# Clinibound

> Medical career applications and interview prep

## Site
- Homepage: https://www.clinibound.org/
- Blog: https://www.clinibound.org/blog
- RSS: https://www.clinibound.org/blog/rss.xml

## Blog posts
- [Away Rotations: How to Choose, Apply, and Use Them for Residency](https://www.clinibound.org/blog/away-rotations): What an away rotation actually involves, how to decide whether one is worth doing, and how to use it well once you are there.
- [Clinical Attachment: What It Is and How to Arrange One](https://www.clinibound.org/blog/clinical-attachment): What a UK clinical attachment involves, how it strengthens specialty applications, and how to arrange and use one well.
- [Core Surgical Training Interview: UK Preparation Guide](https://www.clinibound.org/blog/core-surgical-training-interview): How to prepare for a UK core surgical training interview: verify current recruitment rules, structure portfolio evidence, and practise for station or panel formats.
- [ERAS Application Guide: How the Residency Application System Works](https://www.clinibound.org/blog/eras-application-guide): What ERAS actually is, who uses it, and how to get the main components right before you submit your residency application.
- [ERAS Letter of Recommendation: How to Request, Choose, and Track LoRs](https://www.clinibound.org/blog/eras-letter-of-recommendation): How ERAS letters of recommendation work, who to ask, how many you need, and how to avoid the timing mistakes that leave applications incomplete.
- [ERAS Timeline: Month-by-Month Guide for Residency Applicants](https://www.clinibound.org/blog/eras-timeline): A practical month-by-month walk through the ERAS cycle, from early prep to token release, interviews, and the Match.
- [GP Training Application: A UK Guide to Getting Started](https://www.clinibound.org/blog/gp-training-application): How the UK GP training application works, what evidence to build early, and where to verify current Oriel requirements before you apply.
- [How to Prepare for Residency Interviews](https://www.clinibound.org/blog/how-to-prepare-for-residency-interviews): A week-by-week plan for preparing for residency interviews: formats, research, mock practice, logistics, and follow-up, not just answer scripts.
- [Intern Year Residency: What PGY-1 Is Actually Like](https://www.clinibound.org/blog/intern-year-residency): A realistic look at intern year (PGY-1) in US residency: what changes after Match Day, what daily work involves, and what catches new interns off guard.
- [Match Day Explained: What Happens and How to Prepare](https://www.clinibound.org/blog/match-day): What actually happens during Match Week and on Match Day itself, and how to prepare for both outcomes.
- [Medical CV: How to Write One for UK Foundation and Specialty Applications](https://www.clinibound.org/blog/medical-cv): How a UK medical CV differs from a US-style CV, and how to build one that maps cleanly onto Foundation and specialty evidence domains.
- [Medical Electives: How to Choose, Arrange, and Use Them Well](https://www.clinibound.org/blog/medical-electives): What medical electives involve in the US and internationally, how they differ from away rotations, and how to choose electives that actually strengthen your CV.
- [Medical Student CV: How to Structure One That Gets Read](https://www.clinibound.org/blog/medical-student-cv): How to structure a medical student CV so research, clinical work, and leadership actually register with the people reading it.
- [Quality Improvement Residency: How to Present QI and Audit on ERAS](https://www.clinibound.org/blog/quality-improvement-residency): How to describe audit and quality improvement residency applicants on ERAS: what reviewers look for, strong experience entries, and honest reflection without padding.
- [Rank Order List: How to Build Yours for the Match](https://www.clinibound.org/blog/rank-order-list): How to think through your rank order list after interviews, and why ranking your true preference is usually the strongest strategy.
- [Residency Interview MMI: Station Formats and How to Prepare](https://www.clinibound.org/blog/residency-interview-mmi): How residency interview MMI and multi-station formats work, what programmes assess at each stop, and how to prepare when time is short at every station.
- [Residency Interview Questions: How to Answer Them Well](https://www.clinibound.org/blog/residency-interview-questions): The main types of residency interview questions and how to build genuine answers instead of memorising a script.
- [Residency Personal Statement Examples: Structure and Patterns That Work](https://www.clinibound.org/blog/residency-personal-statement): Residency personal statement examples explained as reusable structure and patterns: how to frame openings, evidence, and closings without copying sample essays.
- [Virtual Residency Interview: Setup, Etiquette, and What Changes Online](https://www.clinibound.org/blog/virtual-residency-interview): How to prepare for a virtual residency interview: reliable tech, professional framing, etiquette that reads well on camera, and what differs from an in-person day.