Application

Question 1

Tell me about your CV

Answer 1

12 months as resp reg SOUGHT OUT by me
USS and pleural trained
Published
BTS, NWTS
PACES teaching
Clinic, MDT, Referrals

Question 2

Tell me about something you’re proud of

Answer 2

Mess reno - management, improved doctors lives, leadership, legacy
PACES teaching - teaching skills, improved training, reflected on feedback, helped people pass, legacy

Question 3

Why do you want to train in this region?

Answer 3

Socioeconomic - smoking, asbestos, diverse population
NTWS
Wythenshawe CF

Question 4

What is your biggest achievement

Answer 4

Mess
PACES teaching

Question 5

What do you like most about resp?

Answer 5

Satisfying
Hollistic care
Practical (skills)
Social (MDT)

Question 6

What do you like least about resp?

Answer 6

Patients not complying
Inappropriate referrals

Question 7

What have you done outside of your regular scheduled activities that demonstrates your interest in resp?

Answer 7

BTS
NTWS
USS training
Publication

Question 8

Tell me a time youve had to defend your beliefs over a patient

Answer 8

EC
SVCO

Question 9

Describe a time your communication skills have made a difference to a patient

Answer 9

Chest drain
EC

Question 10

Describe a time you failed to communicate appropriately

Answer 10

Lorazepam

Question 11

Tell us about a time you had to get informed consent from a patient in a vulnerable situation

Answer 11

EC

Question 12

Why was BTS/NWTS useful?

Answer 12

BTS - experience variety of subspecialties, emerging therapies not yet in guidelines
NTWS - hear trainees experience of trainees, project they’ve been working on, career development

Question 13

Tell me about your book chapter

Answer 13

Focal cryotherapy uses heat extraction to cause cell destruction
Useful in localised disease
Sparing surrounding tissue and reducing damage to surrounding structures
long term date needed

Question 14

Tell me about your USS Sign Off

Answer 14

Level 3 Emergency operator Pathway CIP
indirect supervision
Approaching level 4 - independent

Question 15

Tell me about inhalers and the environment

Answer 15

Propellants in MDI inhalers, powerful greenhouse gas, 3% of NHS emissions
Dry powder or soft mist have much lower impact

Question 16

Tell me about an article you’ve read

Answer 16

Review of the literature of 3 systems used in US for RB
access to more peripheral lesions and better diagnostic yields
Needs real world data, barriers such as lack of formal training process, resources, cost

Question 17

Examples of targeted therapies

Answer 17

monoclonal antibodies asthma
specific CTFR gene modulator therapy in CF
EGFR mutation lung adenocarcinoma

Question 18

Tell me about your QI

Answer 18

PDSA Cycle
2 wards over 3 months
1st cycle showed no improvement and low uptake
Changes made, more publicization
23% improvement in documentation rates
Outcome measure - documentation rate
Balancing measures - time taken for doctors
Limitations - software, small sample size

Question 19

Any subspecialty you’re interested in

Answer 19

OLD
Relates to global health
UHSM specialist centre
Interesting talk at BTS
Socio-economic factors
Theoretically preventable