Fully interactive interview skills course for all medical schools, providing full coverage of all types of questions (general, personal, ethical, current issues) in a fully participative format. Maximum 15 participants.
"An enjoyable day. My interviewers commented on how good my interview technique was. I would certainly recommend the course to all my friends"
Duration: 9:30- 5:30 Participants: 15 max Venue: London/Birmingham Cost: £150
CONTENT OF THE COURSE
The course consists of a mix of activities, ranging from interactive discussions to small
group workshops and personal practice by being challenged throughout the day in
conditions replicating interview situations.
Throughout the day, you will improve your interview technique by learning:
 how to enrich the content of your answers and structure them to maximise their impact
how use effectively the opportunity that each question gives you to sell yourself.
how to deliver answers that sound unrehearsed to give a favourable impression.
how to answer questions of different natures, including:
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Questions relating to your Personal Statement
(Why Medicine, tell us about yourself, your work experience, hobbies, etc)
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Questions relating to your general skills
(ambition & motivation, communication skills, team playing ability, management &
leadership skills, teaching skills, your strengths, handling stress, etc)
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Negative or incriminating questions
(main weaknesses, what makes you angry, working with difficult people)
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Ethical questions and difficult scenarios
(liver transplant for an ex-alcoholic, fertility treatments, should the NHS treat patients
with self-inflicted diseases, patients refusing treatment, etc)
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Questions testing your breadth of interest and personal insight
(Why do most doctors not wear white coats, what is the difference between medicine
now and 100 years ago, should the NHS fund alternative medicines, etc)
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Recent developments and changes in the NHS
- Current issues
Because we limit the number of participants to 15, each participant has multiple
opportunities to learn by discussing individual questions with others, by listening to their
colleagues' performance and by practicing their own answers. All courses are based the
most commonly asked questions at real medical interviews around the country over the
past twelve months.
"I finally found out where I went wrong last year thanks to the course and all the questions we worked on came up. And I got the place...!"
THE TUTORS
Our medical school interview skills courses are run by very experienced tutors with a unique
combined knowledge of medical and communication issues. Our courses are run in turn by:
Beera Patel GP
Gail Allsopp GP
Jo Clare GP
Chris Pocock GP Registrar
Dan Wood Consultant Urologist
Sebastian Yuen Consultant Paediatrician
Olivier Picard Communication Consultant
VENUE, COST & DATES
Venue: London: Grange White Hall Hotel, near British Museum
Birmingham: City Inn Hotel, Bridleyplace
Timing: Registration and coffee from 9:00am. Course from 9.30am to 5:30pm.
Cost: £150 per person. This includes refreshments, buffet lunch, handouts and VAT.
Dates: Availability is as follows:
LONDON COURSES
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Sat 17 Oct '09 |
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Sun 18 Oct '09 |
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BIRMINGHAM COURSES
BOOKING A PLACE
To book a place, simply complete the form below and follow the instructions to make the
payment. You will receive an automatic acknowledgement of your booking and we will write
to you within 24 hours to confirm the booking and send you the relevant instructions,
directions and pre-course material.
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