The questions below represent some examples that may help guide your preparation for ST3 interviews and the residency matching process:
OSCE STATIONS
Call the boss
- Lower limb open fracture
- Post-op/post-trauma compartment syndrome
- Necrotising fasciitis
- Facial burn
- Circumferential neck burn
- Circumferential limb burn
- Electrical burn to hands/legs
- Chemical burn with cement
- Chemical burn with bitumen
- Chemical burn with hydrofluoric acid
- Major resus burn
- Mangled hand
- Replant of digit
- Replant of hand
- Failing flap
- Breast haematoma post-op
Consent
LA:
- Ganglion excision
- Trigger finger
- Carpal tunnel decompression
- Z-plasty of scar
- Extensor tendon repair
- Digital nerve repair
- Nail bed repair
- Excision of lesion (BCC/SCC/MM) +/- SSG/FTSG/local flap
GA:
- Cubital tunnel decompression
- Zone II flexor tendon repair
- Dupuytren’s contracture release
- Spaghetti wrist repair
- Finger replant
- Breast augmentation
- Breast reduction
- DIEP +/- lipofilling
- Mastopexy
- Nipple reconstruction
- Abdominoplasty
- Pinnaplasty
- Rhinoplasty
- Breast reduction for gynaecomastia
