Why do you want to be a doctor and not a nurse?

This is a common question that catches many applicants out - with the most common concern being that, in answering the question, you may insult other healthcare professions and not be seen as a 'team player'.The important thing to remember is that any answer that is true is considered right by your examiners. It's not about just 'getting into' med - it's about you becoming a doctor.Ask yourself the following questions;What do I know about medicine?What do I know about nursing?What do I like about each?What don't I like about each?From there, we can adapt your answer into something interview appropriate. For example;"I don't want to be a nurse, because I feel like it's just carrying out orders." This answer isn't factually correct and also gives you an air of arrogance that the profession as a whole is trying to steer away from."I would prefer to do medicine, because I would rather be accountable for my own actions, which would be another personal motivator in helping my patients. I actually realised this during my experience of..." Don't answer questions for the sake of interview fodder; answer questions that are related to you. Med interviews are scary enough - you don't want to fluster yourself more trying to memorise a script, when you can just speak about what you already know... Which is bound to be more than you think!