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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