Documentation to keep

What documentation should I keep?

Anyone thinking of applying to urology should start by keeping a personal portfolio. This should include every piece of information or evidence that demonstrates what you have done in both your professional and personal life relevant to the above qualities.

Examples of relevant documentation include:

• All professional qualifications 
• All courses attended
• All conferences, meetings, workshops, skills labs or seminars attended
• A logbook of clinical activity
• Copies of all posters, presentations, abstracts, publications
• Evidence of involvement in Audit
• Evidence of all teaching activities
• Copies of in-training assessments
• Evidence of notable achievements, and voluntary or charitable works
• Testimonials, letters of commendation or thanks, and references
• Elections to positions of responsibility.