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.


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Our two 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 Saturday)
   • 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.

NEW
   • 3 hour simulated MMI practice (9am - noon Sunday)

   • Followed by one hour one-to-one interviews

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.

We now run a simulated MMI session on Sunday morning.

Candidates experience MMI from the perspective of both an examiner and candidate.

Practice interviews are held on Sunday afternoon. 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, and this is included in our interview.
   • 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, simulated MMI and hour-long practice interview with a doctor cost just £295. The intensive group work takes place on Saturday, with simulated MMI and one to one interviews on Sunday. We ensure that those travelling long distances are interviewed first.

See bottom of this page for dates and number of places left.

We now stock Dr Brett Ferdinand's Gold Standard products (see GAMSAT products). He has produced an interview DVD which includes helpful tips and hints on MMIs. The RRP is £14, but you can buy it here for just £10 including P&P!!

This DVD was filmed live in front of a group of premedical students. A volunteer is interviewed in front of the class and includes ambiguous questions, ethical questions and other elements. After the interview, an analysis of each question and the mindset behind it is discussed in an open forum format. If you are not sure that you have the interviewing skills to be accepted to medical school, then this is a must-see video.

One-on-one interviews, group or panel interviews and the multi-mini interview format (MMI) - all share certain principles regarding attitude, strategy and content. Regardless of where you will interview, you will find the advice and techniques demonstrated in this video to be extremely relevant and helpful. This 2nd Edition DVD also comes with a new bonus: "Understanding MMI" with Dr. Ferdinand's insights and strategies for this increasingly popular format.

Dr. Brett Ferdinand is a surgeon with extensive knowledge of medical school interviews - both one-on-one and MMI - because he sat on admissions committees which have used both interview formats.

Format: Widescreen
Region: All Regions
DVD Release Date: February 21, 2011
Run Time: 100 minutes

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