How to improve productivity?
Here are some of our top tips to improve productivity! Everyone has been at a point in their life where they stop at think if what they are doing is really making a difference to their life -whether it is helping them achieve their end goal, whatever that may be. A few things to keep […]
How has COVID-19 affected dentistry? | Interview questions answered
How has COVID-19 affected dentistry? A shortage of PPE, dentists being redeployed, practices struggling financially and patients struggling to seek access to face-face dental care (due to limitations on what treatments dentists can provide) are some of the struggles the profession has had to deal with. Limitations on the number of patients that can be […]
Why dentistry? | Interview questions answered
Why dentistry? Dentists play a key role in the prevention, detection and treatment of oral diseases. Helping patients with their oral health can significantly improve their overall quality of life. There are many reasons why dentistry is a worthwhile and rewarding career for example, it is a combination of both art and science and these […]
What can you tell us about COVID-19 and its impact on the NHS?
What can you tell us about COVID-19 and its impact on the NHS? You may well be asked about COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the NHS (immediately and in the long term), so make sure you are prepared to answer. Some things to think about are: The long term effects of covid-19 on physical […]
What challenges will you face as a doctor? | Interview questions answered
What challenges will you face as a doctor? You may well think that a career in medicine is well suited to you but you must show the examiners this by showing that you are serious about being a doctor and that you have done your research- you know that as a doctor you will face […]
Why do you want to study at our university? | Interview questions answered
Why do you want to study at our university? This is a very important question and could be the deciphering factor between you and another candidate. You could have answered other questions well however not sounding passionate enough about wanting to study at that particular university (even if you really want to) is a turn-off […]
Efficient learning methods to pass university | Study tips
Efficient Learning Methods to pass University Start early Understand the key concept Create flashcards/Anki Try questions such as passmed Continuously revise Try to teach others Group revision sessions can be very useful Try to test yourself by writing down everything you remember about a topic without looking at any notes Don’t leave lectures till the […]
What are your weaknesses? | Interview questions answered
What are your weaknesses? Although it may be true for you try to steer away from answers such as ‘I am a perfectionist’, as this doesn’t show you being open and honest about an actual negative quality you possess and seems more as though you are trying to dodge the question. Nobody is perfect, everyone […]
Why not nursing? | Interview questions answered
Why not nursing? This is a commonly asked interview question that applicants seem to have difficulty in answering . The best way to approach this question is to make sure you acknowledge the importance of nurses and that you are aware of the important role they have. Nurses are an integral part of the medical […]
Why Medicine? | Interview questions answered
Why Medicine? As cliche as it may sound, the best way to answer this question is to be entirely honest. Think about why you really want to do medicine. Of course, if this is related to a personal experience you may have had – for example being hospitalised as a child or having seen/had the […]
