 2026, or by the completion of Core Training if this is later, how many months full time (or equivalent if LTFT) will you have spent in total in General Surgery in any post-Foundation job in any country? Eligible posts must include experience in both unselected emergency general surgery and elective general surgery (or a recognised general surgical sub-specialty) Please do not include any other posts.

Maximum points: 8

Evidence:

In addition to the General Surgery ST3 Shortlisting Evidence Applicant & Educational Supervisor Checklist countersigned by your Educational Supervisor and completed template for Question 1:

Please provide evidence of completion of training posts (as described in the longlisting section Appendix 1) For non-training posts please provide a copy of the front page of your contract of employment, which must include dates and a clear description of the role. This must include clear, unambiguious evidence that the post(s) included experience in unselected emergency general surgery in addition to elective general surgery (or recognised general surgical sub-specialty).

The responsibility for providing adequate, clear and unequivocal evidence lies with the applicant. Please note that if the evidence is not clear the decision of the shortlisting committee will be final.

Submissions where no template/evidence is submitted for this question will be deemed ineligible.

If the front page of your contract does not include specialty and both start and finish dates additional evidence confirming the duration and specialty of post (e.g. Letter from HR/Head of Service/Supervising Consultant) must also be uploaded as part of your evidence in this domain.

By the time your evidence is submitted, how many appendicectomies (laparoscopic and/or open) have you completed?

Do not include cases where your role was limited to assisting the operating surgeon only.

Maximum score: 10

Evidence:

In addition to the General Surgery ST3 Shortlisting Evidence Applicant & Educational Supervisor Checklist countersigned by your Educational Supervisor and completed template for Question 2:

Please provide full and consecutive logbook evidence. Consolidation sheets from a validated logbook are acceptable. Each page of the logbook including cover sheets where applicable must contain a clearly legible signature, printed name and GMC number (or equivalent) for the verifying supervisor.

Logbook evidence must be congruent with the applicant’s employment history. If the applicant has undertaken General Surgery posts where logbook evidence is omitted, then a score of 1 point will be awarded for this section.

Please ensure there are no gaps in the logbook evidence. If there are gaps in the logbook evidence you provide, then a score of 1 point will be awarded for this section.

Submissions where no template/evidence is submitted for this question will be deemed ineligible.

The responsibility for providing adequate, clear and unequivocal evidence lies with the applicant. Please note that if the evidence is not clear the decision of the shortlisting committee will be final.

Closed loop Audit:

Please submit your single best closed loop audit. Please only submit an audit which has been presented, as you will need to provide evidence for this. For each loop of the closed loop audit you must provide evidence of your involvement in the design, execution and presentation stages.

Points will be awarded for e.g. depth of candidate involvement, reference standard, study design, importance of clinical question and impact of work.

Applicants should note that to qualify as a closed-loop audit, there must be clear evidence of applicant involvement in both audit cycles. Submissions where the applicant is deemed by the shortlisters to have only been involved in the initial or re-audit will receive zero points and are ineligible to proceed to the interview stage.
Applicants should also note that very generic audits are no longer accepted e.g. (Mandatory) Trust VTE audits, antibiotic prescribing compliance, simple casenote/operation note audits, as these are felt to have low/no value in discriminating between the best applicants for ST3.

Submissions where no template/evidence is submitted for this question will be deemed ineligible.

Maximum score: 8

Evidence: In addition to the General Surgery ST3 Shortlisting Evidence Applicant & Educational Supervisor Checklist countersigned by your Educational Supervisor and the completed template for Question 3.

• Please provide a copy of audit presentations (6 slides per page).
• Please provide evidence (e.g. a letter from the head of department/clinical lead for audit) clearly stating your contribution.
• Simple audit/departmental certificates only are not sufficient evidence.

By the end of July 2026, or the completion of Core Training, will you have spent at least 4 months in T&O, Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery, ENT Surgery, Cardiac/Thoracic surgery, A&E, ITU, Paediatric Surgery, Urology, Vascular or OMFS posts since completing your Foundation Programme?

In order to be eligible for points, applicants must evidence that they have completed a minimum of 4 months full time (or equivalent if LTFT) in both unselected emergency and elective work within the relevant specialty.

