1. PREPARING FOR your medicine interview

2. Types of interviews: MMI/panel
What are they looking for?
What to prepare
How to prepare
On the day
Topical issues

3. Types of interviews MMI Panel “Traditional” interview questions
Role play
Other communication tasks
Panel
Traditional interview questions
Questions on an article?

4. What are they looking for?
Good communication skills
Shake hands with interviewer
Eye contact (but not too much)
Smile
Active listening
Evidence of teamwork (leadership and team player)
Commitment
Enthusiasm for medicine
Ability to balance academic success with co-curricular activities
Ethical scenarios: process of thinking about it > definitive answer
Be yourself!

5. What to prepare (1) Personal statement Why you want to study medicine
Things to know:
Personal statement
Why you want to study medicine
About the medical school and the course
Core qualities of a doctor
GMC, Tomorrow’s Doctors, Good Medical Practice
About post-grad training

6. What to prepare (2) Other things to think about:
The multidisciplinary healthcare team and who is in it
The NHS
Ethics

7. How to prepare Research the course and medical school thoroughly
Visit the medical school
Practise speaking/answering questions
With someone else
In front of mirror
Read medical journals and keep up to date with the news
Questions on the internet
Useful resources: BMA, GMC, Tomorrow’s doctors, Medical school prospectus/websites, BBC News Health

8. On the day Dress smartly (but comfortably)
Be organised the night before- documentation, packed lunch if needed, timings and travel arrangements
Try to relax!
Chat to the other applicants waiting for their interviews if this helps put you at ease
MMIs: When you finish one station, put it out of your mind and move on.
During the interview consider your responses to questions, take some time to think about your answer
Try to avoid “umm” and “like”

9. Some topical issues
“Many young weight-loss surgery patients 'super-obese’.”
“Nearly 40% of under-25s who have weight-loss surgery in the UK are classified as super-obese, according to new figures.”
“Surgeons say this is evidence of "a clear failure of strategies to prevent weight gain in young people".”
BBC News Health, 10/11/14
“Opening of private medical school concerns student leaders” BMA News
£35,000 per year
Outwith UCAS

10. The case of Nancy Fitzmaurice – mother fought to end severely disabled daughter’s life
“It shouldn't have to be a mother's decision to end their child's life, doctors should be able to take that away from you.” Charlotte Fitzmaurice
Thoughts?