Yup... if only they scaled interview streams...
They might mark the tough ones a bit more leniently or something to maintain fairness. Hopefully anyway!
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Yup... if only they scaled interview streams...
Continuing the trend of listing what the mini interviews were about, here's mine.
I'm a graduate applicant, and these questions aren't in any particular order.
1. Role-play: Same as lucyg. A friend (law student) wants access to the Hospital library which is restricted to doctors and medical students. She has an exam soon and all the other libraries are full and/or noisy. She wants access to the hospital library because it's quiet and it's not full. What do you do?
2. Children are coming to schools hungry in the morning. You are in charge of finding a solution to this.
3. What are you looking forward to the most about being a medical professional?
4. Recall a time you were incorrectly judged or wrongly accused of something. Discuss this with the interviewer.
5. You are a pharmacist with access to prescription drugs. A friend (with some medical condition) wants a prescription drug, because she knows the drug works, and she's too busy to see a doctor. What do you do?
6. (unsure of the exact wording) What is something that you are not happy about yourself? How can you improve/change yourself?
7. Universities are giving preferential entry to medical students whom are willing to work in rural areas for two years after they graduate. This is to try and get more people to work in the rural areas. Do you think this is a good idea? Discuss with interviewer.
8. (can't remember)
In my interview though, the interviewers got me worried a bit.
My first two interviewers showed a lot of emotion and were really friendly to me. They talked back to me quite a lot, and it was a nice discussion. I walked out of those thinking I'd done a good job because they seemed really engaged with what I said.
Then the next few interviewers showed no emotion at all... they simply said "yep, sure" to EVERYTHING I said. After I had said what I had to say, they read a question off their clipboard, and then it was me talking again whilst they said "yep, sure". I thought I was saying the wrong things because they seemed so bored. It got me a bit worried that I'd made a bad impression on these few interviewers. I tried talking about something that may strike and interest in the interviewer, but nope.
The rest were like proper interviewers - they asked questions at the right time, responded like an interviewer would, smiled at the right times, etc.
Also, I wore a suit, tie, dress shirt/pants and I was way too overdressed. Everyone just wore a simply dress shirt (the guys that is). The girls didn't wear anything fancy either, just something that looked tidy.
May I ask you what kind of answers you gave to the interviewers, please? I'm interested in going to Auckland in 2018 or so.Just finished my interview today!
Here are the questions I had from what I can remember:
1) What does it mean to be a team member?
2) Maori language week - pros and cons?
3) Transgender women take something to reduce their testosterone levels when competing in the Olympics. Thoughts? Follow ups included: Should trans people be allowed to compete in the gender category in which they identify? should a seperate category be made for trans people? Thoughts on the testosterone regulations for M to F trans people, and lack of regulations for F to M trans people?
4) List of NZ's ranking in a number of factors for the Social Progress Index, e.g. housing, suicide, greenhouse emissions, obesity. Thoughts on our ranking? Should we be satisfied?
5) What do you want to achieve in your career as a health professional?
6) Describe a time where you witnessed someone do something unethical/unmoral. What did you do and what would you do differently?
7) Decision making for water fluoridation has recently shifted from the local board to the DHB. There is some opposition from the public. Thoughts?
8) Acting: Your cousin has epilepsy and wants to stop the medication that he's been taking and wants to stop going to the doctor. In the station, he brought up wanting to try alternative medicine and that he felt that the doctor was only there to prescribe medicine/ wasn't listening to him.
May I ask you what kind of answers you gave to the interviewers, please? I'm interested in going to Auckland in 2018 or so.
Can I ask you what you said to the law student trying to access the library question, please if you could remember? I dunno I would just say that it's reserved for the med students and doctors for a reason and can't allow them to access it.
Hey can I ask you some questions and give you my thoughts on how I would answer the questions you were given?As promised on the Auckland OLY1 thread, this is a writeup of my experience with the new MMI format. I hope it helps future students get an idea of what it's like.
