so you want to be a surgeon? a careers event for medical
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So you want to be a Surgeon? A careers event for medical students and foundation doctors.
Building your portfolioMiss Fiona Myint, RCS Council Member
21st June 2017
Why do you have a portfolio?
• Evidence of YOUR professional achievements
• A comparator against your peers
• A focus for reflective practice
• Part of the interview process
• Part of revalidation
What should it contain?
• Up-to-date CV
• Work Based Assessments, or summary of
• Sign off for Foundation Training
• Proof of Foundation Competence/ equivalence
• Operative and procedural Logbook
• Certificates / prizes / awards / accolades
• Evidence of attendance at relevant courses
• Audits
• Research, Publications and abstracts
• Presentations
• Evidence of reflective practice
• Evidence of involvement in management
• Evidence of teaching with feedback
• Evidence of Leadership and Teamwork
• Thank you letters (from patients, faculty, staff)
• Relevant correspondence
What should it contain?
• Up-to-date CV
• Work Based Assessments, or summary of
• Sign off for Foundation Training
• Proof of Foundation Competence/ equivalence
• Operative and procedural Logbook
• Certificates / prizes / awards / accolades
• Evidence of attendance at relevant courses
• Audits
• Research, Publications and abstracts
• Presentations
• Evidence of reflective practice
• Evidence of involvement in management
• Evidence of teaching with feedback
• Evidence of Leadership and Teamwork
• Thank you letters (from patients, faculty, staff)
• Relevant correspondence
What should it contain?
• Up-to-date CV
• Work Based Assessments, or summary of
• Sign off for Foundation Training
• Proof of Foundation Competence/ equivalence
• Operative and procedural Logbook
• Certificates / prizes / awards / accolades
• Evidence of attendance at relevant courses
• Audits
• Research, Publications and abstracts
• Presentations
• Evidence of reflective practice
• Evidence of involvement in management
• Evidence of teaching with feedback
• Evidence of Leadership and Teamwork
• Thank you letters (from patients, faculty, staff)
• Relevant correspondence
What should it contain?
• Up-to-date CV
• Work Based Assessments, or summary of
• Sign off for Foundation Training
• Proof of Foundation Competence/ equivalence
• Operative and procedural Logbook
• Certificates / prizes / awards / accolades
• Evidence of attendance at relevant courses
• Audits
• Research, Publications and abstracts
• Presentations
• Evidence of reflective practice
• Evidence of involvement in management
• Evidence of teaching with feedback
• Evidence of Leadership and Teamwork
• Thank you letters (from patients, faculty, staff)
• Relevant correspondence
What should it contain?
• Up-to-date CV
• Work Based Assessments, or summary of
• Sign off for Foundation Training
• Proof of Foundation Competence/ equivalence
• Operative and procedural Logbook
• Certificates / prizes / awards / accolades
• Evidence of attendance at relevant courses
• Audits
• Research, Publications and abstracts
• Presentations
• Evidence of reflective practice
• Evidence of involvement in management
• Evidence of teaching with feedback
• Evidence of Leadership and Teamwork
• Thank you letters (from patients, faculty, staff)
• Relevant correspondence
What should it contain?
• Up-to-date CV
• Work Based Assessments, or summary of
• Sign off for Foundation Training
• Proof of Foundation Competence/ equivalence
• Operative and procedural Logbook
• Certificates / prizes / awards / accolades
• Evidence of attendance at relevant courses
• Audits
• Research, Publications and abstracts
• Presentations
• Evidence of reflective practice
• Evidence of involvement in management
• Evidence of teaching with feedback
• Evidence of Leadership and Teamwork
• Thank you letters (from patients, faculty, staff)
• Relevant correspondence
What should it contain?
• Up-to-date CV
• Work Based Assessments, or summary of
• Sign off for Foundation Training
• Proof of Foundation Competence/ equivalence
• Operative and procedural Logbook
• Certificates / prizes / awards / accolades
• Evidence of attendance at relevant courses
• Audits
• Research, Publications and abstracts
• Presentations
• Evidence of reflective practice
• Evidence of involvement in management
• Evidence of teaching with feedback
• Evidence of Leadership and Teamwork
• Thank you letters (from patients, faculty, staff)
• Relevant correspondence
What should it contain?
• Up-to-date CV
• Work Based Assessments, or summary of
• Sign off for Foundation Training
• Proof of Foundation Competence/ equivalence
• Operative and procedural Logbook
• Certificates / prizes / awards / accolades
• Evidence of attendance at relevant courses
• Audits
• Research, Publications and abstracts
• Presentations
• Evidence of reflective practice
• Evidence of involvement in management
• Evidence of teaching with feedback
• Evidence of Leadership and Teamwork
• Thank you letters (from patients, faculty, staff)
• Relevant correspondence
Paperwork to prepare for interview
• Passport (Front cover, inside front cover & photo page)
• Proof of entitlement to work in the UK (if required)
• Proof of address
• GMC certificate (Proof of licence to practice)
• Primary qualification certificate
• Post-graduate qualification certificate
• ‘Other’ qualifications (If declared on application form)
• Proof of Foundation Competences ** (FACD 5.1/5.2, letter
confirming on track to complete F2 or alternative certificate
• Evidence of English Language skill (IELTS or equivalent if
required)
• Portfolio (including Portfolio Checklist)
How should you manage your portfolio?
• Update and review it every three months
• Identify gaps
• Plan to fill gaps well in advance
• Balance the components of your portfolio
• Weed out unnecessary and out of date items
• Align the portfolio with your chosen career path
Improving your portfolio
• Audits
• Publications
• Presentations
• RCS Core skills competition
• Journal club
• Research fellowships
• Contribute to the Annals – Annual trainee prize
• Contribute to the Bulletin
• Volunteer for careers events – suturing for school children
• Volunteer to be trainee representative on your regional PAB
• Join WiNS
• Become an affiliate
• Consider studying for part A MRCS
• Courses e.g. START surgery, BSS,
