"a little learning is a dangerous thing" discuss (PAST ESSAY QUESTION) - how should I tackle this?

There are a few key things to remember when writing A BMAT essay. First of all, always plan - you have plenty of time and can only use that one sheet of paper. Second of all, you should always give a concise, medically relevant argument that presents and evaluates two sides. And finally, you need to have an opinion and to be able to support it.
For example, a defense in favor of this argument could outline that teaching people basic health and safety saves lives (wash your hands, call 999, FAST for stroke detection, CPR). In all of these situations, just a small amount of knowledge can help an entire population. similarly, educating children on each others allergies or illnesses is medically useful even if they dont understand the science of it. On the contrary, you can discuss that if the information is used incorrectly, or interpreted to be the whole truth then it can be problematic. For example, many medical misconceptions spread when people learn a little bit about topics they don't understand at all. This could be related to anti-vaxers, self diagnosis. In this case, one pice of evidence is used to incorrectly assume the whole truth. This is also true of scientific findings where one experiment may be appropriated to come to the wrong conclusion. In regards to self diagnosis, googling or learning from other peoples medical histories can cause a patient to dismiss severe symptoms and thus receive delayed medical treatment. This can also be caused by the aforementioned basic health care teaching - for example female MI symptoms rarely match those advertised and thus lead to slower female admission to hospital.
It then essential that you give your opinion on the topic and present it in a cohesive fashion. for example 'as long as people understand that their knowledge is limited and don't draw overconfident conclusions, a little bit of learning can never be a dangerous thing. In fact, if the first thing you learn is to use your knowledge sensibly then nothing further could cause potential harm."