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Emergency Medicine Journal 2003;20:238-241; doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.238
© 2003 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the College of Emergency Medicine.

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How to get on a SpR rotation in emergency medicine (and make the most of it)

G Lloyd1, I O’Sullivan2, N Rawlinson2, C Mann3, A Harris1

1 Emergency Department, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK
2 Emergency Department, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK
3 Accident and Emergency Department, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, UK

Correspondence to:
Correspondence to
Dr G Lloyd, Emergency Department, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK;
gavin.lloyd{at}rdehc-tr.swest.nhs.uk

Emergency medicine is now proving a popular specialty in the United Kingdom. A recent report ranks emergency medicine second in specialties attracting the most applications for specialist registrar (SpR) interview. Numbered posts are becoming increasingly competitive as a result. This paper offers advice to aspiring emergency department SpRs. It identifies areas in which a curriculum vitae may be improved. It should also enable emergency department trainees to set objectives for their early SpR years.

Keywords: SpR rotation; education


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