Surviving to Thriving; Core skills of the EM SHO
A practical approach to realities of the job. A core mix of communication and clinical skills to gain depth, as well as breadth, to your understanding.
Structured ACCS-EM application preparation. How to maximise your chances of success, based on both lived experience and a proven track record of directing successful applicants.
Covering all topics and bases needed to make a successful ACCS-EM application, based on both eligibility criteria for interview and final scoring.
Step-by-step guidance through the entire process. Selection criteria, portfolio structure, and exactly what panels are scoring. From someone who's already got in.
Application Guide →
CXR interpretation, ultrasound-guided access, lactate, referrals: the practical judgement calls nobody formally teaches you before you're the one making them.
Read the Guide →
Structured preparation for the high-pressure interview, covering strategy, hot topics, and how to avoid common errors.
Interview Prep →Four standalone deep-dives: cardiology and ECGs, EM SHO core skills, neurology and psychiatry, physiology, each built from the shop floor of the emergency department.
Explore the Modules →Armed with the knowledge the programme gives you, you are ready to tackle the undifferentiated with systematic confidence.
Four standalone modules built from the shop floor of the emergency department. Each one stands alone. Together they cover what nobody formally teaches you before you are the one holding the bleep.
A practical approach to realities of the job. A core mix of communication and clinical skills to gain depth, as well as breadth, to your understanding.
A 2 day course. STEMI equivalents, de Winter, Wellens, Brugada and WPW: the tracings that change your next decision, taught the way the ED actually needs them.
Stroke calls, the collapsed patient, and the psychiatric presentations that arrive at 3am. Nearly finished. Stroke and psychiatry land next.
The reasoning underneath everything else. Why the sick patient is sick, and what the numbers in front of you are really telling you.
I scored 49/50 in my interview. Whilst the format has changed, the core content has not. This one-day interactive course is designed to highlight the common themes and, unfortunately, easy errors that trip people up. The session is recorded for your reference, so if you can't make the live session, don't worry.
1:1 sessions are also available if you'd like additional one-to-one time, at £90 per hour.
Eligibility criteria decoded, a portfolio that scores, and an application that stands out: everything covered in the live ACCS EM Applications Demystified event.
CXR interpretation, ultrasound-guided access, lactate, referrals: the practical judgement calls nobody formally teaches you before you're the one making them.
Structured preparation for the high-pressure interview, covering strategy, hot topics, and how to avoid common errors.
Four standalone deep-dives: cardiology and ECGs, EM SHO core skills, neurology and psychiatry, physiology, each taught the way the emergency department actually needs it.
Armed with the knowledge the programme gives you, you are ready to tackle the undifferentiated with systematic confidence.
MRCEM exam prep in a question-and-answer format, built to turn commuting time into revision time. Includes Alex's own voice notes, recorded for when he had to master the four layers of the foot.
Decision-based cases similar to the MRCEM exams.
Join hundreds of ACCS-EM doctors who've transformed their applications and interviews with expert guidance.