Ive been offered an interview for a Health Science course after performing well in the UMAT, what can I do to prepare?
Interviews are a crucial aspect of the selection process for entry into health science courses. In some universities, interviews are weighted at more than 40% of the total selection criteria! Most students focus on their ENTER/UAI/OP scores, study for the UMAT but pay little attention to interviews.
However, knowledge of the types of questions asked, training on interview technique and understanding of the principles underlying interviews can dramatically improve your performance. The MedEntry Team has extensive interview expertise and knowledge of the questions asked at all universities, which we use to provide you with focussed training.
You cannot cram for interviews. Interview preparation is a long term process, involving reflecting on issues and developing skills over a period of time. MedEntry offers interview training during the two day workshop, as part of the interview guide and in our Interview Training Sessions. The knowledge and skills you will acquire will be invaluable to you not only for your health science interview, but also for future interviews and for life in general.
Interview Training Sessions will provide students with strategies and tips on how to succeed in medical or dental interviews. The sessions are tailored to the specific university/course for which the student has received an offer, enabling detailed discussion of the specific questions likely to arise at that interview.
The sessions are conducted in small groups of between ten to twenty students, allowing personalised feedback and interaction to occur. An expert will facilitate the session and provide feedback on everything from interview technique to the intricacies of students’ answers.
For some student comments about the MedEntry’s Interview Training Sessions, please visit the MedEntry website below.
The training session is a day long program, and lunch will be provided.
If you wish to enrol in one of the workshops, you should visit the Med Entry website below.
