Something to keep in mind for a MMI question about "Why medicine?" is talking about the specific school's curriculum. You can always add that in your answer to show you chose that school specifically and that you have an understanding on their curriculum.
@Tamara I went through an anecdote of me as a kid, discovering medicine through a really basic pop-up biology book which is a "true" story just embellished with the right tone and vigour :-).
+The Medical Method Hi there, these are great! I'm going to an interview using this method (nothing to do with medicine), was just wondering if you had any MMI examples of handling competing priorities - either a general one or maybe something medical, ie, four patients all requiring urgent attention at the same time and how to prioritise them? thanks very much!
That anecdote of you reading that anatomy book reminded me of a similar experience (reading a book about how scabs form in year 6) that I had previously completely forgotten. I have an interview coming up and while this experience may not even be needed, thank you for reminding me of it :)
Great video! I have an MMI in two week's time and I am silently freaking out! I'm an international applicant too (and non-English mother-tongue), and I think they are going to weigh down on me harder with 'why choose somewhere far, are you able to live in different environment' bla bla. But the idea of just being natural is starting to grow on me. Thanks!
Don't stress they won't attack you too much, just say something like " experiencing different cultures is an important experience, and will help me mature as a doctor especially when dealing with culturally diverse patients."I hope I helped,Thanks for watching.
Thank you so much for making these MMI videos! They were so useful and informative :) I did my interview in december and I got an offer for med!! You're a legend! :)
Thank you for this video! I will probably undergo the MMI's within a couple of weeks and was stressed out on basic questions like "why medicine?". I agree that you have to stick up with a story. I did a mock practice and it turned out much better than expected; I just focused on conveying my passion and my motivation!
The Medical Method Just wanted to thank you again for the efforts you put in those videos. I had my MMI a few months ago and I got accepted in my first choice. I don't know how much you videos helped (the questions in the french version of MMI are quite different than the ones you would expect in the traditional anglophone ones), but one thing for sure, it did help in making me more confident. Making a good impression is so important, and without confidence, that goes down the drain!
I have a medical exam and interview coming up for both the exam for premed and medicine itself. I just want to get an early thank you in for sharing your personal experience with us and I really appreciate your knowledge and first hand facing this stuff. I will be checking through all your videos. Great stuff!
+Joseph Taggart All good. Let me know if you need any extra help. I offer tutoring sessions over Skype. You can get in touch with me by emailing themedicalmethod@gmail.com All the best
Thank you for your awesome videos that have helped me get through the GAMSAT and hopefully the interview stage as well. Just one question, is the unimelb MMI similar to the monash MMI? Do the examiners ask different questions and look for different qualities?
Hey, you know the guy that you mentioned at 4.15 about his youtube clips, I am unable to find them, is it possible you can tell me his name again or even better find the vid for me? I have recently got an interview (after several years of trying lol) I have a pretty high GPA but I am nervous about this interview... I am currently religiously watching all your videos, thank you for uploading them, they are an enormous help.
I'm happy you've been finding them useful, keep persevering, my first week of med school so far has been fantastic. Here is the video. Kevin's Guide to Acing A Medical School Interview (Part 1) There are two parts and they're fairly extensive. Whilst not necessarily directly applicable to the MMI setting heaps of the things he brings up are valid. Also look up this link, drive.google.com/file/d/0BwFxOmH9IG_2SloxVG0yX0dYRFU/edit?usp=sharing, for me the interview was very much based on the questions posted on the forum.
Thanks for the video. I'm going for an interview for a scholarship in this format. Do you think they'll ask a lot of questions about analyzing patients? I'm only in high school, so I'm not quite sure what to expect.
If it is for medicine I'd assume it would be a largely similar format. Some analysing patients, more likely to be questioning your judgement, skills and thought process.
Hi, Your videos a really helpful thank you so much for your help. I just have a problem with the weaknesses questions i don't really know what to say , i mean im not a person who has to many hobbies I thought about those 2 weaknesses i don't really know if they can be told 1) im not a person who accepts being criticized especially in my work , i tend to strongly defend my ideas and im hardly able to change my point of view however i realized that critics are an important step in learning procedure , i mean it is important to have self confidence but the perspective of learning should be considered 2) my friends believe that i show pride in my tendency for perfectionism by trying to tell people what they should or shouldn't do i realize it is an offend to their own personality and i need to control myself not to be carried away What do you think? Do you have other ideas?
+vanessa azzi They seem fine but you have to be very careful not to put your characteristics at odds with the qualities of a good doctor. IE: Not waiving your opinion and easily offending others are terrible characteristics for a doctor, so make sure you frame whichever ones you choose in a positive light.
