Timeline and key dates
The 2023 Core Surgical Training interview dates were 9th-22nd March. The timeline and key dates for the 2023 application round are shown below:
Adverts appear | By 5pm on 2nd November 2022 |
Applications open | At 10pm on 3rd November 2022 |
Applications close | At 4pm on 1st December 2022 |
Invitations to MSRA | By 20th December 2022 |
MSRA window | 5th January to 17th January 2023 |
Appeal window closes | 28th February 2023 |
Invites to interview sent | 23rd February 2023 |
Interview dates | 9th March to 22nd March 2023 |
Preferences open | By 5pm on Monday 6th March 2023 |
Preferences close | 27th March 2023 |
Initial offers released | By 5pm on 30th March 2023 |
Hold deadline | By 1pm on 4th April 2023 |
Upgrade deadline | By 4pm on 11th April 2023 |
Interview scoresheet released | By 5pm on 4th May 2023 |
The Core Surgical Training application for England, Wales and Scotland takes place at a national level (Northern Ireland applications are done separately), and is coordinated by the Health Education London and Kent, Surrey and Sussex Recruitment Office. The application window opens once per year at about the start of November. Applications are submitted via the Oriel Recruitment Portal and each region releases the Job Numbers available. As part of the application, candidates have to sit the MSRA exam and complete a set of Self-assessment Questions. 1,200 candidates are then invited for a remote interview.
Please note: the information above is the most up-to-date at the time of publication but the Core Surgical Training interview dates are subject to change at any point.
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