🦴Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery (Scotland ST1) 2026/27

Verified 9 October 2026

At a glance

Competition ratio

Not published

The recruitment body has not released applications or posts for this route.

Entry point

ST1

Scotland's run-through programme, entered from foundation training

Training length

8 years

ST1 to ST8

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Your training journey

Step 1

Medical School

5-6 yrs

Step 2

Foundation Training

2 yrs

Current

Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery (Scotland ST1)

8 years

ST1 to ST8

Step 4

CCT

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Hear from trainees

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Application process

New for 2027

In 2027, UK graduates and others in the priority group are offered interviews and training posts first. Read more here.
The MSRA now counts: 10% of your final ranking, with 15% for shortlisting (was 25%) and 75% for the interview.
Eligibility is checked before the shortlisting threshold is applied.
A new topic for the three-minute presentation, published in advance.
A second camera, a phone or tablet, is mandatory for the whole interview.
Commitment to Specialty is now marked from 2 to 10 (was 1 to 5).

4 x 10

Interview stations

Question areas

75%

Interview weighting

50%

Appointable at

Key dates for 2027 entry

Round 1, on the UK Medical Recruitment timetable.

Applications

Advert published on Oriel

Wednesday 21 October 2026

Applications open

At 10am Thursday 22 October 2026

Applications close

At 4pm Thursday 19 November 2026

Shortlisting & Evidence

Longlisting completed

By Tuesday 15 December 2026

MSRA

MSRA window

Tuesday 5 to Wednesday 20 January 2027

Shortlisting & Evidence

Told whether you progress to evidence verification

Wednesday 20 January 2027

Evidence upload window

Thursday 21 to Thursday 28 January 2027

Offers

Verified self-assessment scores released

By Monday 8 February 2027, then 72 hours to appeal

Shortlisting & Evidence

Shortlisting outcome released

By Tuesday 16 February 2027

Interviews

Interview invites released

By Wednesday 17 February 2027

Offers

Preferences open

Wednesday 17 to Wednesday 24 February 2027

Interviews

Online interviews

Wednesday 24 February 2027

Offers

First offers released

By 5pm Tuesday 6 April 2027

Offer hold deadline

At 9am Friday 9 April 2027

Offer upgrade deadline

At 4pm Wednesday 14 April 2027

Source: NHS Education for Scotland ST1 T&O Applicant Guide 2027 ↗

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Get ready for your Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery (Scotland ST1) interview

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