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Allow 5 minutes for attendees to join - we will get started shortly - in the mean time ask in the chat for people to introduce themselves/ say which uni they are fromSession Outline ● Introduction ● Worked Examples ● WSQ Reviewing Service ● Q&A = 20m ● Recap of SFP timeline ● Summary ● How to approach the WSQ Thank you for tuning in today! Before we introduce ourselves individually, go over outline for the session …aims etcWho we are Apply2SFP is a FREE national initiative to support applicants for the specialised foundation Our events map with the 2024 application timeline to programme, led by current SFP support you along the journey appropriately doctors across the UK in all tracks. We will be providing informative webinars as well as We will also do an offers & final Q&A to end the personalised application support. series in the new year! Briefly a bit more on Apply2SFP - read out spiel on slide and all the sessions are uploaded onto medall so you can register in advance to get remindersDetails of WSQ Reviewing service ● SFP deadline is 4th October. ● We will be reviewing WSQ from 25th August to 25th September. ● Please allow 5 working days for a response. ● We will be prioritising students who have attended our sessions. ● A google form where you can upload your answers will be sent to attendees/uploaded on our MedAll page. ● If you have any further questions, please email apply2sfpteam@gmail.comYour speakers for this session… Insert photo Dr Jack Dr Ky-Leigh Ang Wellington Dr Amirah Latief MB BCh (Hons.) MBBCh (Hons) MBChB MSc (Dist.) MSc FGMS FRSA BSc (Hons) SFP Track: SFP Track: SFP Track: Research Research Research Oxford Yorkshire Trent Individual introductions Recap of Application Process 2024 Timeline Key components Before we get started on white space questions, just a quick overview again of the detail and resources to usese refer back to our first webinar where we covered this inTimeline JULY ● Start research on programmes - narrow choices for 2 SUoAs ● Understand timeline for the year ● Keep up to date on released applicants information AUGUST ● Start preparing white space questions and portfolio for educational achievements SEPT-OCT ● APPLY: 20 SEPT - 4 OCT ● RANK SFP CHOICES: 13 OCT ● Begin preparation for interviews NOV-DEC (SELECTION PROCESS: 4 OCT - 29 DEC) ● Interviews hosted JAN ● Offers! (4 rounds) ○ 10 - 12 Jan 2024 ○ 17- 19 Jan 2024 ○ 24 - 26 Jan 2024 ○ 31- 2 Feb 2024 ○ 5-9 Feb (clearing) If not successful for SFP allocation to foundation school 7 Mar 2024 We are now in August- hopefully by now you have a rough idea of what programmes/track you are applying for, but you still have time to keep on researching as more info is waiting to be released. This month and September is the prime time to start preparing white space questions which we are covering today. The application window is from 20th september to 4 October (your medical school will update you with your oriel access) and in this time you have to rank all your normal foundation deaneries preferences in addition to uploading white space questions to the ones specified by your deanery as well as details of your presentations prizes and publications. Interviews begin in november so october is theprime time to start prepping for these as there is a varying times of notice need to be ready to go. Then offer rounds in january. Please make sure to go to the ukfpo website to read official guidance on thisApproaches to the WSQ WStructures to use Other TipsWhat are the WSQ? ● Mini-personal statements ● Not all SUoA requires the WSQ ● Used to narrow down the candidate shortlist ● 3-4 questions depending on your Programme Interest ● 200-word limit ● Scoring is deanery dependent and each SUoA have their own shortlisting process. ● Do not be modest - use it to demonstrate your achievements, skills and experience. ● Reflect when answeringWSQ for 2024 ● Note have been cut down from 10 to 5 - you can find them on the UKFPO website:Tips with the WSQ ● Do not be modest ● Check your grammar and spelling ● Give specific examples ● Remember what you have ● Provide personal examples written ● Keep to the word count ● Do NOT use abbreviations ● Assume nothing ● Answer the question ● Start with bullet points then ● Get a successful candidate start forming sentences ● Have your portfolio/CV next to and a senior mentor to you when you’re answering the read your answers questions! - Modestty can sink your application or interview. Show all your credentials - Vague and generic statements are not helpful to the application. Be concise and provide enough explanation to explain how this is unique to you. - Look at your portfolio/CV. See what you have accomplished and list them down. - Not worth loosing points going over the limit. I tend to write freely then cut down on unnecessary text. Try to keep it as close to 200 words as possible - Do NOT go off at a tangent. Ake sure you answer what they want - We are providing WSQ reviewing services. Someone with more sernior can give you feedback that you can choose to accept or reject - A lay person can help with this! Get your mum, dad, siblings, friends that are not in medical school to read to see how it reads - What you write may come up in interview. - Ensure everything is clear. If you are using abbreviations, make sure you tell the readers what it means - Make everything clear. The readers don’t know how competitive your grant was. Did you compete amongst 10 people or 1000 people?Approaches to the WSQ CAMP STAR ● Clinical ● Situation ● Academic ● Task ● Management ● Action ● Personal ● Result Used to answer questions regaUsed to answer behavioural-based background and motivation questionsWorked examples We won’t be covering all the questions but picked 2 so you can get an idea !Please outline your previous research experience and achievements. Things to think about ● Any significant involvement in any projects? ● Where was this work done? Lab? Clinical? Overseas? ● When was the project completed? Over the summer? SSC? Intercalated degree? ● Aim of the study ● Your role in the study? Data collector? Management of data? Analysis? Writing? Dissemination of study findings? ● What was the results? 