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What did you learn from your work experience?

A lot of medical schools will ask in their interviews about your work experience. It is very easy to list out the experiences one had in your work experience, but you need to focus on one or two examples ...

Answered by Lily S. Medical School Preparation tutor
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a human could win a running race against a cheetah, if this was a long distance race? why might this be, can you think of any adaptations humans have that will allow for this?

This question is about what the student may know and applying this knowledge in a different situation. At first it seems ridiculous, a cheetah is the fastest animal on the planet? which is more or less tr...

Answered by Oscar H. Medical School Preparation tutor
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Your hospital has received an extra budget allowance this month, allowing either one life saving heart transplant operation for an eight year old child, or 100 hip replacements. Which do you choose and why?

An ethics question such as this is a common medical school interview question. It is important to appreciate there is no definite right answer, this is merely testing your ability to weigh up both sides o...

Answered by Robert H. Medical School Preparation tutor
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Ethical scenario (medical school interview question): You're a junior doctor working in A&E and are triaging a patient with a head injury. He doesn't want to see you as you're "not white", so can't be a "proper doctor". Discuss the issues raised.

The main ethical issue raised here is the need to balance the patient's autonomy and our duty to treat. 

Firstly you would need to talk to the patient. Racism is not tolerated within the NHS but it...

Answered by Safiya H. Medical School Preparation tutor
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What should I say if at interview they ask me which type of doctor I want to be (e.g. cardiologist, neurosurgeon)?

This is a really common question at a medical school interview and one that you should be ready for - fortunately it's not a difficult one to answer!

The key to answering this question is to recogn...

Answered by Conor M. Medical School Preparation tutor
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