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605 interview questions with model answers. Each clinical topic opens with a one-minute scenario, then the examiner’s questions, one at a time.

PA radiograph of a distal radius fractureWrist · PA
Clinical scenario1:00

A 24-year-old patient was ice-skating and fell onto an outstretched hand. They presented with a painful swollen wrist to the Emergency Department.

Q1

Please describe this radiograph taken of the patient.

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Trauma9/16
Lower limb12/21
Upper limb8/15
Anatomy6/19
Hand & wrist4/6
Spine2/4
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Lower limb · 5 questions

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8 scenarios

Prioritisation

Trauma lists and on-call handovers to the consultant, reasoned through step by step.

Trauma list · 09:00–17:00X-ray a.m. only
  1. 23-year-old man · ankle fracture dislocationORIF
  2. 8-year-old girl · distal radius fractureMUA
  3. 82-year-old · fractured neck of femurDHS · INR 4
  4. 69-year-old, diabetic · infected knee replacementWashout
  5. 30-year-old · tibial plateau fractureORIF
  6. 70-year-old, fit and well · intracapsular NOFTHR
  7. 50-year-old · carpal tunnel syndromeDecompression
6 scenarios

Communication

Consent, a failed fixation, an upset nurse, a safeguarding referral: the principles that score, then worked scenarios.

30 themes

Commitment to specialty

How the station is marked, then example answers for each theme of the person specification.

Knowledge of the training programmeInsight into T&OResponsibility for actionsClinical governanceBeing a patient’s advocateEthics, safety and consentAware of own limitationsCoping under pressureTime managementLeadershipAuditTeaching+ 18 more themes
561 questions · 81 topics

Clinical

Describe the film, then manage the patient: on-call and clinic scenarios across every region.

Radiograph of a hip replacementHip replacement · AP

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