Personal Statement for Edinburgh Surgical Sciences Qualification (Master of Science in Surgical Sciences)
Personal Statement for Edinburgh Surgical Sciences Qualification (Master of Science in Surgical Sciences)
Order Description
write two personal statements of up to 500 words each. Please note that you are only required to write a maximum of 200 words for each statement. One is describing
your academic interests, purpose, objectives and motivation in undertaking this postgraduate study. Another one is describing your relevant knowledge/training skills
pertinent to this surgical master programme.
- The personal statement is a part of the online application form and it should contain details of your involvement with and commitment to a career in surgery and
confirmation that you will be working in a supervised clinical environment while you are studying on the ESSQ.
- Personal statements may be checked by anti-plagiarism software.
- In the personal statement, you also must include information about the type of post you will be working in for the first year of the programme and its location, if
known. You should give evidence that the ESSQ programme will be relevant to your clinical training.

