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Specialist Registrar CV Example
Registrar and Higher Specialist Training interviews in Ireland score your CV on evidence: publications, presentations, audit, teaching and leadership. Present each of those in its own clear section, state your training scheme and year, and make your clinical experience easy to match against the specialty's curriculum.
Professional summary example
Specialist Registrar in [specialty] on the [X] Higher Specialist Training scheme, with [X] years of postgraduate experience, [X] publications and a record of leading quality improvement.
Skills employers search for
- Specialty clinical management
- Supervising junior doctors
- Outpatient clinics
- Procedural skills
- Clinical research
- Quality improvement
- Teaching and training
- Clinical leadership
Tools and systems
- EPR systems
- PACS imaging
- Research databases (PubMed, REDCap)
Personal strengths
- Compassion
- Calm under pressure
- Clear communication
- Teamwork
Example achievements
Replace each [X] with your own numbers.
- Ran [X] outpatient clinics per week, seeing [X] patients
- Supervised a team of [X] junior doctors on call
- Published [X] peer-reviewed papers in [specialty]
- Led a quality improvement project that reduced [X] by [X]%
Turn duties into results
Weak
Did clinics and supervised juniors
Strong
Ran [X] weekly specialty clinics and supervised [X] NCHDs, cutting clinic waiting times by [X]%
Action verbs to start your bullet points
- Led
- Supervised
- Published
- Managed
- Delivered
- Introduced
- Trained
- Presented
Qualifications and certifications to list
- Medical Council of Ireland (Trainee Specialist Division)
- MRCPI or MRCSI
- ACLS
Registration: Medical Council of Ireland
Typical education: Primary medical degree; membership exam (e.g. MRCPI/MRCSI)
Common mistakes on a Specialist Registrar CV
- Burying publications at the end
- No evidence of leadership
- Not stating training stage and scheme
- Generic rotations without specialty depth
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I am applying for this Specialist Registrar post in [specialty], having completed BST and [X] years of postgraduate training with [X] publications and a quality improvement project on [topic].
Questions
How should a registrar CV be structured?
Contact details and registration first, then a short profile, clinical posts, then separate sections for publications, presentations, audit and quality improvement, teaching, and leadership. Interview panels often score these areas one by one.
How do I list publications?
Use a consistent citation style, newest first, and mark your position in the author list. Put peer-reviewed papers above abstracts and case reports, and include PubMed IDs or DOIs where you have them.
Should I include my membership exams?
Yes. List MRCPI, MRCSI or the relevant exam with the parts passed and the dates. If you are still sitting parts, say which part and when.