Core Surgical RCSI.

COM/SURGERY

Training
Intake Report
2020-2023
 Core Surgical Training Intake Data 2020-2023

Surgical Affairs

Document Title Document Title Core Surgical Training Intake Report 2020 - 2021

Revision Level Revision Date Document Description of Document Approved By

Number Revision Owner/Author
DRAFT 26/10/2021 QMS TBC Initial draft CMcG/SG

Rev 01 QMS TBC Updated to CMcG/SG ISPTC

formal report
Rev02 01/04/2022 Document Updated 2022 CMcG/SG ISPTC
number XXX
Rev03 26/05/2022 Document Updated 2022 CMcG/SG ISPTC
number AD6262
Rev04 15/06/2023 Document Updated 2023 JC/SG ISPTC
number AD7210

About this report

This report provides a high-level overview of candidates applying and appointed to Core Surgical Training each
year.

The report is to help those with an interest in surgery to understand, promote and highlight the basic
demographics of those who have applied and been appointed to Core Surgical Training (CST).
The data is based on information provided at the time of application and presented at a point in time.

This report is updated each year with the most recent information and is subject to change based on policy
changes and review as per the HSE/NDTP and the Irish Postgraduate Training Committee of RCSI (ISPTC).

REF: AD7210

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Table 1 SUMMARY OF CST INTAKE NUMBER BY YEAR

CST INTAKE APPLICATIONS BY YEAR

2017 111
2018 110
2019 120
2020 162
2021 250
2022 286
2023 263

Table 2 SUMMARY OF CST INTAKE

CST Intake 2020 2021 2022 2023
Applicants 162 250 286 263
Shortlisted 135 232 244 229
Ineligible / Not Shortlisted 27 18 42 34
Interviewed 130 212 228 215
First-round offers 60 80 79 80
Withdrew 4 0 16 14
Did not attend an interview 1 18 0 0
Commencing from previous intake (illness, mat leave) 0 0 1 0
Below the desired quality standard 0 142 138 122
Accepted First round Offers 59 77 77 76
Accepted Second & Third round offers 1 3 4* 4

* One additional place offered, for 2022 intake only, to accommodate work/ life balance.

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Table 3 GENDER DEMOGRAPHICS

GENDER DIVERSITY SPREAD 2013-2022
CST APPLICATIONS CST APPOINTMENTS

MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE

2013 65% 35% 64% 36%

2014 60% 40% 54% 46%

2015 66% 34% 62% 38%

2016 70% 30% 66% 34%

2017 72% 28% 75% 27%

2018 59% 41% 65% 35%

2019 60% 40% 59.9% 40.1%

2020 52% 48% 56.7% 43.3%

2021 59% 41% 53.7% 46.3%

2022 61.25% 38.75% 60.5% 39.5%

2023 58.94% 41.06% 52.5% 47.5%

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Table 4 GEOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN OF APPLICATIONS

Country 2020 2020 2021 2021 2022 2022 2023 2023
Applied Offers Applied Offers Applied Offers Applied Offers
Ireland 106 56 125 67 142 60 131 62

Belguim 1 1
Canada 4 1 13 2 11 2 8 1

Malaysia 5 12 4 24 1 16 3

Sudan 3 12 17 1 23 1

Saudi Arabia 2 8 4 1 6

India 3 6 2 1 2

Trinidad and Tobago 2 5 1 7 1 3 2

Indonesia 1 0

Italy 5 2 3

United Kingdom 4 1 5 1 8 2 5 2

Nigeria 4 4 4 1 6

Pakistan 2 4 15 1 11 1

Spain 5 3 1 1

Hong Kong 1 3 1 3 2 1

Jordan 3 3 1 1 1

Egypt 2 5 1 1

United States 2 4 1 5

Greece 4 1 2 0

Portugal 1 2 2 3 1

Latvia 1 1 1 0

Palestine, State of 1 0

France 1 1 0 1 1

Iran 1 1 0

Romania 2 0 2

Slovenia 2 0

South Africa 1 4 1 9 1

Lebanon 1 1 1

Singapore 1 1 2 3 1

Guatemala 1 0

Iraq 4 1 4 2 1

Cyprus 1 1 0

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Syrian Arab Republic 1 0

Oman 1 1 1

Japan 1 1 0

Czech Republic 1 3 1

Bulgaria 2 1

Korea, Republic of 1 3

Germany 1

Poland 1 3

Maldives 1 1

Malta 1

Netherlands 3 3 2

Turkey 1 1

Ukraine 1

Zambia 1

Lithuania 1 1

Australia 2 1 1

Bahrain 2 1 1

Brazil 2

Albania 1

Denmark 1 1

Myanmar 1

Nepal 1

Zimbabwe 1

Total 162 60 232 80 286 81 263 80

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Table 5 AGE PROFILE

Application Offer
MEAN AGE 2018 28.4 27.0
MEAN AGE 2019 28.2 27.7
MEAN AGE 2020 27.0 27.0
MEAN AGE 2021 28.8 27.4
MEAN AGE 2022 28.2 27.6
MEAN AGE 2023 28.7 27.8

