Becoming a Physician - Interview Tips
Throughout your Physician medical career, you will be subjected to various interviews, which will hopefully lead to roles that will further advance your career. As such, it is highly important for you to be well prepared and confident during your Specialty Training interviews.
The aim of a medical interview is to assess your competencies as a Physician and to analyse your personality. As a first step, you should refer to the Person Specification document, published by MMC, to see if you are eligible for the role you may be applying for.
Below is a check list to help you prepare for your interview to become a Physician:
Past experience:
Are your past experiences sufficient to apply for the current role?
What medical experiences and knowledge did you gain from your past work?
Why did you decide to take your previous role?
What are your weaknesses and how can you improve upon them?
When should you call a consultant?
The Physician Job
What are your reasons for applying for the role?
What do you expect to gain from this job?
Why should the interview pick you? What have you got to offer?
Are there any issues you think you may have with the job?
The Specialty
Why are you interested in the physician specialty? What you do expect to achieve/learn from it?
How do you keep up to date with the latest developments?
What is the most interesting/least interesting aspect or becoming a Physician?
MRCP Research
What MRCP research ideas do you have in mind?
What are your thoughts on...?
Are you going to continue your MRCP studies further, if so on what?
MRCP Audit
Tell me what you understand about an audit
Give some examples of audits you have undertaken
MRCP Teaching
What MRCP teaching experience do you have?
What do you think is the most effective method of teaching?
Management
What management experience do you have?
Have you done a management course in the past, or do you intend to take one?
What are your thoughts on the management of various medical organisations such as the NHS, MMC, etc.?
About yourself
What can you bring into the role/organisation?
Give a good example of work you have done
Describe a mistake you made and how you came to a solution
What was your best/worst moment?
How do you balance work and home life?
