andrewbaillie
26th November, 2001, 8:34 PM
Glasgow
These are the questions (that I can remember) from my interview at Glasgow today. It is amazing how the questions link together. If you say something that interests the interviewer(s) in your answer to one question that will almost certainly be the basis of your next question. And the 15 mins absolutely fly by!
My interview at Glasgow wasnt a grilling, and they made me feel as relaxed as possible (even though they had the wrong UCAS details in front of them at first- they played the first few minutes by ear until they got the right details!)
Why did you choose to study the degree you are doing now?
leading into.......
When did you first become interested in medicine?
What did your GP say when you told him that you wanted to do medicine?
they were (pleasantly) surprised that my GP didnt try and talk me out of it!
Which part of your work experience did you enjoy the most and why?
Did anything from your work experience put you off doing medicine?
Why would you consider becoming a doctor as a hard career path?
i mentioned junior doctors hours and then I was asked....
Do you think that junior doctors work as many hours as they used to?
I mentioned what the current target is for junior docs hours(about 56 I think) and what it is currently (about 72 hours). The interviewer told me that when she was a junior doc she worked 112 hours a week.
Why do you think that medicine would be a rewarding career?
From your degree you have a lot of laboratory experience. Is this something you would continue with after doing a degree in medicine?
The glasgow curriculum has changed a lot since 1996. What do you think are the good points and bad points of the new curriculum?
There is a lot of temwork involved in the new curriculum. Do you think that being a bit older than the other students in your group would put you at a disadvantage?
Being a doctor involves lot of teamwork. Who is involved with team work in medicine?
Say you have had a stroke. Who is the most important person in deciding how you should be treated?
There was loads more I feel I could have talked about but my time was up. Hard to say if what I said went down well or if I came across ok, but I gave it my best shot!
Dundee
A friend of mine is a 3rd year medic at Dundee and she was good enough to e-mail me some frequently asked interview questions (some of which apply mainly to graduate/mature students ,but useful nonetheless) .
Why do you want to study medicine?
Why do you want to go to Glasgow as opposed to Dundee etc...?
How will you feel entering a class of students who are all younger than
How as a graduate student will you contribute to the class?
If you dont succeed in getting into medical school this year what will you do?
Answer is do an MSc in the meantime and reapply next year!
What experience do you have with the health care profession?
What things have you done thoroughout your degree that has shown your caring, sharing side?
What do you want to pursue as a postgraduate career e.g surgery etc.?
What qualities do you have that will make you a good doctor?
In no more than a few sentences sum up why we should offer you this place and not the graduate sitting outside.
How do you feel about the way the media projects the medical world?
What are your opinons on revalidation?
What about the new curriculum???
Look this up!! GMC recommendations 1993 'Tomorrow's Doctors' - this changed the way medical school were teaching.
How will you fund yourself through the course?
Also be informed about topical issues in the news- very important!!
Current one doing the rounds is the cloning for stem cells!
These are the questions (that I can remember) from my interview at Glasgow today. It is amazing how the questions link together. If you say something that interests the interviewer(s) in your answer to one question that will almost certainly be the basis of your next question. And the 15 mins absolutely fly by!
My interview at Glasgow wasnt a grilling, and they made me feel as relaxed as possible (even though they had the wrong UCAS details in front of them at first- they played the first few minutes by ear until they got the right details!)
Why did you choose to study the degree you are doing now?
leading into.......
When did you first become interested in medicine?
What did your GP say when you told him that you wanted to do medicine?
they were (pleasantly) surprised that my GP didnt try and talk me out of it!
Which part of your work experience did you enjoy the most and why?
Did anything from your work experience put you off doing medicine?
Why would you consider becoming a doctor as a hard career path?
i mentioned junior doctors hours and then I was asked....
Do you think that junior doctors work as many hours as they used to?
I mentioned what the current target is for junior docs hours(about 56 I think) and what it is currently (about 72 hours). The interviewer told me that when she was a junior doc she worked 112 hours a week.
Why do you think that medicine would be a rewarding career?
From your degree you have a lot of laboratory experience. Is this something you would continue with after doing a degree in medicine?
The glasgow curriculum has changed a lot since 1996. What do you think are the good points and bad points of the new curriculum?
There is a lot of temwork involved in the new curriculum. Do you think that being a bit older than the other students in your group would put you at a disadvantage?
Being a doctor involves lot of teamwork. Who is involved with team work in medicine?
Say you have had a stroke. Who is the most important person in deciding how you should be treated?
There was loads more I feel I could have talked about but my time was up. Hard to say if what I said went down well or if I came across ok, but I gave it my best shot!
Dundee
A friend of mine is a 3rd year medic at Dundee and she was good enough to e-mail me some frequently asked interview questions (some of which apply mainly to graduate/mature students ,but useful nonetheless) .
Why do you want to study medicine?
Why do you want to go to Glasgow as opposed to Dundee etc...?
How will you feel entering a class of students who are all younger than
How as a graduate student will you contribute to the class?
If you dont succeed in getting into medical school this year what will you do?
Answer is do an MSc in the meantime and reapply next year!
What experience do you have with the health care profession?
What things have you done thoroughout your degree that has shown your caring, sharing side?
What do you want to pursue as a postgraduate career e.g surgery etc.?
What qualities do you have that will make you a good doctor?
In no more than a few sentences sum up why we should offer you this place and not the graduate sitting outside.
How do you feel about the way the media projects the medical world?
What are your opinons on revalidation?
What about the new curriculum???
Look this up!! GMC recommendations 1993 'Tomorrow's Doctors' - this changed the way medical school were teaching.
How will you fund yourself through the course?
Also be informed about topical issues in the news- very important!!
Current one doing the rounds is the cloning for stem cells!