Summary The complete guide to medical school interviews: 100 MMI station questions with high yield notes
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Medical school interview notes (MBCHB)
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University Of Leeds (UoL)
This e-book is a comprehensive summary of everything you need to ace your medical school MMI interviews, written by a current medical student. It contains 100 interview questions and 63 model answers with extra interview tips and how to tackle common interview scenarios. It also covers hot topics t...
Work experience
1. How have you demonstrated your:
• Reliability
• Communication skills
• Teamworking skills
• Honesty
2. Tell me about some of the work experience you’ve done?
• Broad statement – I have done a lot of work experience to understand what the role
of a doctor involves________
• However, my most notable work experience was _____________
I observed the key skills displayed by doctors and how these contribute towards
delivering patient centred care.
• For example, I recognised the importance of communication skills when:
Situation – doctors thought that a patient may have meningitis
Challenge – to confirm their diagnosis they wanted to do a lumbar puncture
Action – they explained the procedure and the benefits and risks to the patient to
take informed consent from the patient
Response – Clear communication reduced the anxiety of the patient and they
accepted to go ahead despite a fear of needles
Effect – I realised the large impact communication has on providing patient care but
also to allow them to feel at ease during such a distressing time.
• I learnt about primary care as well and the importance of GPs especially due to the
UK’s ageing population etc… also GP shortage.
Write an example of how you cope under pressure.
• I learnt the importance of teamwork when _______________
and witnessed the active contribution of allied health care professionals to provide
high quality holistic care. Link to aspect of medicine focussing on both longevity and
QOL – Qualys – helps quantify the impact of a particular treatment.
• I spoke to a few doctors and was made aware of the challenges that doctors face.
Regardless of the setting doctors were exhausted and faced stressful situations.
Speaking to doctors was inspiring and motivated me further. I realised the
importance of avoiding burnout and ensure I take frequent breaks and pursue
hobbies while working towards my A levels.
Volunteering
3. Do you do any volunteer work?
• I had the opportunity to volunteer as an _____________
• At the _________, I had to communicate with ___________
• I had to adapt my communication when speaking to different people
• Give example of someone with a communication barrier – English not the first
language but I still made them feel calm
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, • I was exposed to both ends of the age spectrum and identified differences in care
between them.
4. Has anyone ever deterred you from a career in medicine?
• A teacher at my school suggested that becoming a doctor would be too much effort
and insisted that I should pursue a biomedical science degree due to my interest in
biology
• This made me reconsider my decision and why I decided to do medicine in the first
place. I realised that studying medicine requires not only being able to cope with a
huge workload but also commitment to lifelong learning even after medical school
• I recognised that night shifts would be challenging to get used to but I realised that I
would need to devise methods to overcome this
• Overall, the pros of pursuing medicine outweigh the cons therefore this solidified
my decision of pursuing medicine
5. How has your work experience altered your understanding of the medical career?
• Work experience has affirmed my decision to pursue a career in medicine
• Not as glamorous as what is it presented as usually
• Learnt about the important role GPs play
• Involvement of nurses
6. MMI scenario – you are in a supermarket and find an elderly man in his pyjamas
asking which room is his daughter’s What would you do?
• Pyjamas indicate confusion
• Ensure it is safe to approach as dementia patients can get violent
• Ask someone to help you
• Ask him if he needs help?
• If he’s confused get him to a safe place e.g. security area
• Ask someone to call 999 and keep an eye on him
• Reassure him
Teamwork and leadership
Doctors need to be able to lead the team and work within a team
Teamwork – the collaborative effort of a group to achieve a common goal
Leader – someone who can inspire, direct and set an example for the team to follow
7. What skills do you think are necessary for good teamwork?
• Appreciate varied skill sets within a team
• Value the input of other disciplines – bring in role of allied professionals and MDT
• Communication
• Reliability and trustworthy
• respectful
• Motivate team members
• Listening to people’s concerns
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, 8. Qualities of a good leader
• Decisive
• Communication skills
• Approachable
• Listen and respond to feedback – receptive to change
• Delegate tasks
• Motivate the team
• Be adaptable and solve problems
9. Can you give me an example of a time where you have undertaken a leadership
role?
• While completing my sports leadership qualification, I led my school badminton club
and helped players improve their game
S – while leading the club I noticed that
C – one girl was finding it particularly difficult to serve
A – I practiced with her
R – eventually got selected as part of the school badminton team
E – proud of my contribution
As a leader it’s important to help members of your team overcome weaknesses e.g.
during my work experience I saw that a junior doctor was hesitant to take some
blood and the consultant encouraged him.
10. Can you give me an example of when teamwork was required and how you
achieved that ?
S - During my bronze Duke of Edinburgh expedition,
C – we got lost on our way to the campsite and one of our team members had a
sprained ankle
A – we sat down and looked at the map to orientate ourselves and made sure we
knew exactly where we were and then planned a route. We split the contents of the
injured team members bag between us and each carried a few extra things
R – we got to the campsite on time
E – I realised the importance of teamwork in overcoming hurdles as doctors have to
work as part of the MDT with a variety of allied health care professionals to provide
optimal care.
11. Can you give me an example of how you have resolved conflict?
S – arguments between two dementia patients
C – verbally abusing each other, making others distressed
A – took the help of another staff member to seat both of them and ask them what
their concerns were. Sudden behavioural changes and frustrated residents was
common due to medication and dementia
R – both residents calmed down, understood psychological stress they were going
through and reassured both of them
E – as leaders of the MDT there may be instances where doctors may have to
resolve misunderstandings or conflict between their colleagues
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