Use this to Practise for Your Medical School Interviews (UK)

After an IMMENSE response from TikTok, I have made this video for aspiring medical students who have upcoming medical school interviews. 📚 Books I used to practise for my interviews: https://amzn.to/2LaXIzX https://amzn.to/3saIBa1 💻 Websites that I highly recommend! https://www.themedicportal.com/?gclid... Here are all the time stamps with each question: 0:00 Intro 0:24 How to use this Video 1:06 Disclaimer! 1:26 'Why Medicine' 1:36 Why do you want to do medicine? 1:39 Do you think that medicine is the correct career path for you? 1:42 Why would you study medicine instead of nursing? 1:44 When did you decide that you wanted to become a doctor? 1:49 'Motivation' 1:59 What motivated you to take this degree? 2:01 What would you do if you don't get a place in medical school? 2:04 What aspects of the working life of a doctor appeal to you? 2:08 What aspects of the working life of a doctor don't appeal to you? 2:12 What do you wish to achieve from your medical career? 2:14 What impact do you hope to make in the field of medicine? 2:18 Has anyone tried to put you off from doing medicine? 2:20 'Personality + Character' 2:31 How do you cope with stress? 2:34 What activities do you do to relax? 2:36 What are your interests and your hobbies? 2:39 How would your friends describe you? 2:41 What can you bring to this specific university? 2:44 'Medical School' 2:54 Why did you decide to choose this specific medical school? 2:58 Do you think that cadaveric dissection is important for medical students? 3:03 If you were a student here, what societies would you be interested in joining? 3:07 'Interest in Medicine' 3:18 Do you read any medical publications? 3:20 Tell me about any medical advances that you have heard or read about recently? 3:25 I've noticed that you have read an interesting book which you mentioned in your personal statement, could you tell me a bit about that? 3:30 What health issues do you think doctors cannot control in our area? 3:35 'Ethics' 3:45 Do you think that euthanasia has a place in modern medicine? 3:49 What are the ethical issues of abortion? 3:51 What are the ethical issues of a minor asking for contraception? 3:56 What are the ethical issues of a patient refusing treatment? 4:01 In a scenario where your schedule is fully packed, and yet you need to see more patients, what would you do? 4:06 How would you approach a patient who is refusing to take their prescribed medication? 4:10 'Teamwork' 4:21 Describe a time when you worked in a team and it worked well. 4:24 Describe a time when you worked in a team and it was not successful. 4: 28 What are the qualities of a good team leader? 4:31 What are the qualities of a bad team leader? 4:34 What do you think makes a good team? 4:36 'Work Experience' 4:47 What was an important lesson that you learnt from your work experience? 4:50 Did you witness a situation where a member of the healthcare team behaved unprofessionally? 4:58 What qualities did you learn during your work experience that were important? 5:02 What important ideas did you learn from your work experience? 5:05 What did you achieve in your gap year? 5:07 'Communication' 5:18 Explain how to tie your shoelace without using your hands. 5:22 Describe how to open a water bottle to someone who is visually impaired. 5:26 Teach a patient how to use an inhaler (without there being one in front of you). 5:31 'Empathy' 5:42 How would you define empathy? 5:44 Can the practise of empathy be taught in a lecture? 5:47 What is more important, sympathy or empathy? 5:51 'Covid-19' 6:01 During this pandemic, what have you done to keep yourself busy? 6:05 How will you adapt your learning and education, especially if there are fewer face to face learning sessions? 6:11 If a patient was anxious about taking the new COVID vaccine, what steps would you take to reassure them? 6:20 What is herd immunity? 6:24 What do you think of the UK Government's response to the pandemic as a whole? 6:38 Standard waffle at the end :) 👩🏾‍⚕️ My name is Gaya and I am a 3rd year med student studying at the University of Leicester (UK). I make videos on the reality of being a medical student - the good and the bad! 📅 Upload day = every Sunday 📱Follow me on instagram & TikTok for BTS!   / gaya_rrr   https://www.tiktok.com/@shutupgaya?la... 🎥 Affordable gear I use to Film: Boya BY-MM1 Compact On Camera Shotgun Video Microphone - https://amzn.to/3q6MT0t Polarduck Mini Tripod - https://amzn.to/3brbCZ5 ULANZI U Rig Pro Smartphone Video Rig - https://amzn.to/35rJQrG 🛎 Comment down below what videos you would like to see & make sure to like, comment, subscribe and turn that notification bell on! #medschoolinterview #medicalstudent #medicalschool