Irish College of GPs assessments

“The SJT will consist of 45 scenarios depicting situations that applicants would be likely to encounter in their work as a hospital doctor.”

“The SJT will assess attributes such as professionalism, empathy, integrity and your ability to cope with pressure, and acts as a measure of pro-social behaviour.”

“They will not measure clinical knowledge.”

“Answer keys will follow two formats: either a rank option, where the candidate lists suggested solutions in order of appropriateness from 1 to 5, or multiple choice, where the candidate chooses three appropriate options from a list of eight.”

“As applicant numbers exceed the number of training places in any given year, your score in the SJT will be used to shortlist those who progress to interview.”

“SJT scores will also be carried forward to the final ranking and assignment of training places.”