Medical Interviews: Resources for Students and Doctors

January marks the beginning of the interview period for a lot of students and junior doctors so here is a run down of useful resources we've come across:

Residents:

Web

www.studentdoctor.net is a fantastic website and the forum has lots of insider information. There are articles dealing with residency interviews http://www.studentdoctor.net/2009/12/acing-your-residency-interview/ and http://www.studentdoctor.net/2009/11/the-successful-match-how-to-succeed-in-your-residency-interview/

Books

For residency applicants there is an excellent book that I highly recommend. It covers the interview very well and has specialty-specific tips. It also has other tips not related to the interview. You can get it from Amazon The Successful Match: 200 Tips to Succeed in the Residency Match by Rajani Katta

For UK applicants this book is good and also useful for general medical interviews with over 120 questions: Medical Interviews: a comprehensive guide to CT, ST and Registrar interview skills by Olivier Picard

Medical Students

Web

For medical students this forum has a wealth of information and you can find university specific past interview questions: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/

Books

I also recommend this book from amazon: Medical School Interviews by George Lee

Courses

If you are really not confident about your interview skills there are courses available in the UK (www.medical-interviews.co.uk) and USA (www.mededits.com), which cater for medical students and doctors.

Soon, we will also be posting videos, slides and ethical case studies from our Careers Day, which will have interview tips from junior doctors.

If you know about a good resource we have not mentioned please share it with us by adding a comment to this post. Good luck everyone!