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Medicine interview

concept · in 19 sources (2017–2018)

The interview a medical school holds with shortlisted applicants: a panel, multiple mini interviews or an Oxbridge interview.

Sources by year: 2017: 14 · 2018: 5

Also known as: medical school interview, med school interview

Also named in the threads: Ali promises more videos on the BMAT, interviews and personal statements (2017) · Ali says part two of his euthanasia videos, which should be out at some point the following week, will cover assisted suicide, attempts to change the law on it, and its ethics.

Often together

What comes up in the same parts of the videos; the number is how many parts.

University of Cambridge (28) · Multiple mini interview (7) · Personal statement (10) · University of Oxford (9) · Four principles of medical ethics (6) · Medical ethics (5) · Re T (2) · UKCAT (3) · Euthanasia (4) · Charlie Gard case (4)

What the videos say

The most important statements of each year; all statements.

2018

  • 2018-01-10 · Euthanasia - Medical Ethics and Law at the end of life — Ali says there is a lot of confusion around the terms active euthanasia, passive euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, and many medicine applicants use them in the wrong context. — 00:00:00
    • Ali says applicants asked about euthanasia should structure their answer with the four principles, then add the legal status of euthanasia and perhaps the Dr Cox case, which would help them stand out. — 00:15:27
  • 2018-01-17 · Legalising Assisted Suicide? - Medical Ethics and Law — recommendation: Ali says the law on assisted suicide is not very high-yield for medicine interviews: applicants revising should focus on the ethics of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, which interviewers are very likely to ask about. — 00:00:58
  • 2018-01-27 · Charlie Gard - Medical Ethics and Law — recommendation: Ali says medicine interview applicants should be aware of the ethical points raised by the Charlie Gard case. — 00:08:27
  • 2018-02-17 · Medicine Application - No offers? — recommendation: Ali says an applicant who got medicine interviews but no offer had a strong enough application and should work on interview performance. — 00:03:32
    • Ali says doctors he has spoken to say the job goes to whoever performs or prepares best at interview, not the best person, so the interview is the most important part of an application. — 00:03:32
    • Ali says improving medicine interview performance mostly comes from practising with friends, family, teachers and anyone else available. — 00:04:01
    • a guest: The same student advises asking for feedback after an unsuccessful medicine interview, since some places give it, so you know what to fix. — 00:11:18
    • a guest: The same student advises rejected applicants to write to universities asking why an interview went badly or why they were not interviewed, and to work on that feedback. — 00:12:39
  • 2018-04-05 · Finding out my Foundation Year Jobs - Quick update — Ali found meeting viewers in person when they came for their Cambridge interviews a pretty incredible experience. — 00:02:44
  • …and 2 statements more in 2018 — all statements of 2018

2017