Thanks so much for the video! For the question about weaknesses, I was thinking of saying that I tend to get really emotionally involved in situations. Not like I'm a crazy ex-girlfriend, but whenever something sad happens in a movie or a book, I cry. I follow the news closely, and occasionally a story will move me to tears. I rarely cry about things that happen to me, but for me it's normal to cry if something bad is happening to someone else. This would be a weakness in medicine, because getting emotionally involved all the time is not sustainable and would lead to burn out. I would have to find a way to balance attachment with detachment. Would this be a red flag to an interviewer? Or would it be a strength disguised as a weakness because it shows I care? I could add the story of how one of my favourite patients at the hospital I volunteered at passed away, and the news was upsetting but not debilitating. Thanks for the advice :)
Thanks for this video! It's very helpful. :) I was wondering what you ended up saying to the interviewer about the "why medicine" question instead of the "truth". :) Thanks!
Hey, great video! I was just wondering, the question is "why medicine", so when answering that, do you automatically assume that the question is implying "why do you want to be a doctor? " or is the question more geared towards "why study medicine?" like the actual science? Hope that makes sense! :)
devmi_23 Doing medicine implies"being a doctor which includes the science". Otherwise they'd ask why do you want to be a medical researcher, I hope this is clear. Tom
Hi I'm sure you must have tones to do but i was just wandering if you can give me advice, i am planning to do a internship in pre medicine overseas, where ill attend seminars, and lectures in medicine and shadow a doctor in their hospital. Do you think this will increase my chances of getting into medical school? I have at 6.6 GPA at the moment but won't be applying till next year and have been getting all HD lately so hopefully will get a better GPA by the time i apply.
Hi flower child, Unfortunately, most application processes are completely unbiased so while it will be an interesting valuable experience, it'll only help you as an experience to talk about in a relevant interview, but to get an interview you need a good GPA and GAMSAT, assuming you're coming from Australia., in the US they look at your whole portfolio so it would definitely help your chances if you applied there. Overall, I think it'd be an awesome experience reaffirming your goals, focus on getting hd's and I'm sure you'll be, remember they wait the last year more than others. Thanks for watching, hopefully this helps. Tom
The Medical Method Thank you, yes it helps, i have experience working in a hospital from my nursing placements and will have a lot of experience has an AIN but thought it would give me the upper edge having specific situations to talk about in my interview, thank you.
+otsheylnik Hi there, When I was doing the GAMSAT the first time I didn't prepare completely and I felt I could do better. I really didn't want anything to stand in my way and I had another year in my degree so I sat it again just to maximise my chance of getting in.
The main subject matter doesn't start until about 4 minutes in... could have done without the 4 minute background story. Otherwise very helpful though.
What if the truth is because of good pay, stress free/stable work setting, and the prestige? I'm pretty sure 99% of people trying to get into medicine have the same reasons.
That is fine but it is not what selectors want to hear and it actually isn't the reason most people do it. I could have been an investment banker for those reasons and be much more wealthy.
dogsheki I doubt many people would put themselves through vigourous exam stress, Constant studying, hard work, and so many years of studying just to get into med for its high pay and stable job. You can do that with lots of other jobs like Engineering, Accounting etc etc that all ensure good pay and stability. Most of us have genuine reasons for wanting to work in such a social field
+Alwaysbehappykay Hey there, It depends on the particular school and their selection criteria. most schools in Australia are objective and only take into consideration things like MMI, GAMSAT and GPA. This takes out some of the bias in considering letters. Research your particular school's criteria and they will list the things they consider in an application.
Fembe Nanji-Rowe I actually have a whole set of videos with strategies on how I prepared for the GAMSAT, more than I can write in a comment.Check them out here: GAMSAT Prep Section 1 Reading
Thank you so much for posting. I'm currently preparing for an MMI to Medical School in Denmark and this was great help.
Best regards,
Anna
Something to keep in mind for a MMI question about "Why medicine?" is talking about the specific school's curriculum. You can always add that in your answer to show you chose that school specifically and that you have an understanding on their curriculum.
@Tamara I went through an anecdote of me as a kid, discovering medicine through a really basic pop-up biology book which is a "true" story just embellished with the right tone and vigour :-).
+The Medical Method Hi there, these are great! I'm going to an interview using this method (nothing to do with medicine), was just wondering if you had any MMI examples of handling competing priorities - either a general one or maybe something medical, ie, four patients all requiring urgent attention at the same time and how to prioritise them? thanks very much!
That anecdote of you reading that anatomy book reminded me of a similar experience (reading a book about how scabs form in year 6) that I had previously completely forgotten. I have an interview coming up and while this experience may not even be needed, thank you for reminding me of it :)
MMI interview next Tuesday...thank you so much!
