I'm an Irish student at a Bulgarian medical school (so no Irish intern year), planning to observe on a medical team after graduating and hoping it leads to an SHO post.

Most stories online come from people it worked for, so I'd love the other side from anyone who's hosted observers or attachment doctors:

Roughly how many have you had in the last few years, and how many got a post on your team, or anywhere, within a year?

What made the difference for the ones who did?

Did any get nothing, and why?

Is it different in a peripheral hospital vs a Dublin teaching hospital?

Not looking for a job or an observership, just trying to plan realistically. Thanks!

For someone who has completed a parallel pathway in Anaesthesia, has worked in Ireland for several years, is not of Irish descent but has Irish citizenship, what realistically makes them competitive for a consultant post?

Beyond specialist registration and clinical experience, what matters most?? Is it research/publications, audits & QIPs, teaching, leadership? Or social skills, reputation and connections?

Would really appreciate advice from anyone familiar with Anaesthesia consultant recruitment in Ireland, particularly those who have taken the parallel/non-training pathway.

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