Sample Question Bank — ST3 & CST — Surgical Steps

Home
Courses
Question Bank
Sample Questions
About
Log in
Get Full Access

General Surgery ST3 — the 8 sample questions below are drawn from our full ST3 question bank. Switch the toggle for CST.

Core Surgical Training (CST) — sample CST scenarios across clinical, management and portfolio stations. Switch the toggle for ST3.

20 Sample Questions

CLINICAL SPIDER-C 35-year-old woman, 28 weeks pregnant, acute appendicitis clinically and on MRI.
CLINICAL SPIDER-C Three simultaneous patients — ruptured spleen (SBP 96), leaking AAA transfer, post-hemicolectomy chest pain. FY1 and CT2 available.
CLINICAL SPIDER-C Post-operative hypotension after laparotomy
CLINICAL SPIDER-C Haematemesis — acute upper GI bleed

MANAGEMENT I-PIES Multi-patient on-call — ischaemic abdomen, unwell post-op, and theatre-ready appendicitis.
MANAGEMENT I-PIES Scrubbed in theatre — leaking AAA arrives in resus, post-Whipple deteriorates on ward.
MANAGEMENT I-PIES A colleague who appears to be drunk at work
MANAGEMENT I-PIES A consultant asks you to do something unsafe

PORTFOLIO NARRATIVE Why general surgery?
PORTFOLIO NARRATIVE Where do you see yourself in 5 or 10 years?
PORTFOLIO CAMP Why do you want to be a surgeon?
PORTFOLIO CAMP Tell us about your portfolio / walk us through it

COMMUNICATION SBAR End of on-call: call your consultant about the night's admissions. [SBAR roleplay]
COMMUNICATION SBAR Sample patient list — worked SBAR prioritisation.

Select a question from the sidebar to view the full scenario and model answer.