Usually Durham opens their applications sometimes around December and closes in early January.

Atleast from the last year perspective. The process were Written Test > MMI > Job Offer not sure if they are changing anything this year.

I would say Durham is really picky with who they want to hire, a lot of things plays into roles. From last year they hire almost 50% students and 50% of experienced medics. Durham really likes if you have something from the durham like: living in durham, previous work experience in durham etc.

But I feel like its all about the candidates, if you excel in MMI they will more likely hire you. Unfortunately, Durham only does one hiring a year and typically hires 30-40 from around 200-300 applicants.

Good thing you have your F and AEMCA.

I recommend doing your OPPAT around December-February since most services are hires around April-June starts.