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A short talk outlining 3 principles for med school interviewees from an experienced interviewer
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What (not) to say at a Med School interview
Sabih M. Huq
Medical Registrar
Barts and The London
SAMDA Clinicians’ Evening
19th March 2008
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Introductions
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Who am I ?
• A levels 1990
• MBBS 1997
• MRCP 2000
• currently doing MD
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Who are you ?
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Why are we here ?
1. Why did you come here tonight?2. What would you like to be able to do after
tonight that you could not do before?3. Has the evening lived up to your expectations?
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Purpose
• help you to think sensibly about Medicine as a career
• show you what interviewers are (not) looking for
• persuade you to do something
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Outline
start
skills
realities
commitment
finish
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What makes a good doctor?
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“From regularly reading the medical
literature ...”
“Hmmm. What do think of stem cells?
Should we be using them?”
“Err...”
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Principles 1
• don’t lie
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“I blah, blah blah ...”
“Tell me about your work experience.”
“Err...”
“What did you learn?”
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Principles 2
• don’t lie
• reflect
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“I would help people.”
“If you had £1 million to improve health, what would
you do?”
“By helping them.”
“How?”
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Principles 3
• don’t lie
• reflect
• be intelligent
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What is it like being a doctor?
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“A what?”
“What does a Foundation 1 doctor
do?”
“Hmmm.”
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“Long hours.”
“What are the drawbacks to being a
doctor?”
“Anything else?”
“No.”
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Are you committed?
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“I don’t.”
“Why do you want to come here?”
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Are you committed?
What would convince you an applicant was committed?
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What now?
• what do you want?
• how are you going to get there?
• what physical actions are next?
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Summary
start
skills
realities
commitment
finish
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