BrightMed Session 2: Are you making these terrible errors in your personal statement? Struggle with interviews?

Just had my first BrightMed session of 2016!

In light of the grand round we began the session with, do you know what Lansoprazole is, and is used for?

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 To give you a hint, it's a "Proton-Pump inhibitor" - which I'll explain with the answers!

Next, we took a look at a selection of personal statements: deciding whether or not to give the candidate an interview.

Here's our notes:

Are you making careless mistakes on your personal statement?

There's some more information here: https://www.oxford-royale.co.uk/articles/analysis-personal-statement.html

After that, we focused on interviews!

One of my best tips is to record yourself when practicing with a friend, or someone you know - it can help you to reflect back on what went well, and what to improve in the future!

Things you shouldn't do in an interview?

• Use small filler words like "Um", "Er" or "Like"
• Give short, simple sentences
• Use inappropriate language 
• Yes/No answers
• Giving lists
• Looking downwards at your lap, feet, or hands
• Habits

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