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To best prepare for medical school interviews, it is a good idea to think about the questions you could be asked and how you would answer them. In the case of an MMI, each station will have a question about an important topic and follow up questions. There is a range...
Interviews are a crucial point in the application journey to medical school. After reviewing all applicants’ UCAS applications, including grades, personal statements and extra exam results (UCAT, BMAT), a selected number of applicants are invited to this final...
Why Medicine? The question that is almost guaranteed to come up in your medical school interviews and the one which people dread giving a textbook answer to - Why medicine? I remember when I was practising for my medical school interviews, this question really took...
Best practice for medical school interviews Medical school interviews are now in full swing, and they can be a very daunting prospect. There are lots of articles on our website covering different aspects of medical school interviews, and I would really recommend...
Author: Holly M 4th Year Medical Student What is Situational Judgement? To explain what situational judgement means, we will use the definition from the UCAT consortium website. The SJT (the part of the UCAT test that is focused on situational judgement questions)...
Medical schools online interviews Ever since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, some Medical Schools have been doing their admission interviews online. However, it’s important to remember that; if you work hard and take the time to prepare well, you should be...
How to prepare for a medical school interview? Suppose you’re hoping to gain a place on an MBBS course. In that case, this usually involves studying hard at school, having some work experience under your belt, writing a personal statement and doing the UCAT/BMAT exam....
Author: Holly M Third-year medical studentCan COVID-19 come up in my medical school interview?The COVID-19 pandemic is a huge topic and has had a significant impact on the NHS, doctors, public health and global health. Because of that, it could very easily come up in...
What are Medical Ethics? Ethics is the theory of moral behaviour and deals with the concepts of ‘good’ and ‘bad’. Medicine is an ethically driven profession due to the trust placed in doctors to do good for their patients and the responsibility that this brings. It is...
What are Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs)? Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI) is the most commonly used format of Medical School interview. Differing from the panel interview, it is split into several stations. Each station is different and tests ability to make ethical...
Medicine Panel Interview Panel interviews consist of you (the candidate) and 1 to 4 panellists generally (the interviewers). The interviewers at a Medicine Panel Interview may be from: the medical faculty, university origination, current students or healthcare...
How do I dress for my Medical School interviews? The medical school interview is about selling yourself to the medical school in person. Selling yourself starts from the moment you walk in the door. First impressions count. If you turn up looking professional, you’ll...
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