This comprehensive online CST course covers all aspects of the Core Surgical Training interview, including emergency and trauma stations, outpatient scenarios, leadership and management, ethics, and key communication skills. It is updated annually to reflect the latest changes to the interview process.
With more topics and material than any other online CST course, this is the essential resource for all candidates, whether you are preparing for the upcoming 2025 interview or want to get a head start.
You get instant access upon sign-up and can access the course until April 2025.
What’s Included?
2025 CST Interview Updates
Practise common clinical scenarios
Learn to discuss trauma management
Leadership and management essentials
Nail your presentation
Key communication and ethical principles
Learn from top-scoring candidates
Course Modules
How The Interview Is Structured
How To Prepare For The Interview
Key Knowledge & Reading
Communication
Interview Practice & Managing Nerves
Common Issues & Pitfalls
CST Interview Score Sheet
Clinical Stations
Post-Op Chest Pain
Testicular Pain
Abdominal Pain
Post-Op Shortness Of Breath
Loin Pain
Melaena
Head Injury
Acute Leg Pain
Upper Limb Trauma
Groin Pain
Crush Injury
Sepsis – Definitions & Assessment
Wound Classification & SSIs
Emergency / Resuscitative Thoracotomy
Haemorrhage, Resuscitation & Transfusion
Crush Syndrome
Massive Haemothorax
Leadership & Management
Wrong Patient
Appendicectomy
Emergency Theatre Delay
Bed Pressures
Incomplete VTE Risk Assessment
Clinical Audit
Audit vs Research
VTE Risk Assessment
Wrong Consent
DATIX
PALS
Good Leadership Example
Bad Leadership Example
Leadership vs Management
Good Followership
Unequal Distribution Of Work
WHO Checklist
Why Medset
Recommended by over 99% → Trusted by medical professionals nationwide
Covers all aspects → Master the CST interview with comprehensive coverage
Learn online at your own pace → Flexible online learning that fits your schedule
Created by the highest-scoring candidates → Learn from the best
Over 10 years of experience→ Backed by years of experience teaching healthcare professionals
Proudly partnered with the MPS → Trusted by a leading provider of medical indemnity and support
Speakers
Francis Ugwu
MRCS(Eng)
Francis is a General Surgical Registrar and current PhD candidate at the Institute of Global Health Innovation under Lord Professor Darzi. He has a passion for teaching and scored an impressive 100% at his ST3 interview.
This course covers all aspects of the Core Surgical Training interview, including clinical scenarios, leadership and management, ethics, and communication skills.