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How should I structure my personal statement?

It is important to remember that your personal statement should be ' personal '. Therefore, whilst you will need to tick boxes that the admissions tutors are looking for, it should also say something unique ...
JP
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When might someone not have capacity to make a decision and what do you do in this situation?

To have capacity one must be able to understand the information, retain it, weigh it up and communicate a decision. Lack of capacity can be a temporary or permanent disturbance to the brain/mind and can be d...
SY
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Why do you want to be a doctor and not a nurse?

This is a common question that catches many applicants out - with the most common concern being that, in answering the question, you may insult other healthcare professions and not be seen as a 'team player'...
HN
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Why choose medicine as a career?

Medical schools are looking for a well thought out and honest answers to this question. Ideally your answer to this will reflect the core qualities that the faculty will be looking for in their applicants as...
WB
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Give an example from your work experience of a time you witnessed holistic care.

Whilst on placement on a stroke unit, I discovered why my neurology lecturers fell in love with the field. Having had the chance to see neuroplasticity in progress, I’m in awe of the complexity of the nervou...
JM
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