Expert guidance for medical specialty training interviews
Dr Mike Wakefield is a Consultant Respiratory Physician and founder of Specialty Ready. He has extensive experience in medical education, specialty recruitment preparation, and digital learning platforms.
He created Specialty Ready to move interview preparation beyond passive revision — building structured mark schemes, realistic station simulations, and AI-powered feedback to reflect how candidates are actually assessed.
Mike oversees academic standards across all modules and works directly with Training Programme Directors and specialty consultants to ensure content reflects real-world recruitment practice
Head of Surgical Training Content
Adi Raja is a Consultant Urological Surgeon with direct experience in Core Surgical Training (CST) recruitment and interview preparation. He has helped deliver structured surgical skills interview courses and understands exactly how candidates are assessed in high-stakes selection processes.
His focus within Specialty Ready is ensuring CST content reflects real scoring frameworks, realistic station structure, and the standards expected of successful applicants.
AIM lead and TPD
Sachin is a Consultant in Acute Medicine and Training Programme Director (TPD) for Acute Medicine in Yorkshire. As a College Tutor and senior educational lead, he has direct insight into how acute medicine candidates are evaluated at interview.
He leads the Acute Medicine module, ensuring station content mirrors current national expectations and marking standards.
Respiratory lead and TPD
Sam Roberts is a Consultant Respiratory Physician and Training Programme Director for Respiratory Medicine in Yorkshire. With extensive involvement in specialty recruitment and trainee progression, he provides authoritative oversight of respiratory interview content.
His input ensures realism, fairness, and alignment with national training expectations.
AI and website lead
Rizwan leads the AI development and digital systems behind Specialty Ready. He is responsible for the real-time feedback engine that powers answer analysis and structured scoring simulation.
His work ensures the platform provides repeatable, objective practice — not just passive content.
Consultant Surgeon, St Mark’s Hospital | PhD in Digital Healthcare Innovation – CST Content Provider
Kapil Sahnan is a Consultant Surgeon at St Mark’s Hospital with a PhD in digital healthcare innovation. He has previously delivered structured courses for surgical training interview preparation and brings experience in combining educational rigour with modern digital delivery.
He advises on surgical interview preparation and digital education strategy.
IMT lead and TPD (2022-2025)
Richard is a Consultant Respiratory Physician and recent Training Programme Director for Internal Medicine Training (IMT) in the East of Scotland. His experience overseeing IMT recruitment provides detailed understanding of interview scoring, candidate differentiation, and common performance pitfalls.
He contributes to the IMT module and ensures alignment with current interview structures.
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