Imperial College London Medical School Review
Imperial College School of Medicine (ICSM) is the medical school of Imperial College London in England, and one of the United Hospitals. Read our complete review, with contributions from current students, to gain an insight into what Imperial is like.
Edinburgh Medical School Review
Welcome to our UK Medical School Review series. In this series, we work with current students to produce an in-depth overview of each UK Medical School, covering what it is like to study there, how the course looks and what you need to get in.
Cardiff Medical School Review
Let’s talk about The Cardiff University School of Medicine, its history, campus, subjects, faculties and much more information you should consider before making your decision! Have a look around!
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.
Key interview topics
It would be nice to come to an interview and only have to talk about yourself and the things you’ve done in your life, but the truth is that you’re going to have to prepare and learn things. The more you know, the better.
Here are some tips and tools that can help you prepare better for your interview.
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!
What Do They Look For In A Medical School Interview?
The key to answering questions convincingly and confidently, whilst providing sufficient evidence from your personal experience, is to create a database of all the qualities the Medical Schools are looking for (which in turn are the qualities of a good doctor, as described in the previous chapter).
What Are The Qualities Of A Good Doctor?
Medicine is a vocational course that demands resilient professionalism under a core set of values that is imperative in our care of the most fragile in our society. If you can’t demonstrate that you understand what it means to be a good doctor, your academic achievements won’t be enough to get you into Medical School and excel in your future careers.
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!
