Preparatory Course for UK Medical School Interviews
Provided by Doctors Academy
About the course
Description:
This intensive half-day course is designed to equip applicants with an understanding and awareness of a variety of important areas that are often broached in medical school interviews (both MMI and panel interviews). Through a number of simulated interviews conducted by doctors, as well as structured overviews of key topics, it will enable candidates to practise how to answer questions posed in the interviews in a manner that will allow them to excel.
The course will offer attendees the opportunity to discuss the topics that are commonly asked in medical school interviews in a simulated and focused setting. These include:
- Ethics and Ethical Dilemmas
- Essentials of Medical Research
- The Basis of Common Medical Conditions
- Structure of the NHS and Its Hierarchy
- The Importance of the Doctor-Patient Relationship
- Cardinal Components Required to Become a Doctor (clinical knowledge; competence; decision making; compassion; confidentiality; and ethics)
Salient Features:
- Simulated Interview Sessions
- Individualised Feedback from Tutors (Doctors)
- Discussion of High-Yield Topics Broached in the Interview
Programme:
0820-0830: Registration
0830-0840: Introduction
0840-0900: Structure of Mini Medical Interviews (MMIs) and Panel Interviews
0900-0915: What Do the Medical Schools and the Interviewers Expect of You?
0915-0930: Significance of Expression, Body Language and Positive Projection
0930-0945: Structure of the NHS and Its Hierarchy
0945-1000: Good Clinical Practice, Confidentiality and Medical Ethics
1000-1015: Care and Compassion
1015-1030: Break
1035-1245: Interview Sessions
Topics Covered:
Current Issues Facing the NHS
Moral and Ethical Reasoning
Teamwork and Leadership
Decision Making and Professionalism
Group Work for PBL, CBL and TBL
Genetics in Medicine
Current Advances in Medicine
Data Interpretation
Data Analysis
Problem Solving
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Motivation to Study Medicine
1245-1255: Question and Answer Session
1255-1300: Summary and Close