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Presentation, Case Prioritisation and Handover Station
Presentation, Case Prioritisation and Handover
This station will be a prioritisation exercise. The time allocated for this station is ten minutes.
You will be assessed independently by two interviewers scoring in the following domains:
- Organisation and Planning;
- Communication – Information Gathering;
- Problem Solving and Decision Making;
- Judgement Under Pressure;
- Situational Awareness.
Preparation
The prioritisation station tests your ability to prioritise patients and order a theatre list. Time is often tight and it is important to talk through your reasoning and ask sensible questions when presented with the information.
Attending regular trauma a meetings and practising as many prioritisation questions as possible ahead of the real interview is the best way to prepare.
Attending regular trauma a meetings and practising as many prioritisation questions as possible ahead of the real interview is the best way to prepare.
Scoring
The clinical station is scored out of 50.
Interviewers will score you out of 10 across 5 domains:
Interviewers will score you out of 10 across 5 domains:
- Organisation and Planning;
- Communication – Information Gathering;
- Problem Solving and Decision Making;
- Judgement Under Pressure;
- Situational Awareness.
Top Tips
- Go over your MRCS list planning notes and ensure you are actively involved in ordering your own lists at work
- Our Question Bank features a comprehensive guide to structuring and presenting in a way that will score you maximum points.
- The handover section allows you to ask key questions of an SHO or colleague and it is important consider the most pertinent questions to ask that will most quickly allow to organise a list or prioritise patients to see.