Evidence:

In addition to the General Surgery ST3 Shortlisting Evidence Applicant & Educational Supervisor Checklist countersigned by your Educational Supervisor and the completed template for Question 4:

Please provide evidence of completion of training posts (as described in the longlisting section Appendix 1)

For non-training posts please provide a copy of the front page of your contract of employment, which must include dates and a clear description of the role. Where relevant, this must include clear, unambiguious evidence that the post(s) included unselected emergency and elective work within the specialty.

The responsibility for providing adequate, clear and unequivocal evidence lies with the applicant. Please note that if the evidence is not clear the decision of the shortlisting committee will be final.

If the front page of your contract does not include specialty and both start and finish dates additional evidence confirming the duration and specialty of post (e.g. Letter from HR/Head of Service/Supervising Consultant) must also be uploaded as part of your evidence in this question.

Publications:

Please submit your 2 best publications, published in a PubMed indexed journal. In order to be eligible for this section, publications must have a PubMed ID, journal impact factor, and be published by the time your evidence is submitted .

Irrespective of PubMed ID, publications in pay-to-publish model journals (e.g. Cureus) are no longer be accepted and will score 0 points.

Please submit in order of preference, with your best publication first.

Do not include articles which have not yet been published. Collaborative papers, abstracts, case reports, letters or technical tips are acceptable. Points will be awarded for candidate contribution, level of authorship, quality of study and impact factor of publication.

Maximum score: 10 (5 per publication)

Evidence:

• Please provide a single merged document which comprising of the completed template for Question 5 and supporting evidence
• Please provide a copy of each publication including the authorship list, journal reference, PubMed ID and journal impact factor
• If you are submitting a collaborative paper, please also submit the list of collaborators with your name highlighted. Failure to do so will result in no points being given for this section

The responsibility for providing adequate, clear and unequivocal evidence lies with the applicant.

Academic presentations: Please submit your 2 best academic presentations. In order to be eligible for this section, the presentation must have been published by the time your evidence is submitted

Please submit in order of preference, with your best presentation first.

You may include poster presentations.

In event that the presentations duplicate/repeat one another (e.g. results/conclusions are the same and/or derived from the same data analysis), only the first presentation will be scored.

Points will be awarded for e.g. depth of candidate contribution, being the presenter of the work, quality of study.

Applicants should note that presentations made at departmental/hospital/regional (or equivalent) level only are not eligible. Decisions regarding benchmarking of the relative level of a scientific meeting are at the discretion of the shortlisting panel/clinical leads irrespective of meeting title.

Applicants should note that presentations made in the course of the applicant delivering teaching/training activity are not accepted. This category of activity can be discussed during the professional development interview station.

Maximum score: 10 (5 per presentation)

Evidence:

• Please provide a single merged document which comprising of the completed template for Question 6 and supporting evidence
• Please provide a copy of the relevant page of the meeting programme(s)
• Please provide a copy of the presentation (6 slides per page) or Poster

The responsibility for providing adequate, clear and unequivocal evidence lies with the applicant.

Maximum points: 5

By the time your evidence is submitted, have you been awarded a stand-alone degree by a UK university (see evidence below)? (NB: This does not include intercalated degrees, including intercalated degrees which are part of a standard training programme).

Scoring does not include intercalated degrees, including those which are recognised to be a mandatory component of a postgraduate training programme, either in the UK or overseas. If uncertain please refer to the following publication: https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2024.0086

This category has now been broadened to include PG Certs, Diplomas and taught Masters degrees. Points will not be awarded unless evidence is provided that the qualification has been awarded.

In addition:

• Please provide a copy of your degree certificate. (Or written evidence from the university confirming the award pending graduation and issuing your certificate).
• If your degree included a thesis or dissertation, please provide clear evidence of this or marks will not be awarded for this type of degree.
• If your degree was taken outside the UK, you must also provide evidence of its equivalence (e.g. a letter from the university confirming that it was awarded following the production of a research-based thesis and full examination together with a copy of your results transcript).
• If your degree certificate is not in English, you must provide a certified translation
• The responsibility for providing adequate, clear and unequivocal evidence lies with the applicant.

We are aware of organisations such as UK NARIC however the Selection Leads will be the final arbitrators.

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