How To Succeed At The Medical Interview

After completing the medical school application comes the last, and often most challenging aspect of the school selection process; the interview. Notoriously hard to prepare for, it's difficult to know what to read, what questions might be asked and how to answer them. How to Succeed In Your Medical School Interview de-mystifies the interview process. It provides clear guidelines and a unique framework; giving you the relevant points to consider while crucially leaving conclusions open to express your own opinions and personality. It provides a systematic and methodical process which enables you to mine information from examiners, whilst demonstrating your academic ability. With a huge bank of questions covering all aspects of the interview spectrum, including a specific section of Oxbridge questions, you will learn how to prepare, how to present yourself and most importantly, what to say.

Doctors are likely to undergo several interviews of different types during their career, and this new title in the popular 'How to' series aims to guide the medical professional through the steps necessary to thoroughly prepare for this competitive process. Contents include: Discussion of the different types of medical interview How to prepare for interview How to optimise your performance Information about common questions and how best to answer them Information about knowledge-based questions currently asked Coverage of questions that test generic skills and how to answer them How to prepare for competency-based assessments and tasks. An ideal companion for all health professionals faced with an interview, How to Succeed at the Medical Interview will assist in building confidence and ensuring that candidates are as thoroughly prepared as possible.

How to Succeed at the Medical Interview provides candidates with a competitive edge. It reduces the likelihood of unexpected questions or situations and helps improve confidence before and during the medical interview. This new second edition includes updated content on changes to the structure of healthcare and how this affects both the application and interview process. It details the types of questions that will be asked at medical interviews and also provides improved guidance for overseas doctors and healthcare professionals and for those seeking to practice abroad. How to Succeed at the Medical Interview is the ideal guide for Foundation Programme trainees, Specialist Registrars and General Practitioner trainees. It is also valuable for healthcare professionals facing competitive medical interviews at any stage of their career.

Crucial guide to preparing, applying and interviewing for clinical academic posts, including a comprehensive question and model answer bank.

This book has been written specifically for busy junior doctorslooking for that 'competitive edge'. The medical interview is quitedifferent from any other interview, but this book will help youprepare well in advance to optimize your chance of success. In thisnew edition, there are more details on how best to present your CV,different interview strategies to adopt, real-life examplequestions with answers good and bad, and information on whathappens behind the scenes. This book provides all you need to know to be a winner in a medicalinterview. Read this book and nail that job! The Medical Job Interview * Explains how to prepare the best curriculum vitae * Tells you what you should do to get short listed * Shows you how to find out who will be on the interview panel, andhow you can anticipate their questions * Gives tips on appropriate behaviour in an interview * Advises you on negotiating salary and terms Reviews of first edition: "...I would whole heartedly recommend this book to anyone who isapplying for a hospital position ... I found it a real help duringmy preparation for applying for house jobs..." Cambridge Medicine "An excellent guide to the process of applying and getting hospitalposts in the UK system...This book is a must for final yearstudents, house officers and senior house officers who are lookingfor hospital posts and would not go amiss for those contemplatingmore senior appointments." Senior House Officer in Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne

Covering the whole preparation process for your consultant interview, this is the only book you will need to succeed. This book presents a medically focused guide on how to prepare for the interview, how to behave in the interview and finally how to put oneself in the best possible position to be appointed in a consultant job.

"Utilizing a unique combination of evidence-based advice and an insider's perspective, this book will help you achieve your ultimate goal: medical school"--P. [4] of cover.