Functional vs Preventive Medicine

Preventive medicine. It seems to be a buzzword in the 21st century healthcare world. But do we really know what we are talking about?

Human Rights: Should We Be Fighting For Healthcare?

But what is not clear is what a right is. Human rights are those that are undeniable and equal for all human beings, regardless of their individual composition (sex, race, creed, colour, etc.). Let’s talk about this topic, its importance and its history.

Abortion – A Medical Ethics Guide

Questions about Abortion are common in medicine interviews due to the sensitive ethical questions surrounding it. You may or may not have an opinion on the topic, but this guide is here to help you put biases aside and look at the issue in an objective, professional manner.

Medical Ethics: The Definitive Guide

There is a valid reason why medical schools ask you ethics questions in interviews: a career in medicine is about helping patients while minimising harm and suffering. Here are some of the theories of ethics with real-world examples and 5 ethics interview practice questions to work through.

Be concise and confident, but not arrogant

We want you to keep this in mind for every question you answer in your interviews: answer confidently, concisely and back it up with relevant experience.
We’ll talk in this article about how you can answer questions, without beating around the bush, getting to the point and of course being as calm as possible, read on to find out more!

How To Make Your Interview Answers More Powerful

For the majority of questions, an interviewer can throw at you, you should be aiming to follow roughly a set format for each answer you give. A format will help you organise your answers and make them more powerful. Read on to see our suggested structure and tips.

The traditional semi-structured interview

The semi-structured interview used to be the most commonly used interview type, but in recent years, the vast majority of medical schools have moved to MMI and show no signs of moving back to traditional interviews.

The two types of interview – MMI and Semi-structured

In this section we’ll first go through the different interview types and then the qualities medical schools are looking for as well as the key questions and tasks that can come up. Take this chapter seriously, because we’re going to go through a lot of the important stuff you need in order to build a solid footing, and so that you can handle any interview that’s thrown your way!