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I haven't got any work experience in hospitals - will that affect my ability to apply to medical school?

Some medical schools will prefer you to have healthcare based work experience as that is most relevant to the course; however, the majority do not mind at all what kind of experience you have as long as you ...
OE
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How can I prepare for a medical school interview?

(1) Take care of the basics Make sure you have the date, time & location correct; you’ve organised transport, and know what you’re going to wear (organise in advance, esp. if borrowing) and that you feel...
CQ
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How do I answer ethics questions in a medical school interview?

The crucial part of answering questions regarding ethics is not which side you pick, rather that you show you have come to a conclusion by considering both sides of the argument. More than your conclusion, e...
JF
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Have you been following any recent advances in medicine/dentistry? Technological or otherwise?

This is quite a common question to be asked in medicine or dentistry interviews. Try to keep up with events and news surrounding medicine/dentistry, you don't have to talk about everything but having one or ...
PB
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Why did you want to study medicine?

My passion for medicine originated after studying medicine through time in GCSE history, I started to understand how far medicine had developed in such a short time and I began to appreciate healthcare as it...
BT
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