No worries,
All the best :-)
Thanks for watching
Great video! I have an MMI in two week's time and I am silently freaking out! I'm an international applicant too (and non-English mother-tongue), and I think they are going to weigh down on me harder with 'why choose somewhere far, are you able to live in different environment' bla bla. But the idea of just being natural is starting to grow on me. Thanks!
Don't stress they won't attack you too much, just say something like " experiencing different cultures is an important experience, and will help me mature as a doctor especially when dealing with culturally diverse patients."I hope I helped,Thanks for watching.
Thank you so much for making these MMI videos! They were so useful and informative :) I did my interview in december and I got an offer for med!! You're a legend! :)
Thank you for this video!
I will probably undergo the MMI's within a couple of weeks and was stressed out on basic questions like "why medicine?".
I agree that you have to stick up with a story. I did a mock practice and it turned out much better than expected; I just focused on conveying my passion and my motivation!
I'm glad it went well, be inspired and you can't go wrong.
All the best
The Medical Method Just wanted to thank you again for the efforts you put in those videos. I had my MMI a few months ago and I got accepted in my first choice. I don't know how much you videos helped (the questions in the french version of MMI are quite different than the ones you would expect in the traditional anglophone ones), but one thing for sure, it did help in making me more confident. Making a good impression is so important, and without confidence, that goes down the drain!
Thanks for your videos on the MMI, it helped me get accepted in Med for next year!!
Traduire
Great Advice! Thank you for all of your help. You're going to be an amazing physician.
I have a medical exam and interview coming up for both the exam for premed and medicine itself.
I just want to get an early thank you in for sharing your personal experience with us and I really appreciate your knowledge and first hand facing this stuff.
I will be checking through all your videos. Great stuff!
+Joseph Taggart All good.
Let me know if you need any extra help.
I offer tutoring sessions over Skype.
You can get in touch with me by emailing themedicalmethod@gmail.com
All the best
you have been helping me so much. thank you kindly; i appreciate your videos, time, and effort deeply
Hey there! Great video, what do you recommend would be the best approach to the why not nursing questions?
Thank you for your awesome videos that have helped me get through the GAMSAT and hopefully the interview stage as well. Just one question, is the unimelb MMI similar to the monash MMI? Do the examiners ask different questions and look for different qualities?
Hey, you know the guy that you mentioned at 4.15 about his youtube clips, I am unable to find them, is it possible you can tell me his name again or even better find the vid for me? I have recently got an interview (after several years of trying lol) I have a pretty high GPA but I am nervous about this interview... I am currently religiously watching all your videos, thank you for uploading them, they are an enormous help.
I'm happy you've been finding them useful, keep persevering, my first week of med school so far has been fantastic.
Here is the video.
Kevin's Guide to Acing A Medical School Interview (Part 1)
There are two parts and they're fairly extensive. Whilst not necessarily directly applicable to the MMI setting heaps of the things he brings up are valid.
Also look up this link, drive.google.com/file/d/0BwFxOmH9IG_2SloxVG0yX0dYRFU/edit?usp=sharing, for me the interview was very much based on the questions posted on the forum.
Thank you! I was struggling with how to prepare for this question!
Thanks for the video. I'm going for an interview for a scholarship in this format. Do you think they'll ask a lot of questions about analyzing patients? I'm only in high school, so I'm not quite sure what to expect.
If it is for medicine I'd assume it would be a largely similar format. Some analysing patients, more likely to be questioning your judgement, skills and thought process.
Thanks :)
Hi,
Your videos a really helpful thank you so much for your help. I just have a problem with the weaknesses questions i don't really know what to say , i mean im not a person who has to many hobbies
I thought about those 2 weaknesses i don't really know if they can be told
1) im not a person who accepts being criticized especially in my work , i tend to strongly defend my ideas and im hardly able to change my point of view however i realized that critics are an important step in learning procedure , i mean it is important to have self confidence but the perspective of learning should be considered
2) my friends believe that i show pride in my tendency for perfectionism by trying to tell people what they should or shouldn't do i realize it is an offend to their own personality and i need to control myself not to be carried away
What do you think? Do you have other ideas?
+vanessa azzi They seem fine but you have to be very careful not to put your characteristics at odds with the qualities of a good doctor. IE: Not waiving your opinion and easily offending others are terrible characteristics for a doctor, so make sure you frame whichever ones you choose in a positive light.
Do you know what else we couls say as an example other than the weakness you said in your video
Thank you
Thanks so much for the video! For the question about weaknesses, I was thinking of saying that I tend to get really emotionally involved in situations. Not like I'm a crazy ex-girlfriend, but whenever something sad happens in a movie or a book, I cry. I follow the news closely, and occasionally a story will move me to tears. I rarely cry about things that happen to me, but for me it's normal to cry if something bad is happening to someone else. This would be a weakness in medicine, because getting emotionally involved all the time is not sustainable and would lead to burn out. I would have to find a way to balance attachment with detachment. Would this be a red flag to an interviewer? Or would it be a strength disguised as a weakness because it shows I care?
