*MEGATHREAD* Interview discussion thread '15-'16

is that a forbidden topic of interview discussion?

What makes you think that it will be?

there was absolutely no mention of it in my interview before christmas, so i was just wondering before the next one!

In terms of keeping up with medicine in the news, would reading the medicine section on the guardian website be enough? Thanks

I'd like to know this too, although I read the bbc news health section (health, NHS, medicine sections) instead


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Hey guys!😊
Does anyone have information about KCL interviews? Like generally what type of questions are asked and what the process is?

Sorry, they make you sign an non-disclosure agreement on the day, so we're not allowed to talk about it :/

Sorry I worded that wrong.. i didnt mean i want to know the exact questions i meant as in are the questions more focused on you as an individual or are they more related to whether youre upto date with medicine news & about the uni etc.. are there ethical scenarios too?
I hope that makes sense haha

Anyone able to help with this ethical scenario??

"You are a genetic counsellor. One of your clients, Linda, hada boy with a genetic defect that may have a high recurrence risk, meaning hersubsequent pregnancies has a high chance of being affected by the same defect.You offered genetic testing of Linda, her husband, and their son to find outmore about their disease, to which everyone agreed. The result showed thatneither Linda nor her husband carry the mutation, while the boy inherited themutation on a paternal chromosome that did not come from Linda's husband. Inother words, the boy's biological father is someone else, who is unaware thathe carries the mutation. You suspect that Linda nor her husband are aware ofthis non-paternity. How would you disclose the results of this genetic analysisto Linda and her family? What principles and who do you have to take into considerationin this case?"

Should the information only be revealed to Linda or both her and her husband, since they have both given consent for the genetic test?

Hi, does anyone have any steps to roleplay in breaking bad news and ethical questions?

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Hi! does anyone know anything about the MMi system in Queen Belfast?
Thank youu!

Hi (I'm a 1st year Cardiff medic) I'll do my best to help. I had an interview at Belfast last year and when I asked for feedback my good stations where I performed above average were the roleplay ones.

You could be presented with any type of roleplay ranging from Breaking bad news, consouling a friend or it may just be having a general chat. QUB tend to be very very unpredictable in their MMI stations and I remember a scenario which was very odd but again if your naturally a nice person and can talk to someone with empathy honestly these stations are a breeeeze and are sooo enjoyable.
Also please remember that you are not the actor. They aren't looking to identify an actor in you rather all they want to see is that you have some form of empathy and communication skills which obviously are essential in medicine.

Have a look at the sample station they've given you on their website.
The way I prepared for these roleplays is to grab a friend or family relative (i.e my sister helped me loads) and practice out loads of scenarios with them.
You'll find that once you develop a generic stratagy for each type of roleplay in your mind then all you have to do is to just adapt yourself to the scenario.
I.e introduce yourself, listen, empathise with them, ask if there's anything you can do.

Your body language and tone of voice is absolutely VITAL. You could be saying the sweetest things with your mouth but if you've got a closed or arrogant body language you will lose marks.

For ethical statios my advise would be to read the ICS book to gather knowledge about medical ethics.

Thank you so much for that, I was feeling very worried for that station! For breaking bad news, would you break the news straight after you have introduced yourself or would you break the news slowly?

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Hi (I'm a 1st year Cardiff medic) I'll do my best to help. I had an interview at Belfast last year and when I asked for feedback my good stations where I performed above average were the roleplay ones.

You could be presented with any type of roleplay ranging from Breaking bad news, consouling a friend or it may just be having a general chat. QUB tend to be very very unpredictable in their MMI stations and I remember a scenario which was very odd but again if your naturally a nice person and can talk to someone with empathy honestly these stations are a breeeeze and are sooo enjoyable.
Also please remember that you are not the actor. They aren't looking to identify an actor in you rather all they want to see is that you have some form of empathy and communication skills which obviously are essential in medicine.

Have a look at the sample station they've given you on their website.
The way I prepared for these roleplays is to grab a friend or family relative (i.e my sister helped me loads) and practice out loads of scenarios with them.
You'll find that once you develop a generic stratagy for each type of roleplay in your mind then all you have to do is to just adapt yourself to the scenario.
I.e introduce yourself, listen, empathise with them, ask if there's anything you can do.

Your body language and tone of voice is absolutely VITAL. You could be saying the sweetest things with your mouth but if you've got a closed or arrogant body language you will lose marks.

For ethical statios my advise would be to read the ICS book to gather knowledge about medical ethics.

Thank you soooo much! Do you remember how much time you had before each station? and were there a lot of questions like "why medicine, talk to me about leadership etc?"?

You had 1 minute to read the instructions displayed outside the station. They will explain all of this information to you in the briefing prior to your interview so don't worry.

I can't reveal the specifics but yes there was one station asking personal questions.

I think with QUB MMIs everyones whom I've spoken to said that it was nearly impossible to prepare for it simply due to how unpredictable their stations are and they do this on purpose.

What would you say for an ethical situation saying that a patient/Jehovah's Witness is refusing a blood transfusion and will otherwise die?