Med/Dent Interview Preparation

[A1]

I wouldn't say motivation and passion are necessarily bullsh@$%.

I didn't say motivation and passion are bullsh@$%. I meant interview coaching that hypes it into you need to have motivation/passion (else interviewers deem you as unsuitable for medicine) is.

basing your answer around job security and income/status which can be achieved in many other careers other than medicine.

The vast majority of other careers don't guarantee a job on graduation, or a more stable job afterwards. On that point medicine still stands out. I have no shame in admitting that I chose med because I have/had no particular liking for anything else, while med brings job security and respect people give to the profession (relative to say law or car sales for example). It's very different to someone choosing med *instead of something else* for med's money & status.

 

[whoartthou]

I didn't say motivation and passion are bullsh@$%. I meant interview coaching that hypes it into you need to have motivation/passion (else interviewers deem you as unsuitable for medicine) is.

I can't comment on the "hype" about motivation as preached by others however, as I said earlier your assessors will mainly be community members who do want to see genuine motivation to study medicine.

 

[Okami]

Hi Everybody,

I have trawled through the interview questions prep threads and grabbed the all the practice questions I can find and put them into a document. Sometimes the threads can get a little messy so I thought since I had gone through the effort you may as well reap the benefits. It starts off with your usual "why do you want to study at this school" kind of questions and finishes with ethical dilemmas and the like.

Here is the link: Medstudents online .docx

Feel free to use this new thread to discuss the questions and anything else related.

Hi,
I was looking through threads to prepare for interviews and came across this. However the link does not exist anymore :"
I was wondering if anyone still has the link or was the document deleted?
Thanks so much!

 

[dotwingz]

Hazell compiled it here
Med/Dent Interview Preparation

 

[FumbledTheBagX4]

I know this doesn't impact preparation and shouldn't impact mindset, however, does anyone know if universities recognise whether you've sat for an interview before? For example, I made it to the interview stage of WSU last year, however, did not receive an offer, and then made it to the interview stage again this year, am I even a fraction more competitive? If anyone has any experience receiving/not receiving an offer for admission on their second attempt at the same university's interview then it would be great to hear about it.

 

[A1]

For example, I made it to the interview stage of WSU last year, however, did not receive an offer, and then made it to the interview stage again this year, am I even a fraction more competitive?

I don't think a second-time interview by itself makes you more competitive or less, but you may be more matured/experienced to do better.

I know of one who got into Curtin second try. Another one got both UNSW & WSU offers in the 4th year of trying, he was likely to have done an interview with them in the previous three years.

 

[hellomyname]

Hi Everybody,

I have trawled through the interview questions prep threads and grabbed the all the practice questions I can find and put them into a document. Sometimes the threads can get a little messy so I thought since I had gone through the effort you may as well reap the benefits. It starts off with your usual "why do you want to study at this school" kind of questions and finishes with ethical dilemmas and the like.

Here is the link: Medstudents online .docx

Feel free to use this new thread to discuss the questions and anything else related.

Hey, this link is unable - do you still have it my any chance?

 

[raccooneyes]

Hey, this link is unable - do you still have it my any chance?

Hazell compiled it here
Med/Dent Interview Preparation

 

[MikaPika]

I've exported it as a pdf:

Amazing <3

 

[drchp]

We have never heard of such concerns. It's most unlikely you get the same interviewers and besides, it'd be crazy of them to think that about applying for both.

It's a few years later... and this year, Adelaide is testing applicants for BOTH medicine and dentistry (if eligible for both) with the SAME MMI!

What do you think the questions will be like? Because the MMI has to test you for both med and dent, will the questions be less specific to med/dent and focus on general traits/characteristics that are needed in health practitioners?

 

[Dr Pepper]

It's a few years later... and this year, Adelaide is testing applicants for BOTH medicine and dentistry (if eligible for both) with the SAME MMI!

What do you think the questions will be like? Because the MMI has to test you for both med and dent, will the questions be less specific to med/dent and focus on general traits/characteristics that are needed in health practitioners?

Not only med and dent but also oral health, I think

 

[A1]

will the questions be less specific to med/dent

Interview questions are not meant to be med/dent specific. UNSW for example say they can't ask anything med specific before they teach you med.

 

[sp17]

Hi Everyone,
Can anyone plz guide me on this-

How did u prepare for an interview (MMI) at Monash University. Plz give me ur guidance if possible. (Deleted content)

 

[Crow]

Hi Everyone,
Can anyone plz guide me on this-

How did u prepare for an interview (MMI) at Monash University. Plz give me ur guidance if possible. (Deleted content)

Interviews There are plenty of interview preparation threads and discussions in our Interviews forum - start there. Preparing for an MMI at Monash looks the same as preparing for an MMI at any university.

 

[frostygottalent]

How do people practise? I started to prepare for interview with my brother (him as the interviewer and me being the interviewee). I find the experience so awkward. (Content removed). How can one practise with the most 'authentic' experience? Ty.

 

[forevafrensbear]

Practice with someone who is trained and experienced with interview(s) if available.
Practice listening to yourself - just use a phone recorder - and critique your own answer.
How are your depth, and breadth of your answers? Are you concise? Do you have existential examples on hand that relates to the question / topic explored? etc...

 

[Jamie2232]

Wait does it matter whether we book our interviews early or late, in terms of receiving an offer cause wont the interviewer already have a bias having interviewed x amount of people and so have a higher standard?

 

[DrDrLMG!]

Wait does it matter whether we book our interviews early or late, in terms of receiving an offer cause wont the interviewer already have a bias having interviewed x amount of people and so have a higher standard?

No. It doesn’t matter, interview scoring is very standardised.

 

[Jamie2232]

ohh okie cheers

 

[angry_mask]

Hellooo all! Big congrats to everyone who got an interview offer for JPM this morning. I've created a discord server for all of us so that we have somewhere to do focused practice. Please spread the word if you know anyone else who has gotten an interview - the more people the better!!

Link: Join the WSU Medicine Prep Discord Server!

edited by mod to change JMP to JPM as they are different courses…