I could add the story of how one of my favourite patients at the hospital I volunteered at passed away, and the news was upsetting but not debilitating.
Thanks for the advice :)
+EllaBelle18 sounds like a pretty great answer to me both the weakness and the way you rectify it.
Wonderful, thank you.
Thanks for this video! It's very helpful. :) I was wondering what you ended up saying to the interviewer about the "why medicine" question instead of the "truth". :) Thanks!
Hey, great video! I was just wondering, the question is "why medicine", so when answering that, do you automatically assume that the question is implying "why do you want to be a doctor? " or is the question more geared towards "why study medicine?" like the actual science? Hope that makes sense! :)
devmi_23 Doing medicine implies"being a doctor which includes the science". Otherwise they'd ask why do you want to be a medical researcher, I hope this is clear.
Tom
Hi,How can we say about weaknesses that i show a little bit over empathy?
Great video, thanks!
No worries,Thanks for watching
Brb, trolling through forum
where are the forum links he said he posted here? (he mentions in video 5)
Thanks so much for these videos!
No worries all the best getting into Med :-)
Thanks for watching.
Holy lord, 6.9 GPA!!!!!! way to goo
Just a number, many 7's walking around these parts haha.
The Medical Method Haha that's brilliant of you guys. Ive done first year uni and i got 5...
Hi I'm sure you must have tones to do but i was just wandering if you can give me advice, i am planning to do a internship in pre medicine overseas, where ill attend seminars, and lectures in medicine and shadow a doctor in their hospital. Do you think this will increase my chances of getting into medical school? I have at 6.6 GPA at the moment but won't be applying till next year and have been getting all HD lately so hopefully will get a better GPA by the time i apply.
Hi flower child,
Unfortunately, most application processes are completely unbiased so while it will be an interesting valuable experience, it'll only help you as an experience to talk about in a relevant interview, but to get an interview you need a good GPA and GAMSAT, assuming you're coming from Australia., in the US they look at your whole portfolio so it would definitely help your chances if you applied there. Overall, I think it'd be an awesome experience reaffirming your goals, focus on getting hd's and I'm sure you'll be, remember they wait the last year more than others.
Thanks for watching, hopefully this helps.
Tom
The Medical Method Thank you, yes it helps, i have experience working in a hospital from my nursing placements and will have a lot of experience has an AIN but thought it would give me the upper edge having specific situations to talk about in my interview, thank you.
Hey you mention doing GAMSAT twice (77 and 84) but only one interview. I would have thought at many schools 77 would have been enough?
+otsheylnik Hi there,
When I was doing the GAMSAT the first time I didn't prepare completely and I felt I could do better.
I really didn't want anything to stand in my way and I had another year in my degree so I sat it again just to maximise my chance of getting in.
+The Medical Method cool thanks
Just stumbled across your channel mate, really love the content. Liked straight away, We should connect!
Sure thing. What do you do?
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The main subject matter doesn't start until about 4 minutes in... could have done without the 4 minute background story. Otherwise very helpful though.
What scale was your GPA out of?
***** My GPA was out of 7 rather than the classical 4.0
What if the truth is because of good pay, stress free/stable work setting, and the prestige? I'm pretty sure 99% of people trying to get into medicine have the same reasons.
That is fine but it is not what selectors want to hear and it actually isn't the reason most people do it. I could have been an investment banker for those reasons and be much more wealthy.
Stress free? Yikes you have no idea what you're getting into.
dogsheki I doubt many people would put themselves through vigourous exam stress, Constant studying, hard work, and so many years of studying just to get into med for its high pay and stable job. You can do that with lots of other jobs like Engineering, Accounting etc etc that all ensure good pay and stability. Most of us have genuine reasons for wanting to work in such a social field
Hi! do you know if letters of recommendation are taken into account?
+Alwaysbehappykay Hey there,
It depends on the particular school and their selection criteria. most schools in Australia are objective and only take into consideration things like MMI, GAMSAT and GPA. This takes out some of the bias in considering letters.
Research your particular school's criteria and they will list the things they consider in an application.
how did you prepare for GAMSAT?
Fembe Nanji-Rowe I actually have a whole set of videos with strategies on how I prepared for the GAMSAT, more than I can write in a comment.Check them out here: GAMSAT Prep Section 1 Reading
Thank for the information but you should really be more content focused and not quite so verbose. It is really hard to not fast forward your videos