ACCS-EM · Emergency Medicine
Surviving to Thriving
ACCS-EM · Emergency Medicine
About Us

The Story
Behind STT

Built by a doctor who lived it — the anxiety, the grind, the moments where surviving felt like an achievement. Now we help you do more than survive.

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Dr. Alex Ip
Dr. Alex Ip
A&E ST5 · Emergency Medicine
MBBS MRCEM ACCS-EM
Founder & Lead Educator

I was once
where you are.

I'm Dr. Alex Ip — an A&E ST5 training in Emergency Medicine. I've sat through the same high-stakes ECG stations, the same interview panels, the same 4am resus moments where imposter syndrome hits hardest.

I built Surviving to Thriving because I wished it had existed when I was an FY2 convinced I wasn't good enough for ACCS. It didn't. So I made it.

Every course, resource, and tool on this platform is built from real clinical experience — what actually helps you win, not just what sounds good in a textbook.

My focus areas: ECG interpretation, ACCS-EM application coaching, interview preparation, and building the resilience framework that gets you from surviving your rota to actually thriving in your career.

500+
Doctors mentored across ACCS & EM training
95%
Interview success rate for coached candidates
8+
Years navigating NHS emergency medicine training
3
FRCEM modules passed — teaching from first-hand experience
Our Mission

More than exam prep.

STT is a movement. We're closing the gap between medical school and becoming a genuinely excellent emergency physician — technically, emotionally, and professionally.

Clinical Excellence
ECG mastery, resus confidence, and the technical skills that separate good trainees from great ones. Built on real department experience, not just guidelines.
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Career Strategy
ACCS-EM application coaching, portfolio building, and interview preparation that actually works — informed by what selection panels are really looking for.
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Mental Resilience
Emergency medicine is brutal. We teach you how to process, recover, and maintain the psychological edge that long-term careers in EM demand.

Why this
had to exist.

Emergency Medicine is one of the most demanding specialties to enter. The ACCS pathway is competitive, the interviews are gruelling, and the imposter syndrome is real — even for the best candidates.

Most resources are fragmented. YouTube videos, random WhatsApp groups, expensive revision courses that feel disconnected from actual EM training. Nobody had built the single coherent hub that ACCS applicants actually needed.

"I want every ACCS-EM applicant to walk into their interview knowing they've prepared better than anyone else in that waiting room."
— Dr. Alex Ip, Founder
FY1–FY2
The anxiety begins. Rotating through ED placements, realising EM was the path — but feeling completely underprepared for the ACCS race.
CT1–CT2
Earning ACCS-EM. Navigating the pressured training environment, building clinical skills, and recognising what nobody teaches you about making it through.
ST3+
Mentoring begins. Junior doctors started asking for help. Realised the advice I wished I'd had was now genuinely useful to others.
2024
STT is born. Formal events, structured coaching, and the Code Blue app — turning scattered knowledge into a real platform for the next generation.
Now
Growing together. 500+ doctors, expanding content, and the ACCS EM Applications Demystified event on 28 August 2025.

Ready to stop
just surviving?

Join the next event, grab a 1:1 session, or get on the Code Blue waitlist. Your career in EM starts here.

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