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Dermatology mock interviews

Practise the real Dermatology interview with NHS doctors who have sat it, and get your feedback at the end of the call.

The Dermatology interview

Each station has its own pair of interviewers, who each mark its areas from 1 to 5: eight marks in all. Weighted, the interview is out of 80 (research 25, clinical scenario 18, communication 12, suitability 25), and your application score adds up to 20, for a total out of 100.

Station 1: research and academic medicine

7 minutes
  • Research scenarioAbout 7 minutes

    On entering, a research-based clinical scenario to consider for a short time, then questions on it and on research methodology.

Station 2: clinical scenario

7 minutes
  • Clinical scenarioAbout 7 minutes

    A clinical situation read to you, your initial response, then follow-on questions on its diagnosis and management.

  • CommunicationA second mark

    How you would communicate with patients and colleagues in the scenario, and how well you communicate with the interviewers.

Station 3: suitability and commitment

7 minutes
  • Suitability and commitmentAbout 7 minutes

    Your suitability for and commitment to training in dermatology, with room to expand on your application form.

To be appointable you need no mark of 1, no more than two marks of 2, and a raw score of 24 or more out of 40.

From PHST Recruitment’s published format, which has the full detail.

Interviewers

Frequently asked questions

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