Medicine interview prep time

I’d like to know the recommended amount of time required to prepare for a medicine interview. Is 2 weeks enough? Thanks.

Reply 1

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Reply 2

anonmeddymed

doable but id stay ontop of it

Reply 3

preena9753

Original post by ahmedlafir

I’d like to know the recommended amount of time required to prepare for a medicine interview. Is 2 weeks enough? Thanks.

i think the longer, the better! it's kind of a skill that builds over time :smile:

i did a little a day for a few months

Reply 4

boxdil

Original post by ahmedlafir

I’d like to know the recommended amount of time required to prepare for a medicine interview. Is 2 weeks enough? Thanks.

Hey buddy imo two weeks is a bit short unless you can spend all day every day for the next 2 weeks but yes it's doable. Don't forget you've got a lot of stuff to cover like reasons for wanting to do med, attributes of a good doctor, knowledge of a doctors work, advantages/disadvantages of being a doctor, knowledge of the NHS, evidence of teamwork, evidence of work experience, why you want to go to that uni, gender & cultural awareness and on and on. If you're short of time now I'd at least get a med interview prep book to help you cover all the essential areas, the Griffiths one on Amazon is pretty good and I think they also do mock interviews.