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
Foundation Year
Surgical Elective
Observership
Surgical Gastroenterology
Burns and Plastic Surgery
Resident Medical officer
General Surgery
House Officer
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Clinical Attachment
GI HPB Oncosurgery
Senior House Officer
General Surgery Department
Junior Clinical Fellow
Intensive Treatment Unit (ITU)
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