← All pathways Before you begin Get your portfolio discussion ready for ACCS Emergency Medicine A portfolio interview is part of the published 2027 process. This page helps you prepare evidence and examples for that discussion; it does not turn achievements into an official self-assessment score.
1 Confirm eligibility and the Foundation-competence evidence requested in your application.2 Choose examples you can explain and defend, including your contribution and reflection.3 Prepare separately for the portfolio and clinical/ethical stations.
Interview format Two 10-minute stations: portfolio and clinical/ethical.
Final weighting MSRA 40% and interview 60%, with scaling.
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1. Application and person specification Not reviewed Application and person specification What to prepare Work through the exact person specification, including registration, qualifications and the required evidence of competence. Check the advert's deadline and requested documents. Keep dates, employment history and supporting evidence consistent across your application. Official recruitment-year person specifications ↗ Evidence and application notes Check the exact advert, registration, competence documents, employment history and deadlines. Keep identifiers and evidence in the official portal.
Choose ready after checking the requirements and preparing the relevant documents or examples. This records your progress; the recruitment team decides eligibility and assessment marks.
Your preparation status Mark this section ready when you have worked through the requirements above.
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2. Your contribution and reflection Not reviewed Your contribution and reflection What to prepare Prepare concise examples of your clinical work, teamwork and improvement activity, with what you contributed and learned. Use your interview invitation's instructions to decide which documents, if any, you must submit or have available. Official ACCS Emergency Medicine application and selection ↗ Evidence and application notes Prepare anonymised examples showing your role, outcome and learning; follow the specialty's published interview/application domains.
Choose ready after checking the requirements and preparing the relevant documents or examples. This records your progress; the recruitment team decides eligibility and assessment marks.
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3. Acute care and development Not reviewed Acute care and development What to prepare Be ready to explain what attracts you to emergency medicine and what you understand about ACCS training. Practise discussing safe prioritisation, teamwork and escalation, then reflect on what you would improve. The clinical/ethical station is assessed separately from the portfolio discussion.
Official ACCS Emergency Medicine application and selection ↗ Evidence and application notes Prepare evidence of specialty understanding, teamworking, safe escalation, quality improvement and reflection for portfolio discussion.
Choose ready after checking the requirements and preparing the relevant documents or examples. This records your progress; the recruitment team decides eligibility and assessment marks.
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Check the official recruitment-year person specification for eligibility requirements.
Official sources Checked 2026-10-30. Cycle: 2027. Check for updates before submitting.
NHS England · ACCS EM applying https://medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training-recruitment/medical-specialty-training/emergency-medicine/core-emergency-medicine/overview-of-core-training/applying-for-core-training Submit evidence through the official portal. We save only answers and action checkmarks.