1-2 sentences is enough. ● What was the outcome of the study? Any publication? ● What did you learn? ● Any other projects that you have published or presented?Please outline your previous research experience and achievements I have been involved in many projects throughout medical school, ranging from clinical audits to research. I am most proud about a research project I conducted with Cancer Research UK. In this project, I aimed to determine the health outcomes of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in England. We obtained data from the National Cancer Registry for ALL patients between 1990 to 2010 and analysed the 5-year survival for patients after diagnosis. We were able to perform a sub-group analysis an identified that age of diagnosis, degree of anemia at diagnosis and lymphocyte count at diagnosis were predictors of poor prognosis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Our work from this project was accepted for an oral presentation at an international conference in Turkey. We have also drafted a manuscript which is currently being peer-reviewed. This project highlights my commitment to becoming an academic paediatric haematologist to identify risk factors and improve the health outcomes for this patient population.Please outline your previous research experience and achievements I have been involved in many projects throughout medical school, ranging from clinical audits to research. I am most proud about a research project I conducted with Cancer Research UK (WHEN?). In this project, I aimed to determine the health outcomes of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in England. We obtained data from the National Cancer Registry for ALL patients between 1990 to 2010 and analysed the 5-year survival for patients after diagnosis. We were able to perform a sub-group analysis an identified that age of diagnosis, degree of anemia at diagnosis and lymphocyte count at diagnosis were predictors of poor prognosis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. (What did YOU do in this project? What did you learn from it?) Our work from this project was accepted for an oral presentation at an international conference in Turkey (Name of Conference). We have also drafted a manuscript which is currently being peer-reviewed (What journal? Are you first author?). This project highlights my commitment to becoming an academic paediatric haematologist to identify risk factors and improve the health outcomes for this patient population. 1. Author mentions they have been involved in several projects 2. Questions specifically ask for research - do not mention audit. Word limit is only 200. 3. Research is broad. Be specific what research have you taken part in. Clinical studies? Outcomes study? Epidemiological study? Lab work? This would highlight your involvement and previous research experience. You do not have enough words to talk about all your experience 4. Brought up the most impactful study 5. When was it done - important to show commitment. During term time? During an SSC? Was it over the summer? An intercalated degree? If an intercalated degree - mention what it was and what award did you get from it! Distinction? First class? 6. Specific and straight to the point 7. Avoid using “we”. This is about YOU. Tell them what YOU have done 8. Inconsistent use of ALL. Explain what the abbreviation means then only use that. Use your word count wisely. 9. Author did not tell what they did in the project or what they learnt from it. Still unclear why this is even a good example as the reader doesn’t know the extent of the authors involvement. 10. Good that they mentioned that it is an oral presentation and an international conference 11. Where is the conference? What conference is it? Be specific. 12. Mentioned that manuscript has been drafted and submitted - good that research findings is being disseminated.1. Journal not mentioned. Be specific! If you are first author, mention this! It is significant and could give you points 2. While it is good to show your research commitment and why you do it, this question isn’t asking for that. Instead, mention what other outcomes your research have lead to?Please outline your previous research experience and achievements I have been involved in many projects throughout medical school, ranging from clinical outcome studies to epidemiological studies. This has led me to three peer-review publications. During my intercalated degree in Cancer Studies, which I achieved a first-class honours, I undertook an epidemiological study with Cancer Research UK. My aim was to determine the 5-year survival of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in England and Wales from 1990 to 2010. I obtained data from the National Cancer Registry and learned to independently perform complex statistical analysis using Stata such as the Bayesian Inference Model. I found that age of diagnosis, degree of anemia at diagnosis and lymphocyte count at diagnosis were predictors of poor prognosis ALL. My work was presented as an oral presentation at the International Haematology Conference in Turkey. I drafted a manuscript on which i am first author and is being reviewed by the British Journal of Haematology. I have also presented ten posters and five oral presentations. My research experience has provided me with a platform to develop my career as an academic doctor. If you have more than 1 significant example, shorten the middle paragraph and add another paragraph. 