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 Oct 26 2017, 03:12 PM
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QUOTE(Jckc @ Oct 4 2017, 08:55 PM) so far deciding between south yorkshire (aka sheffield) and northwest (liverpool/manchester) areas. Am working in the north west if you had any questionsdecile does help but its only a max of 43 whereas sjt is 50 which is variable based on how you answer the questions.  |
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Dec 9 2017, 05:14 PM
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QUOTE(ltvl0929 @ Dec 3 2017, 08:46 PM) Ah whereabouts in North West? I've put NW as my first at the moment but a little wary after the SJT haha. Aintree. I’m sure you’ll do fine. No one felt confident after the sjt but I haven’t heard of anyone who did horribly. Where are you thinking of applying to? |
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Dec 10 2017, 04:30 AM
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QUOTE(ltvl0929 @ Dec 10 2017, 12:49 AM) Was thinking about Royal Liverpool because of the rotations but that'll require me to score pretty well for SJT. Otherwise St. Helen's or Warrington seems ok too. Did you do Psych? Seems like loads have psych, not keen on it but I guess it'll be ok if I get the others I want lol. Am on psych now actually, yeah there’s loads of psych. It’s a pretty chilled job with no on calls so it’s a good break. What rotations do you have in mind? |
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Jan 27 2018, 07:22 PM
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QUOTE(ltvl0929 @ Jan 26 2018, 07:55 PM) Haha, do you do GIM on call when you're on your psych rotation? I think they do in St. Helen's but I'm not sure if it's just that trust or it's a deanery thing. I'm looking to have one general surg (colorectal/UGI/HPB, not breast) or vascular surg + EM/ITU at least. I'm not too fussed about the rest as long as they're more general like geriatrics. Although I would wanna stay clear of psych but I think that's pretty inevitable for NW Is your plan to do surgery in the future? I would recommend trying to get the specialty you want to do in F2 because you’ll be put on the SHO rota and will get more experience.  Do you happen to know anything about Preston? There's a good chance I might go there if I can't get into St. Helen's cause of the jobs they offer. No that depends on the trust, whiston psych trainees do medical on calls and Southport ones do surgical on calls. But the trainees in royal and aintree don’t. Gen surgery you would be able to get anywhere as that’s standard. In aintree A&E is compulsory so it could be a good choice too. I’ve got a friend who works in Preston. It seems okay but they don’t do nights as an F1 which is a bit odd and probably not the best for experience. |
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Jan 28 2018, 08:10 PM
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QUOTE(ltvl0929 @ Jan 28 2018, 07:13 PM) Yes, there's a lot of interesting discussions going on among doctors in training on social media at the moment. You get to to rank hospitals after you get your score so that will help you narrow down your choices. Good luck! Just ask if you think of any more questionsOh, that's a shame. I was looking forward to do nights in FY1. I don't know yet if I want to do surgery, for now I'm interested in either the CST or ACCS route, then again my perception might change once I actually start doing the job, hence my intention to do more general rotations. I guess it all comes down to my SJTs haha, I've considered Aintree and will certainly not put Preston as my 1st choice if luck is on my side. Thanks again, that was really helpful. |
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