Interviews
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The difference in structure and scoring for Panel vs MMI (ie. MMIs have standard stations that can be practiced, whereas while Panel interviews often use a lot of the same questions, they also have the potential to be more personal)
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The difference in content with Oxbridge (eg. only scientific questions and nothing about work experience, qualities, ethics, etc.)
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MMI interviews:
Birmingham, Brighton & Sussex, Bristol, Dundee, Exeter, Hull York, Imperial, Keele, Kings College London, Lancaster, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sheffield, St Andrews, St Georges, UEA (Norwich), Warwick.
Panel interviews:
Barts, Cambridge, Oxford, Glasgow, Southampton, Swansea, UCL
Think about the important skills a doctor needs, and how you have demonstrated them. Sell yourself - show the interviewers what makes you stand out from the rest.
For students:
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Create practice stations - subdivided into MMI and panel interviews
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Practice answering lots of questions with friends and family
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Practice with people you don’t know so well if possible eg family friends/teachers
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Signpost to MMI question banks, advise them to sign up to an In2Med mock MMI
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Join our mentorship scheme and ask your mentor to give you a mock MMI
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Make a table of all of the qualities of a good doctor and fill out examples of you showing these traits - link to an example you saw on work experience
For parents:
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Regularly dedicate some time to give the student questions and let them practice answering out loud
For teachers:
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Set up mock interviews for students
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Pair aspiring medical students together to practice and research for interviews
Problem-solving questions:
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Difficult to predict what will come up
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Seeing a picture/video for a few minutes, then the examiner asks you questions regarding what you saw or remember.
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Packing a suitcase for a trip, where the case can only contain half of the items available, and explain why you have chosen these articles and not the others.
Using S.T.A.R.R. to approach questions: Click Here
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Motivation to study medicine
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Insight into life as a doctor and NHS
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Data calculation
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Medical ethics
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Communication
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Qualities of a doctor
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Problem-solving
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Prioritisation
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Data interpretation and extrapolation, asking you about a specific subject topic you’ve recently studied in school, then checking your understanding of it
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Asking about a medicine-related topic you mentioned in your personal statement to test your wider knowledge of it
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Asking you to explain scientific ideas (eg. what’s HIV), and asking you to think in more detail about ideas you already know a bit (eg. draw a graph to show how the blood pressure changes from the left ventricle and down the aorta)
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Tour of the medical school
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ID check
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Explanation of how the process works
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Opportunity to ask questions
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Interview process
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Using S.T.A.R.R. to Approach Questions
All About Medical Ethics
All About The National Health Service (NHS)
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Primary Care
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Secondary Care
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Tertiary Care
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National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)
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Health Education England
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Care Quality Commission (CQC)
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Patient first
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Free, priority to those with clinical need
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Comprehensive Service
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Professional + excellent standards
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Accountable to the public, community, and patients
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Works across organisational boundaries
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Best value for taxpayers money
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Teamwork
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Respect and dignity
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Commitment to quality of care
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Compassion and empathy
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Positively improving lives
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Everyone counts
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Why medicine, not nursing or any other profession?
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Why is a medical career so appealing out of anything else?
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Ageing Population
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Brexit
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BAME Inequalities in the NHS
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Challenges in Primary Care
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Coronavirus
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Emergency Department (A+E) Crisis
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Junior Doctor Contract
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Mental Health
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Watch Our Interview Series Now
MMI Prep Webinar
The MMI Prep Webinar took place on the 14th of November 2020. Students had the opportunity to hear about the MMI experiences of four current medical students and gained tips and useful advice for any future interviews they may have. Our speakers included Charlotte (Manchester University), Anna Chiara (Anglia Ruskin University), Charmaine Lim (Cardiff University) and Setthasorn Ooi (Cardiff University).
You can check out the recording here or by subscribing to our YouTube channel.
Published on 14/11/2020
Panel Interview Prep Webinar
The event covered the nature of the interview, helpful tips and examples of what to expect, alongside some ethical and groupwork considerations. We had the pleasure of hearing from Myurri (Barts and the London), Rehaan (Newcastle) and Setthasorn Ooi (Cardiff University) who each discussed different aspects of the interview.
You can check out the recording here or by subscribing to our YouTube channel.
Published on 28/11/2020
An Interviewer's Perspective Webinar
We had the pleasure of hearing from Thea Chandler (Foundation 2 Doctor) and Abbas Palkhi (Foundation 2 Doctor), who have had experiences on both sides of the interview - as an interviewee and an interviewer. Their talk focussed on what an examiner will look out for and they provided the audience with useful tips and advice.
You can check out the recording here or by subscribing to our YouTube channel.
Published on 12/12/2020
Interview Resources for Mentors
Interviews
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