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Your hospital has received an extra budget allowance this month, allowing either one life saving heart transplant operation for an eight year old child, or 100 hip replacements. Which do you choose and why?

An ethics question such as this is a common medical school interview question. It is important to appreciate there is no definite right answer, this is merely testing your ability to weigh up both sides of a...
RH
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Ethical scenario (medical school interview question): You're a junior doctor working in A&E and are triaging a patient with a head injury. He doesn't want to see you as you're "not white", so can't be a "proper doctor". Discuss the issues raised.

The main ethical issue raised here is the need to balance the patient's autonomy and our duty to treat. Firstly you would need to talk to the patient. Racism is not tolerated within the NHS but it would be h...
SH
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What should I say if at interview they ask me which type of doctor I want to be (e.g. cardiologist, neurosurgeon)?

This is a really common question at a medical school interview and one that you should be ready for - fortunately it's not a difficult one to answer! The key to answering this question is to recognise that i...
CM
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What preparation should I do for my medical school interview?

It's important to know lots about the university you are given an interview at. The application process for medicine is difficult and you have to be able to talk about why you want to do the subject and why ...
RC
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Why do you want to do medicine?

Medicine has many aspects that one might find appealing. I can help break down exactly what your motivation for studying it is in a way that is both eloquent and answers what the interviewers are looking for...
KZ
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