Before the interview
My interview session was held at Grafton campus on 10:15, 27th of November. I left my house at 9 to make sure there's plenty of time to spare. I arrived about 10 minutes before 10, and I was neither the first nor the last one to get to the waiting room.
The room was filled with my fellow interviewees and student helpers; according to my helper, 2 cycles of interviews were being conducted simultaneously, for a total of 16 students at once. Most of the girls were dressed the way I was: a blouse, business skirt and tights. One or two girls were wearing a jacket over a dress, while the guys were pretty much all dressed in suits with the jacket off.
I made small talk with a med student, but I was nervous and I'm not exactly chatty at the best of times, so we fell to an awkward silence a few times. Just when I was starting to worry that the same would happen with my interviewers, another student came to escort me to my interview.
During the interview
The interviews were conducted in small office-type rooms along a corridor not far from the medsci lab. Scenarios were written on laminated cards placed on chairs placed outside each room. At each station, I had 2 minutes to read the question and plan my answer. During this time, my student helper provided me with water if I needed some. When the 2 minutes were up, a chime went off to signal the end of reading time and I was led into the room.
The stationed all started the same way: the interviewer and I exchanged brief introductions, the interviewer confirmed that I have read the scenario, and they asked me what I thought about it. It was very conversational; I wasn't expected to give a speech. Generally, I opened the conversation by stating my initial thoughts, and they asked me follow-up questions so that I could elaborate on my answer or explain my reasoning. Often, the topic gradually drifted away from the scenario; I think I had the "why medicine?" conversation about 3 times, haha.
Another chime rang after 6 minutes. I finished up my answer if I was in the middle of speaking, thanked the interviewer and was escorted to the next room (which was usually just next door) by my student helper. As it turned out, I didn't need to worry about running out of things to say; 6 minutes came pretty quickly.
I was given the following scenarios (possibly paraphrased):
1. Think about a problem where the old solution didn't work and you came up with a new one.
2. Your patient, who has cancer, wants to try traditional Maori medicine. How do you respond?
3. You are the owner of a pharmacy. You notice that one of your customers, a young woman, keeps coming to your pharmacy for anti-constipation pills. You know that these pills can cause harmful effects if abused as 'slimming aids'. What would you say to her?
4. Discuss a health issue you would prioritise if you were the Minister of Health, and what strategies you would use.
5. What changes would you make to the MBChB/BOptom/BPharm entry criteria?
6. Discuss how you would make a change affecting your career.
7. One of your patients looked you up online and sent you an email of social nature. How do you respond?
8. (Roleplay) Your team gave the wrong medication to your 5 year old patient. Although you know it was not your fault, you must explain the situation to his parent and assure them that your team is doing the best to ensure this does not happen again.
The roleplay was definitely a hard one. I didn't know the details of the scenario nor the official, 'proper' protocol that real health professionals would follow. Luckily, the roleplay was only 4 minutes, instead of 6 like other stations. For the remaining 2 minutes, I talked with the interviewer. She didn't get much further than "it's okay to be nervous, it will get easier with practice" before it was time for the next station, though.
There was a variety of age, ethnicity and gender represented in the interviewer panel - anything from an elderly white gentleman to a young Polynesian lady. None of them were hostile or tried to intimidate me, but some were more reserved compared to others and even the friendliest of them didn't give away what they thought of me. I still have no idea whether I did well or not!
What would you say to question number 6? I haven't really witnessed anything unethical/unmoral.Just finished my interview today!
Here are the questions I had from what I can remember:
1) What does it mean to be a team member?
2) Maori language week - pros and cons?
3) Transgender women take something to reduce their testosterone levels when competing in the Olympics. Thoughts? Follow ups included: Should trans people be allowed to compete in the gender category in which they identify? should a seperate category be made for trans people? Thoughts on the testosterone regulations for M to F trans people, and lack of regulations for F to M trans people?
4) List of NZ's ranking in a number of factors for the Social Progress Index, e.g. housing, suicide, greenhouse emissions, obesity. Thoughts on our ranking? Should we be satisfied?
5) What do you want to achieve in your career as a health professional?
