How do you answer medical ethics questions in interviews?

Ethics and law topics for interviews (consent, capacity, euthanasia, assisted dying).

Axis: weigh both sides with principles … give a personal opinion

Answers by date: 8 records in 5 sources, newest first; the answers above are the current ones. The advice was refined (2017, 2018), never reversed, in these records.

date	who	answer	source
2018-01-27	Ali	Ali says the four principles of medical ethics, autonomy among them, are the structure he always suggests for answering medical ethics questions.	Charlie Gard - Medical Ethics and Law 00:10:41
2018-01-27	Ali	Ali says medicine interview applicants should be aware of the ethical points raised by the Charlie Gard case.	Charlie Gard - Medical Ethics and Law 00:08:27
2018-01-17	Ali	Ali again urges applicants never to use the phrase "passive euthanasia", because it is confusing.	Legalising Assisted Suicide? - Medical Ethics and Law 00:25:42
2018-01-17	Ali	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.	Legalising Assisted Suicide? - Medical Ethics and Law 00:00:58
2018-01-10	Ali	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.	Euthanasia - Medical Ethics and Law at the end of life 00:15:27
2017-12-21	Ali	Ali says applicants need not know case names and dates, but citing even vague details of a case, such as Re T when asked about Jehovah's Witnesses, looks really impressive and shows commitment to medicine.	Consent, Capacity and Jehovah's Witnesses - Medical Ethics & Law for interviews 00:24:35
2017-12-14	Ali	Ali says everyone knows the four principles and that they must apply them, so what distinguishes candidates is what they say while applying them and showing personality: talk engagingly and smile occasionally.	How to answer Medical Ethics interview questions 00:04:23
2017-12-14	Ali	Ali says the four principles of medical ethics are the structure he, his friends and everyone else would recommend for answering a medical ethics scenario.	How to answer Medical Ethics interview questions 00:00:29