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England to Northern Ireland to study medicine at Queen's Uni Belfast

Dear medical students...
interview prep question- do interviewers test your knowledge on Northern Irish healthcare/ local demographics of Belfast/ local health news and campaigns or are they fine with your knowledge on English healthcare?
Also, what difference does the BAO degree from QUB make? Why does QUB have a separate degree in obstetrics (BAO)? Is there additional training for this compared to other medical schools?

What are the "tutorials" and "student-selected components" that QUB offer?
thank you- my interview is in a few weeks!
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Dear medical students...
interview prep question- do interviewers test your knowledge on Northern Irish healthcare/ local demographics of Belfast/ local health news and campaigns or are they fine with your knowledge on English healthcare?
Also, what difference does the BAO degree from QUB make? Why does QUB have a separate degree in obstetrics (BAO)? Is there additional training for this compared to other medical schools?
What are the "tutorials" and "student-selected components" that QUB offer?
thank you- my interview is in a few weeks!

Hi, I’m a med student at QUB originally from England. In Northern Ireland, their health care system is called HSC whereas in England it’s the NHS. They are more or less the same but there a few differences in rulings such as abortion which you can read about online. Regarding the interview you never know what may come up so you’re better off doing reading about local demographics just to be on the safe side.
Dear medical students...
interview prep question- do interviewers test your knowledge on Northern Irish healthcare/ local demographics of Belfast/ local health news and campaigns or are they fine with your knowledge on English healthcare?
Also, what difference does the BAO degree from QUB make? Why does QUB have a separate degree in obstetrics (BAO)? Is there additional training for this compared to other medical schools?
What are the "tutorials" and "student-selected components" that QUB offer?
thank you- my interview is in a few weeks!

When did you get your interview invite for QUB?
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Original post by study23!
When did you get your interview invite for QUB?
December 2023

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