Clinical Judgement Station
Fifteen minutes, preceded by five minutes' reading. Two assessors score independently across three domains, plus a Global Rating each, 50 marks in total.
Format and marks below are taken from ANRO's published applicant guidance. ANRO publishes each round's guidance and scoring matrix before the application window opens.
What is marked
- Clinical judgement and decision making
- Reflective practice
- Working under pressure
Each domain is worth five marks from each assessor. The Global Rating Score of ten per assessor is not a fourth domain, it is their overall impression, and two ratings of one is one of the vetoes that makes you unappointable regardless of the rest.
Preparation
- Use the reading time to plan, not just to read. Notes on paper are allowed and the good candidates use them.
- Answer at the level of a doctor about to start CT1, not a consultant anaesthetist.
- Reflective practice is a named domain: have real examples where something went wrong and you changed what you do.
- Say when you would call for help. Recognising a limit is the judgement being marked.
Top Tips
- Think aloud. The panel is marking your reasoning, not just your conclusion.
- Have a structure for the sick patient you can apply to anything.
- Do not bluff. Probity concerns are a veto in their own right.
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