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Our interview courses have now finished for the season and will start again in October 2010.


However, we are able to arrange one-to-one interviews with a doctor experienced in interviewing.

The session will last at least 1.5 hours, and you will be given both written and personalised feedback. Please phone or email us for more information and to arrange such an interview.

Obtaining an interview proves your academic ability to study medicine, but competition at interview stage is still daunting. Our courses, led by hand-picked experts in their field, aim to provide candidates with the skills, knowledge and understanding necessary to reach their full potential at interview. We encourage insight into the individual's motivations and experiences.

Methods of selection at interview can vary greatly between universities. However, all medical schools are looking for "Tomorrow's Doctors" and they are all looking for the same fundamentally important skills and attitudes. Our facilitated small group discussions are designed to encourage these skills and attitudes. They will challenge any prejudices, critically appraise your desire to study medicine and allow you to discuss your experiences in context.

Practice interviews, tailored to suit the relevant school(s), allow the candidate to put their skills into practice, gain feedback and suggestions for improvement, including personalised feedback.

We do not "coach" candidates to give specific answers, rather we encourage them to think for themselves. We provide them with the tools needed to apply their knowledge and experiences to any given scenario, and to handle appropriately those questions for which they have no obvious answer.

Our team comprises top clinicians, other health care professionals and academics. All are experts in their field and the team has been specifically chosen to reflect the growing emphasis which is now placed on multi-disciplinary team work as well as broader health-related issues.

Please find a draft timetable attached here and the about us page of our website for details of our team.

Our one day workshops, held at Charing Cross Hospital in Hammersmith, London, are led by experienced clinicians and academics and provide:

   • A series of small group Facilitated Discussions (9am - 5pm)
   • One-to-one one hour Practice Interview and Feedback session.
   • Written Feedback specific to you.
   • Demonstration interview by previously successful candidate
   • We also give you an audio + video copy of your interview to take home with you on DVD.
   • Course Handouts
   • Lunches and Refreshments.
   • A copy of our book

These facilitated discussions relate to current ethical, legal, financial and political issues within medicine and the NHS and provide you with:

   • Improved Communication.
   • Increased Knowledge.
   • Development of Appropriate Attitudes.
   • Critical Appraisal of desire to be a doctor.
   • Lateral Thinking.
   • Challenge Prejudices and Judgements.

Practice interviews are held in the evening after the course, or the next day. Interviews last one hour and include personal feedback from an experienced interviewer. Your interview can be recorded onto DVD.
   • Some schools give candidates an 'ethical dilemma' to work through. We can give you the opportunity to gain experience here.
   • Some schools give a highly structured interview, some are less formal, and we will provide you with the structure you need.
   • Some panels will not have your personal statement in front of them.

These small group, intensive courses and hour-long practice interview with a doctor cost £295. The intensive group work takes place on Saturday, with one to one interviews being held on Saturday evening or Sunday daytime to suit individual circumstances.