How should I answer the ethics question?

Most medical school MMIs or traditional interviews will have a question that tests your ability to reason, and to consider the ethical considerations of the scenario. This may be something like "you have one liver, who do you give it to?". In this scenario, you'd have 6 patients say, each with a backstory, and you need to choose who to prioritise. Work your way through each case, considering factors for and against and talk through your thought process. There probably won't be an easy answer, but having shown you have considered many options, it is advisible to say just one patient, and be prepared to justify it. It's reasonable to say that in real life it is an ethics committee who makes the most difficult decisions in healthcare (would refer the student here to an appropriate website for further reading), or at the very least, the transplant team, so you wouldn't be on your own. However, it is important to demonstrate that you can make a decision and stick with it, as you will have to do as a doctor.