Getting Ready for your Medical School Interview – Medical School Interview Preparation Tips

You have received your invitation to a medical school interview & the last hurdle before the coveted spot in the medical school has arrived. If you are unsure of how to start getting ready for your medical interview preparation, browse no further, as here we have outlined all the necessary steps to take to ensure you have thoroughly covered all bases & walk-in which interview convinced and well-prepared.

• Do mock interviews from iCanMed’s medical interview training and practice talking about yourself

Ask your friends, doctors, colleagues, professors, research supervisors, or anyone else you believe to help you do your mock interview. Try to replicate the real things as well as you can. Enroll yourself in iCanMed’s medical consultant interview course. Try to do at least 2 or 3 mock interviews from the best medical interview course before you go into your first interview. In addition to the mock interviews, make sure you are comfortable talking about yourself. You have to be aware of your tendencies, personality, accomplishments, and experiences. Sometimes talking about yourself can be the hardest part of the medical interview.

• Research each medical school’s interview format & tendencies

Know what to expect from each medical school before your interview. Usually, there are three different interview formats with the medical school’s specific variations. You should know what type of interview you are walking into. Also, learn more about each medical school so that you can tailor your answers to be more appropriate for each school. The best way to learn more about a school is to talk to medical students who attend the school. Other ways would be to go on the school's website. iCanMed’s UCAT tutoring in Sydney is also helpful to know more about medical schools.

• Have questions ready

Medical interviews are very tough. Medical interviewers check your interest, creativity, and attentiveness. Have a list of different questions you can ask your interviewers. Try to avoid being too specific as your interviewer may not know the answer to your question. You should enroll yourself in online medical courses by iCanMed and prepare yourself questions ready.

• Read through your entire primary & secondary application

You must know your application very well before you attend your medical interview. Remember what you said & why you said it for both primary & secondary applications. Your medical interview is the final part of your medical application story. So, if you cannot recall previous parts of your story, your interview might be disconnected from the rest of your medical application. For instance, if you give a reason why you want to be a doctor in your personal statement but give various reasons for your interview that may be a red flag.

As it is more fast-paced, interactive & creative, a medical school interview preparation can prove to be slightly more challenging to systematize than the traditional interview one. Luckily for you, iCanMed is running practice medical school interview circuits with personalized feedback every weekend and questions asked in medical school interviews that will assist your preparation & enhance your confidence in your skills.

We hope these tips are useful & you now feel comfortable knowing how to prepare for your upcoming medical school interviews. We also provide medicine interview questions in Australia in your UCAT prep courses. Good luck with your preparation!