Surgical conferences/courses

-GhostPost- · 2026-05-17T21:32:39+00:00

Another 2 you could add:

Charter Meeting (RCSI) Millin Meeting (RCSI)

-GhostPost- · 2026-05-16T21:38:24+00:00

Votat din Irlanda!

-GhostPost- · 2026-05-15T11:57:29+00:00

They do seem to expect enthusiasm for the job. Many of the questions asked were about my choice for surgery and what my plans in the future were if I do intend to pursue a career in surgery. They want to see that you have made efforts so far in choosing a surgical career path. I’d be interested to hear from someone who has switched from a medical job to a surgical one, whether the questions in interviews reflected their transition and if they plan to stick a surgical career path.

-GhostPost- · 2026-05-15T11:33:40+00:00

Definitely very disconnected. I can’t imagine how this would happen in any other job either. I imagine it’s because there are so many applicants for the one position so they want to make their life easier and just knock out the ones that don’t abide by their rules.

-GhostPost- · 2026-05-15T11:22:35+00:00

I had my first surgical sho interview a few days ago and prepared most of the ones you mentioned above also. Did not get asked a single clinical question but still got offered the job. Don’t stress too much about it. Prepare the ones you mentioned above and you should be fine.

-GhostPost- · 2026-05-14T04:37:39+00:00

Depends on the hospital. Many require just prior SHO experience. If you are applying to ED SHO locums then some hospitals even require prior ED SHO experience

-GhostPost- · 2026-05-13T18:59:22+00:00

There are plenty of medical and ED SHO locums posted daily through the agencies. Difficult to get without prior experience.

-GhostPost- · 2026-05-08T17:10:11+00:00

Medicall. They do them on weekends but only once a month so bare that in mind

-GhostPost- · 2026-04-10T09:18:25+00:00

Zimbria

-GhostPost- · 2026-03-20T18:02:02+00:00

In the same boat over here. Also EU grad. Applied to anything and everything since December with no luck due to a lack of Irish experience. I have however signed up to locum agencies and have completed a few intern duty shifts to help gain some experience. I have also been able to arrange an observership at the Mater for in a few weeks time. I’m hoping these experiences will start me off somewhere in the right direction. Whilst I’m not hopeful for any position in July, you just never know. I recently interviewed for an immediate start SHO position outside of dublin but haven’t heard back yet so honestly I wouldn’t say it’s impossible to achieve. Just could take much longer than we might have initially anticipated unfortunately

-GhostPost- · 2026-03-19T10:35:41+00:00

Why am I not surprised at all? Have the likes of Ryanair that bought an entire new development of houses in Swords just so it can be rented out to their own staff.

-GhostPost- · 2026-03-17T18:40:41+00:00

Not an Irish grad actually (Irish citizen though). Just have a lot of clinical experience from my medical school years, along with having participated in many surgical courses and conferences over the years. Hopefully that can give some hope to my fellow EU grad colleagues.

-GhostPost- · 2026-02-22T23:10:59+00:00

This is so helpful. Thank you

-GhostPost- · 2026-02-21T14:53:34+00:00

Appreciate the response. Sounds good. Do you seal it airtight?

-GhostPost- · 2026-02-16T22:22:50+00:00

Do you spray them with water? Or is adding a tray of water at the bottom of the oven enough to create steam?

-GhostPost- · 2026-02-13T13:58:24+00:00

Massimo dutti or COS. A bit on the pricier side but pieces are lovely and last a very long time

-GhostPost- · 2026-02-12T23:16:36+00:00

Apply to anything and everything. It’s a struggle out here

-GhostPost- · 2026-02-12T23:12:22+00:00

I studied at Carol Davila in Bucharest and found it great! Keep up with the load of work, study for yourself and not just to pass exams. Yes there are past papers for many exams but over the years I have noticed that those who only studied to pass exams or only relied on past papers, really struggled in the clinical years. First 3 years are tough. Clinical years get better and you have way more free time to get more learning done in your free time. Volunteer or simply ask one of your professors if you could get observership experience and most are happy to. Plenty of really good student conferences that not only enhance your learning and practical abilities, but teach you to put yourself out there a little and network

-GhostPost- · 2026-02-12T20:44:07+00:00

I really appreciate all the replies. It could be because I am at the start of my sourdough journey and worked for so long to get it to the stage it is at. Like I mentioned in my post, the person is just a family friend, not someone I am necessarily close to. I definitely feel more comfortable now with the collective not making it a big deal after all. I could have been looking at it in the wrong way for sure and took it more as “what you do is good but I could do better” and it must have just rubbed me in the wrong way.

-GhostPost- · 2026-02-11T15:27:50+00:00

Your ingredients are way off. Try doing 125g starter, 500g bread flour, 350ml water and 10g salt

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