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Should doctors go on social media? And is it ever appropriate to breach patient confidentiality?
These were some of the questions that prospective medical students had to ask themselves at a workshop held at Wellington College.
The medical applicants preparation day attracted 50 students in Year 13, all of whom have applied to medical school and needed to prepare for interviews.
Guest speaker Abe Bashir from The Medic Portal, a company that helps students get into medical school, covered interview techniques, how to be confident but not arrogant, and how to avoid appearing as though you have a romanticised idea of a medical career.
Other topics included ethical themes such as organ donation, drug and alcohol use and self-inflicted conditions.
Abe also put some students on the spot, making them role-play an interview, and suggesting what to do if there is a prop on the table, like an asthma inhaler or a box of tissues.
Student Arysha, from Waingels College in Woodley, said: “It was very interesting to see how other people answered the sort of questions that are commonly asked in the interviews, and to hear the feedback they were given.
“I can use that to shape my own answers.”
Later in the day the students were also able to question four old Wellingtonians who were currently at medical school, to find out what it is really like.
The event was run by the Wellington College Learning Alliance and partner schools involved included Bulmershe, Charters, Maiden Erlegh and The Holt.
