Medical School
During medical school, you can start gathering evidence to build your portfolio for Core Surgical & Speciality Training applications. Things you can do during medical school to improve your chances at the core surgical training application point:
- Elect to take a Student Selected Component (SSC) in Urology
- Identify a Urology trainee/consultant as a mentor
- Get involved with a surgical research project
- Conduct a surgical audit project
- Become a member of a national Urology society
- Attend Urology Conferences
- Begin to build your surgical eLogbook
Foundation Years
Foundation year training is 2 years (FY1 & FY2) – during this time, there are a variety of ways to further build a competitive portfolio to separate yourself from other candidates:
- Elect for a Urology surgical rotation – this may not always be possible, an alternative:
- Elect for a taster week in Urology, where you can have time off from another rotation to experience Urology
- Sit your MRCS Part A as a first step towards completing the Membership of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons
- Design & contribute to teaching for medical students and keep evidence of feedback
- Attend educational courses to show your commitment to learning
- Continue building your surgical eLogbook