1. Highlighted that author has been involved in many projects which have resulted in an outcome. Shows that you’ve seen the project to completion. 2. Intercalated degree - commitment to research 3. Award in first class honours 4. Epidemiologcal study - specific and CRUK - good example. Clearly highlights when this project was done. 5. Clear and concise aim. No further questions on waht outcomes you’re looking at. 6. Tellswhat skills you have learn and now clearly highlight what the author’s involvement in this project was. We know the author performed the analysis and drafted the manuscript. Bayesian Inference Model is complex statistical model. This is a good example of showing that you know a skill tha tnot everyon ehas. 7. Oral presentation at a renowned conference - highlights significance of work. 8. Submission to a high impact factor journal. Author is also the first-author in this project showing significant involvement. 9. Closing by showing that apart from having peer-review publications, the author is involved in other research project resulting to many presentations.Please describe teaching experience in/outside of medicine For the past three years, I have taught in small and large-group settings organising revision sessions for medical and surgical societies for Year 1-4 students, plus delivered Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training for medical school faculty. During my fourth year, I co-ordinated a six-month anatomy teaching programme. The hybrid approach of virtual and in-person modalities required effective management skills and clear communication with supporting teachers. I also adapted my online teaching style using feedback from a webinar I led on how to conduct a literature review - requesting shorter sessions with more interaction. Following this, I ensured in my lesson plan for an anatomy masterclass that I integrated SBAs throughout using Mentimeter and structured content under an hour. This was well received in the feedback provided by 120 participants who all increased their confidence in the topic consequently. My teaching experience outside of medicine includes providing workshops on integrating cultural competency into the workplace and incorporated small group discussions for peer learning. Overall, I would be able to apply pedagogical skills developed so far in a SFP medical education post. 1. Indicated experience teaching across settings 2. Furthermore experience organising teaching programme - showing leadership skills and commitment to teaching across period of time 3. Indicated skills demonstrated to achieve this 4. Highlighted the importance of learning from feedback to improve as a teacher 5. Mention of lesson plan - shows structured approach to teaching 6. Direct evidence of feedback and impact of teaching 7. Addressing 2nd part of question - shows skill outside of medicine 8. Brought it back to SFP and why experiences mentioned above are usefulPlease outline why you want to apply for the SFP? - Dr Jack Wellington I undertook a fully funded studentship determining Legionella pneumophila antimicrobial susceptibility wherein I formulated potential empirical therapies with the intent of innovating patient care. This fostered my interest in infectious diseases, and I intercalated in MSc Medical Microbiology at LSHTM. I recognised the need for further research into Trypanosoma brucei nuclear body functionality, affording unique perspectives when devising research questions. I developed a deep interest in neurosurgical efforts in infectious diseases and was appointed Co-Director of the Abdulrauf University of Neurosurgery Research Institute, garnered prizes, and authored and presented worldwide neurosurgical projects. I wish to continue developing my research and clinical skills through the Yorkshire/Humber SFP since offers the chance to be immersed in renowned clinical academic settings and better understand how translational research influences clinical outcomes. Prior discussions with the Sheffield Translational Brain Tumour Research Group has outlined an academic rotation of which I can utilise my previous research experience and an opportunity to present at the academic presentation day as a clinical academic scientist. With the hope of securing a CL, this SFP will provide opportunities to follow an ACF and PhD alongside attain a PGCert (Health Research) as I work towards becoming an academic neurosurgeon.Useful resources ● Apply2SFP ● How to Succeed in the Clinical Academic Interview by Wei Keith Tan and Rory Piper Q & A 20 minutes Please paste your questions in the chat - we will answer as much as we can and try to respond in the chat as well Should be on this section by 11amToday we have covered: ● Recap of SFP timeline Reminder: ● Overview of WSQ ● We will be reviewing WSQ from ● How to approach WSQ 25th August to 25th ● Worked examples September. ● Please allow 5 working days for ● Q&A a response. ● We will be prioritising students who have attended our sessions. ● A google form where you can upload your answers will be sent out shortly!Thank you for attending Our next event wil28/9/23: Please fill in the feedback form to TopicApplication Recap and receive certificate of attendance and Next Steps access catch up content! https://app.medall.org/feedback/feedback-flow?keyword=d657be099800006139706fb b&organisation=apply2sfp