The Surgeon’s Logbook
Surgical Journey of an IMG

The story so far....
About Me.

Hi, I’m Varun Sarodaya, currently a Core Surgical Trainee (CST) in the Yorkshire Deanery.
I'm an IMG (International Medical Graduate) who managed to get into Core Surgical Training in 2022.
I scored 59/72 in the portfolio station which accounts for 95% percentile score of all the candidates who applied that particular year. I scored 100% in 5 domains in the portfolio section.
My Timeline
March 2016
April 2016 – March2017
MBBS completion
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Foundation Year
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Surgical Elective
Observership
Surgical Gastroenterology
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Burns and Plastic Surgery
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Resident Medical officer
General Surgery
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​House Officer
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
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Clinical Attachment
GI HPB Oncosurgery
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Senior House Officer
General Surgery Department
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Junior Clinical Fellow
Intensive Treatment Unit (ITU)
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Core Surgical Trainee (CST)
General Surgery
Yorkshire Deanery
This is my experience:
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Four Oral Presentations
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Ten poster presentations
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14 PubMed indexed publications
Leadership Roles
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Secretary of Yorkshire Surgical Society
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Study Lead for STANMORE - International Multi-centric Audit
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Hospital Lead for NELA
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Prinicpal investigator for