Development of an interview practice course for improving overall confidence in specialty training national selection in vascular and general surgery
Peer-delivered teaching, practice and feedback as a structured interview practice course can significantly improve applicants' overall confidence levels in preparing for STNS and a high success rate at STNS. Patient communication skills training and education should be enhanced in the training programme. A lower confidence was reported by UK graduates and first-time applicants in the technical and teaching domain.
Authors
- Brian Ip
- Melvin Joy
- Marta J. Madurska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5613-871X)
- Cuiying Tang
- Benjie Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5041-1869)
- Wen Ling Choong
Institutions
- University of Maryland Medical System (US)
- University of Dundee (GB)
- Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary (GB)
- Ninewells Hospital (GB)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgery Open Science
- Published
- 2025-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sopen.2025.04.004
- Primary Topic
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Dundee Cancer Centre
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council