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Specialty Intelligence

Selection criteria, timelines and entry tips for every specialty, checked against the colleges.

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colleges and faculties covered

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calculators built from official college point tables

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Selection criteria

The same categories, in the same order, on every specialty.

  • Clinical experience

    Rotations, logbooks, procedures, and exposure.
  • Rural & regional

    Rural, regional, and remote experience.
  • Academic

    Exams, qualifications, courses, and teaching.
  • Publications & research

    Papers, impact factor, audits, and QI.
  • Extracurricular

    Leadership and roles beyond clinical work.
  • Academic achievement

    Prizes, awards, and academic standing.
  • Curriculum vitae

    What the curriculum vitae holds and how it is assessed.
  • Covering letter

    Who the covering letter is addressed to and what goes in it.
  • Personal statement

    The written statement and what it addresses.
  • Referees

    Who is asked to report on you, and what they are asked.

Selection stages

  • Mini multi-source feedback

    The raters who report on you, and what they rate.
  • Interview

    Format, stations, and what the interview assesses.
  • Scoring

    How the application is marked and weighted.
  • Application process

    Registration mechanics and logistics not covered above.
  • Prerequisites

    Visas, residency, and registration type. Entry gates that are not scored.

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