Work experience Flashcards
What did you do in your year out?
What have you learnt about medicine from the doctors you’ve spoken to?
Have you taken on any extracurricular activities that you think may help you as a doctor?
How have you demonstrated your commitment to medicine?
Give us an example of a time when you were unsatisfied with your performance?
Give us an example when you worked in a team and it was successful
Give us an example when you worked in a team and failed
What are the attributes of a good team leader and how have you demonstrated them?
Is teamwork important in medicine and why?
How do you resolve a conflict in a group?
From your work experience, can you tell me about a difficult situation you had to deal with and what have you learnt from this?
What qualities did you learn are important from the doctors and nurses during your work experience?
What are the attributes of a good team member?
Are you a leader or a follower?
What medical work experience have you carried out?
What did you learn from your work experience?
What aspect of your work experience did you find the most challenging and why?
What did you like most about the work experience you undertook?
Why do you think we ask candidates to undertake work experience?
Reflecting on your work experience, what event, if any, changed your views on modern medicine?
Give an example of an interaction between a medical professional and a patient that you observed during your work experience. What skills did you find to be important for this type of communication?
During your work experience, what three skills did you observe and could you rank their importance?
How did your work experience help you confirm your desire to pursue a career in medicine?
After your work experience, how did your view on the medical profession in real life compare to that depicted by the media?
Tell me about the roles of the allied healthcare professionals that you met.
