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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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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