6) Describe a time where you witnessed someone do something unethical/unmoral. What did you do and what would you do differently?
7) Decision making for water fluoridation has recently shifted from the local board to the DHB. There is some opposition from the public. Thoughts?
8) Acting: Your cousin has epilepsy and wants to stop the medication that he's been taking and wants to stop going to the doctor. In the station, he brought up wanting to try alternative medicine and that he felt that the doctor was only there to prescribe medicine/ wasn't listening to him.
Is there any way you could help me out with what kind of answers you gave to the questions? Specifically question number 5, and question number 8, 4, and 1.As promised on the Auckland OLY1 thread, this is a writeup of my experience with the new MMI format. I hope it helps future students get an idea of what it's like.
Before the interview
My interview session was held at Grafton campus on 10:15, 27th of November. I left my house at 9 to make sure there's plenty of time to spare. I arrived about 10 minutes before 10, and I was neither the first nor the last one to get to the waiting room.
The room was filled with my fellow interviewees and student helpers; according to my helper, 2 cycles of interviews were being conducted simultaneously, for a total of 16 students at once. Most of the girls were dressed the way I was: a blouse, business skirt and tights. One or two girls were wearing a jacket over a dress, while the guys were pretty much all dressed in suits with the jacket off.
I made small talk with a med student, but I was nervous and I'm not exactly chatty at the best of times, so we fell to an awkward silence a few times. Just when I was starting to worry that the same would happen with my interviewers, another student came to escort me to my interview.
During the interview
The interviews were conducted in small office-type rooms along a corridor not far from the medsci lab. Scenarios were written on laminated cards placed on chairs placed outside each room. At each station, I had 2 minutes to read the question and plan my answer. During this time, my student helper provided me with water if I needed some. When the 2 minutes were up, a chime went off to signal the end of reading time and I was led into the room.
The stationed all started the same way: the interviewer and I exchanged brief introductions, the interviewer confirmed that I have read the scenario, and they asked me what I thought about it. It was very conversational; I wasn't expected to give a speech. Generally, I opened the conversation by stating my initial thoughts, and they asked me follow-up questions so that I could elaborate on my answer or explain my reasoning. Often, the topic gradually drifted away from the scenario; I think I had the "why medicine?" conversation about 3 times, haha.
Another chime rang after 6 minutes. I finished up my answer if I was in the middle of speaking, thanked the interviewer and was escorted to the next room (which was usually just next door) by my student helper. As it turned out, I didn't need to worry about running out of things to say; 6 minutes came pretty quickly.
I was given the following scenarios (possibly paraphrased):
1. Think about a problem where the old solution didn't work and you came up with a new one.
2. Your patient, who has cancer, wants to try traditional Maori medicine. How do you respond?
3. You are the owner of a pharmacy. You notice that one of your customers, a young woman, keeps coming to your pharmacy for anti-constipation pills. You know that these pills can cause harmful effects if abused as 'slimming aids'. What would you say to her?
4. Discuss a health issue you would prioritise if you were the Minister of Health, and what strategies you would use.
5. What changes would you make to the MBChB/BOptom/BPharm entry criteria?
6. Discuss how you would make a change affecting your career.
7. One of your patients looked you up online and sent you an email of social nature. How do you respond?
8. (Roleplay) Your team gave the wrong medication to your 5 year old patient. Although you know it was not your fault, you must explain the situation to his parent and assure them that your team is doing the best to ensure this does not happen again.
The roleplay was definitely a hard one. I didn't know the details of the scenario nor the official, 'proper' protocol that real health professionals would follow. Luckily, the roleplay was only 4 minutes, instead of 6 like other stations. For the remaining 2 minutes, I talked with the interviewer. She didn't get much further than "it's okay to be nervous, it will get easier with practice" before it was time for the next station, though.
There was a variety of age, ethnicity and gender represented in the interviewer panel - anything from an elderly white gentleman to a young Polynesian lady. None of them were hostile or tried to intimidate me, but some were more reserved compared to others and even the friendliest of them didn't give away what they thought of me. I still have no idea whether I did well or not!
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