Table 6 APPLICANT MRCS STATUS

Total 2020 At 2020 2021 At 2021 2022 At 2022 2023 At 2023
Application At Offer Application At Offer Application At Offer Application At Offer

Part A 38 (23%) 25 43 (17%) 21 72 (25.17%) 32 61 (23.19%) 30

(41.6%) (27.5%) (39.51%) (37.5%)
Part B 7 (4.3%) 4 (6.6%) 11 (4%) 4 (5%) 24 (8.39%) 12 17 (6.46%) 7
(14.81%) (8.75%)
Total 162 60 250 80 250 81 263 80

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Table 7 APPLICANT DEGREE ENTRY METHOD

Degree Entry 2020 % At 2020 2021 % At 2021 2022% At 2022 % 2023% At 2023 %
Route Application % At Application % At Application At Application At
Offer Offer Offer Offer

CAO Direct Entry 36% 58% 27% 40% 29.02% 40.74% 31.94% 52.5%

CAO - Graduate 20% 14% 20% 30% 18.18% 29.63% 13.69% 16.25%
entrant
CAO- School 7% 13% 4% 6% 3.5% 1.23% 4.56% 5%
leaver entrant

International 19% 2% 29% 13% 31.12% 18.52% 27.38% 12.5%

entrant - non-EU

International 7% 5% 7% 1% 6.64% 3.71% 7.22% 3.75%

entrant - EU

Other 7% 5% 10% 5% 9.8% 4.94% 11.79% 6.25%

CAO - Mature 1% 3% 3% 5% 1.75% 1.23% 3.42% 3.75%

entrant
Total 162 60 250 80 286 81 263 80

Table 8 APPLICANT MEDICAL DEGREE UNIVERSITY

Medical 2020 2020 2021 2021 2022 2022 2023 2023
University % %@ % At %@ % At %@ % At %@
Application Offer Application Offer Application Offer Application Offer

The Royal 19.8% 15% 22.4% 26.25% 16.78% 18.52% 17.87% 18.75%
College of
Surgeons in
Ireland
Trinity College 16.7% 16.7% 15.2% 25% 11.88 13.58% 12.93% 23.75%
Dublin
University of 6.8% 3.3% 11.2% 17.5% 6.29% 8.64% 7.98% 10%
Limerick
University 12.3% 18.3% 8.4% 8.75% 11.18% 18.52% 9.89% 12.5%
College Dublin

National 14.2% 23.3% 8% 11.25% 10.83% 16.05% 9.89% 15%

University
Of Ireland,
Galway
University 8% 15% 6.8% 7.5% 9.09% 9.88% 7.98% 10%
College Cork
QUB 1.2% 1.7% .4% 0 .69% 0 0% 0%

Other 21.0% 6.7% 27.6% 3.75% 33.21% 14.81% 33.46% 10%

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Table 9 YEARS POST MEDICAL DEGREE

2023 Intake % %
Medical School Graduation Year Application Offer
2022 23.19% 22.5%
2021 19.39% 21.25%
2020 16.35% 27.5%
2019 11.03% 10%
2018 10.65% 11.25%
2017 4.18% 1.25%
2016 3.42% 0%
2015 3.04% 2.5%
2014 & earlier 8.75% 3.75%
Total 100.00% 100.00%

2022 Intake % %
Medical School Graduation Year Application Offer
2021 21.68% 32.11%
2020 26.22% 22.22%
2019 16.43% 18.52%
2018 13.29% 12.35%
2017 6.99% 6.17%
2016 4.55% 1.23%
2015 2.45% 0%
2014 2.8% 3.7%
2013 & earlier 2.8% 3.7%
Total 100.00% 100.00%

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2021 Intake % %
Medical School Graduation Year Application Offer
2020 32.76% 32.5%
2019 22.41% 27.5%
2018 18.53% 25%
2017 8.19% 8.75%
2016 5.60% 5%
2014 3.02% 1.25%
2015 2.59% 0%
2012 2.16% 0%
2011 1.29% 0%
2013 1.29% 0%
2009 0.86% 0%
2021 0.43% 0%
2008 0.43% 0%
2010 0.43% 0%
Total 100.00% 100.00%

2020 Intake % %
Medical School Graduation Year Application Offer
2019 29.61% 22.22%
2018 38.81% 49.21%
2017 17.11% 20.63%
2016 6.00% 7.94%
2015 3.29% 0%
2014 2.00% 0%
2013 0.66% 0%
2011 0.66% 0%
Total 100.00% 100.00%

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Table 10 Non-EU Rank @ Offers

2020 Count of 2021 Count of 2022 Count of 2023 Count of
Nationality (60) Nationality (80) Nationality (81) Nationality (80)
Rank of the top three Non-EU 3, 11, 47 10, 16, 29 2, 7, 17 3, 10, 30
Candidates
Number of Non EU candidates 4 17 14 11
in (60) (80) (81) & (80)
* Prior to allocation of places rule

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RCSI Surgical Affairs
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