Traditional Medicine interviews can be quite intimidating. It’s just you and a panel. Medical School applicants are always keen to prepare for traditional Medicine interviews.
Despite a recent shift towards Multi Mini Interviews (MMI), many universities still rely on the traditional interview format. And even in MMI circuits, the traditional skills set still plays a vital part.
This page answers the following questions about traditional interviews:
The Medic Portal has broken down the ten most commonly occurring themes that arise in traditional medical school interviews. We call this ‘The Golden Prep Sheet’:
Visit our e-learning page to access detailed medical school interview questions and answer guides for questions covering all of the above themes.
We also have a separate information page on ethical scenarios, covering the 4 pillars of medical ethics.
We recommend the following four-step preparation method for traditional Medicine interviews:
Do not prepare full answers to recite, or you will sound robotic. Instead, focus on the theme in a flexible way.
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