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What is your greatest strength

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Hard working

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Hardest thing had to deal with at work

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Aggressive patient

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Greatest accomplishment

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WJ record

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Time you had conflict with a coworker

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  • When I buzzed the staff as my patient had fell and it took a long time for someone to come
  • Calm, polite and asked why it took a long time as my client was distressed
  • They apologised and helped see from their point of view

• Also doctor not understanding severity of situation with aggressive patient

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Who had a major influence of you as a person

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• My godfather
o Former Olympian and orthopaedic surgeon
o Empathetic, good communication skills, determined

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What makes a good teacher

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  • Good communication skills e.g, deaf swimmer
  • Empathetic e.g. put self in their shows, understand it is tricky learning new skills as been there myself with swimming
  • Patience
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You best and worst teacher

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  • Best – nurse on care certificate

* Worst – Russ

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Time made a life-changing decision

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To stop swimming

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Time you held opinion but had to change your view

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AD - dementia friend

Spectrum of disabilties - swimming

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Why cosmetic surgery

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  • Low self esteem
  • Comfort – back pain e.g. breast reduction
  • To fix scar tissue – reduces complications
  • Reconstruction e.g. boob removed
  • Liposuction – losing weight
  • Physical inconvenience – wear glasses
  • Pressure from others
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What makes you angry

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• When someone doesn’t pull their weight in a team
o E.g. channel swim
• Time wasting in meetings with no clear objectives
o E.g. committee meetings
• Lack of organisation/communication
o E.g. two of us going to the same shift

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A time your qualities have made a positive impact on a situation - how did you develop these skills

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Volunteering - autistic boy

  • good communication skills
  • empathy - christmas party
  • patient
  • teamwork
  • motivated and hard working

Through HCA, swimming

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Qualities of a good doctor

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Communication
- listen, volune, tone, avoid jargon, delegate

Compassion

Resilience - work life balance

Critical thinking

Confidence but self-aware

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How do you cope with criticism

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  • Depends on type of criticism
  • Remain calm, listen to the criticism, remain open-minded
  • E.g. uni – criticism with research proposal
  • E.g. HCA – from the patients things aren’t in a specific order, or with if late
  • E.g. swimming – European Juniors
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Have you ever been given criticism that was unjust

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• E.g. uni – criticism with research proposal

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How do you cope with conflict

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  • girl bullied
  • HCA – aggressive patients
  • Try act locally, then go higher up if needed, listen to both sides
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Do you know when to seek help

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  • E.g. swimming
  • E.g. HCA – dressing patient
  • E.g. aggressive patient
  • E.g. charity/inclusions
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What skills could you improve

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Focus on finer details

Ability to say no

Teamwork opportunities - COVID vaccinator

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Time unsatisfied with performance

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Little things with patient

Swimming DQ

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Note 2 situations you successfully dealt with a stressful situation

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WJ record - funding etc.

Inclusions - bullying - asked for help - worked with team

HCA - aggressive patient - asked others for help - spoke to team about it - swimming

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How do you manage multiple deadlines?/projects?

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  • Timetable
  • Make a list
  • Do most important thing first
  • Split time according to importance
  • E.g. research proposal, oral presentation and 2000 word project
  • Swimming
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Most difficult project

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Tell me about a time when you were frustrated

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Channel swim

Patient fell over

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How cope with so much independent study

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Done with biomed
Study groups
Balance
Ask for help

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Note 2 situations where you resolved a difficult case or problem
Inclusions - bullying AD - aggressive patient
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2 situations made an accurate decision using your initiative
When I went to student support services regarding one of the swimmers Teddy bear and the hoist, AD – take to her room
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Processes to use when making a decision
* Identify the goal * Gather info for weighing your options * Consider the consequences * Make decision * Evaluate decisions
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Note two situations where you had to communicate complex medical information to a patient
Makaton Swimming
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How do you communicate with someone who has a hearing impairment? How does that compare to communication with a 7 or 8 year old?
Communication with someone with a hearing impairment can sometimes be difficult. The first thing I would check for is if the patient has a hearing aid. This way I would know that they may be able to better hear me than someone who did not. I would then talk in a very slow and clear manner, and if it is okay with them, I would raise my tone higher than normal to help them hear. It is important to play off of their body language and facial expressions which could tell me a lot about whether they are understanding me or not. I would also have them repeat back to me what was said so that I could be sure that they understood in order for me to gain consent. I would also be very patient and treat them with dignity and respect as I would any other patient I would see. Written communication or diagrams are also a very viable option. Avoid medical jargon, use analogies they can relate to, ask them if they have a question. For a child as young as 7 or 8 it is likely that they do not have a similar level of understanding to an adult. As a result, it would be reasonable to use analogies to help them understand a topic, or perhaps a diagram or drawing to illustrate a point. I would of course avoid any medical Jargon and use the parents to facilitate understanding if needs be.
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At end of long shift someone asks you to stay - what do you do
* Let the team know and ensure someone will be with them * Empathise with them and stay for a certain amount of time but explain eventually you will have to go home * Ask them what is scaring them, how long they would like you to stay etc.
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How make a patient less scared
Calm reassuring manner, empathise, explain things fully in simple terms Ask exactly what it is - can adress issue * E.g. teddy bear hoist, AD patient * E.g. volunteering – get someone to demonstrate, gradually build up skills slowly – don’t just dive in at the deep end * Always explain exactly what you’re doing, lots of positive encouragement, distract them
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Note two situations where your planning and organisation skills made a difference
24 hour sponsored swim Volunteering
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How do you organise a team or roster
• Channel swim o Based on a time trial o No ambiguity – it was fair
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Define integrity
* Taking an honest and ethically correct course of action * The fourth domain of Good Medical Practice, ‘Maintaining Trust’ addresses the importance of acting with honesty, compelling doctors to ensure that their conduct justifies their patients’ trust in them and the profession.
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Are you trustworthy and dependable to stick to the truth? Do you recognise your own limitations and open when mistakes have been made? Do you act with integrity?
When patient fell over Little things Report someone with inclusions
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Can you deal with changing situations and circumstances?/ When flexible with plans? When compromised?
* Yes HCA – bank staff – went over to east leake, pick up last min shifts * Channel swim * Adapt communication e.g. swimming
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What done that shows initiative?
* Teddy and hoist * Moving lanes when people arguing * Aggressive patients
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How do you solve work problems?
* Discuss with colleagues * Understand everyones interests, list possible solutions, make a decision, implement solution, monitor * E.g. end of life care – 4 pillars * E.g. wheelchair so lady can go out still
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How do you learn
* Variety is really important * Independent learning is useful to get to grips with core concepts * Tutorial groups were good to consolidate learning * Organised study groups for anatomy was useful – can discuss things and find out what you don’t know * I am very flexible
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Discuss a time you encountered an academic problem at school and how you fixed it
Really ill - been to hospital - had to get an extension
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Discuss a time that you saw another person demonstrating good communication - what was good about it?
GP
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Time where seeked help from friends and family
DQ - EJs
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New habit
New morning routine during COVID
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Discuss the importance of being motivated to study medicine and having a genuine interest in the medical profession as a doctor
Cons of medicine

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