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Estimate your Plastic Surgery (ST3) score

4 questions covering the sections that account for most of the variation in scores. It is deliberately not the full framework — the estimate tells you roughly where you stand, not what to submit.

Publications, four best by impact factor — Total the impact factors of your four best papers

1.Publications, four best by impact factor — Total the impact factors of your four best papers

Total impact score over 17.51Total impact score 12.51 to 17.50Total impact score 7.51 to 12.50Total impact score 2.51 to 7.50Total impact score 0.01 to 2.50No qualifying publications

Years in practice since qualifying — Scored in reverse: the earlier you apply the more you score

2.Years in practice since qualifying — Scored in reverse: the earlier you apply the more you score

A, under 5 yearsB, 5.1 to 7 yearsC, 7.1 to 10 yearsD, over 10 years

Collaborative research — One mark for taking part in two collaborative papers

3.Collaborative research — One mark for taking part in two collaborative papers

Named on two or more collaborative papersFewer than two

Principal investigator — One mark for having been principal investigator on a formal NIHR approved or equivalent trial

4.Principal investigator — One mark for having been principal investigator on a formal NIHR approved or equivalent trial

Yes, principal investigator on an NIHR approved or equivalent trialNo

0 of 4 answered. Unanswered questions score zero, exactly as they would on the real form.

Docrr is a self assessment aid, not an authority. Always check your scores against the official guidance for your own recruitment round, because rubrics change every year and between nations.

Docrr is an independent UK tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by NHS England or any royal college. Scoring criteria are checked against the official published frameworks.

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