Michael Tsai – Interview Pro Course (ICanMed Team)
Interview Pro Course
Everything you need to stand out in your upcoming medical school interview
Course Curriculum
MODULE 1: READY, SET, GO – BREAKING DOWN THE INTERVIEW
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Lesson 1: Transforming you into an interview superstar (5:44)
- Lesson 2: How to use this course effectively (6:37)
- Lesson 3: What is an medical interview? (10:21)
- Lesson 4: How do interviews assess candidates? (8:48)
- Lesson 5: Why interview preparation needs to be different (13:08)
- Lesson 6: Differences in interview formats: MMI vs semi-structured (11:18)
- Lesson 7: Key considerations and attitudes when preparing (3:50)
MODULE 2: CREATING CONTENT FOR YOUR RESPONSES
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Lesson 1: What is content? (9:11)
- Lesson 2: Why is content creation the most important step of all? (9:06)
- Lesson 3: Selection Criteria: aligning your content creation process (list of desirable traits) (5:54)
- Lesson 4: How authenticity is crucial to your preparation and performance (10:26)
- Lesson 5: Stages of content creation – Recall, Define, Explain, Focus (14:06)
- Stage 1: Recall the event(s)
- Stage 2: Define the criteria (i.e. attribute, skill, value)
- Stage 3: Explain its function
- Stage 4: Focus on relevant examples
- Lesson 6: Time to create your own high-value and authentic content (CONTENT CREATION WORKSHEET) (2:53)
- Lesson 7: Two ways to check whether your content is up to scratch (10:00)
- ACTION: Submitting your content for personal feedback (MUST-DO STEP BEFORE CONTINUING ON TO NEXT MODULE)
- MODULE 1: PROGRESS CHECK POINT
MODULE 2.5 – ADDITIONAL MUST-READ RESOURCE FOR EVERYONE
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Cole’s Medical Practice – To give you inspiration for content creation + build knowledge of interview topics
MODULE 3: IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES, CONTENT SELECTION, STRUCTURE SELECTION
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Introducing the three key cognitive skills of a successful interviewee
- Skill 1: What are opportunities? (5:24)
- What makes finding opportunities so important when planning your response? (7:53)
- Steps to identifying opportunities in interview questions: Remember, Analyse, Identify (6:45)
- Step 1: Remember your program’s selection criteria (6:54)
- Step 2: Analyse the question (14:31)
- Step 3: Identify two to three opportunities (6:50)
- Identifying opportunities – Exemplars (91:05)
- Skill 2: Content Selection and contentious (ethical) issues readings
- Event-specific question exemplars (Remember, Summarise, Isolate, Identify) (6:00)
- Practice quiz 2 recommendations: event-specific questions (semi-structured format)
- **MUST DOWNLOAD** Module 2, 3, 4, 5 practice worksheet and how to use them
- Conflict-based question exemplars (Remember, Summarise, Isolate, Identify)
- Practice quiz 3 recommendations: conflict=based questions (semi-structure format)
- Contentious topics question exemplars (Remember, Summarise, Isolate, Identify)
- Practice quiz 4 recommendations: contentious topics question (semi-structure format)
- Scenario-based question exemplars (Remember, Summarise, Isolate, Identify)
- Practice quiz 5 recommendations: sencario-based question (MMI format)
- Role play question exemplars (Remember, Summarise, Isolate, Identify)
- Practice quiz 6 recommendations: role play questions (MMI format)
- MODULE 2 PROGRESS CHECK POINT
MODULE 4: SELECTING THE BEST CONTENT FOR YOUR ANSWER
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What is content selection and why is it important?
- Scenario-based question style – content selection guidelines
- Contentious (ethical) question style – content selection guidelines
- Conflict-specific/event-specific question style – content selection guidelines
- Personal question style – content selection guidelines
- SKILLS WORKSHEET: Scenario-based question practice (21 questions)
- SKILLS WORKSHEET: Contentious (ethical) question practice (22 questions)
- SKILLS WORKSHEET: Conflict-specific question practice (20 questions)
- SKILLS WORKSHEET: Event-specific question practice (23 questions)
- SKILLS WORKSHEET: Personal-style question practice (23 questions)
MODULE 5: ADOPTING THE MOST EFFECTIVE STRUCTURE
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What is structure and why is it so important?
- The layers of a good structure: Burger Model (33:59)
- Completion of the three cognitive skills and the next steps in preparation
- Contentious (ethical) question style – structure selection guideline
- Conflict-specific/event-specific question style – structure selection guideline
- Personal-based question style – structure selection guideline
- Practice quiz 2: event-specific questions (semi-structured format)
- Conflict-based question exemplars (Introduction, Body, Conclusion)
- Practice quiz 3: conflict=based questions (semi-structure format)
- Contentious topics question exemplars (Introduction, Body, Conclusion)
- Practice quiz 4: contentious topics question (semi-structure format)
- Scenario-based question exemplars (Introduction, Body, Conclusion)
- Practice quiz 5: scenario-based question (MMI format)
- Role play question exemplars (Introduction, Body, Conclusion)
- Practice quiz 6: role play questions (MMI format)
- MODULE 4 PROGRESS CHECK POINT
MODULE 6: THE ART OF DELIVERING AN ENGAGING RESPONSE
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How this module will help you deliver better answers
- What makes a response engaging? (CHECKLIST)
- Scenario-based question exemplars
- Contentious topics question exemplars
- Common issues encountered when delivering responses and how to fix them
- How to practice delvering responses
- Personal style question exemplars
- Event-specific question exemplars
- Conflict-based question exemplars
- Role play question exemplars
- How to receive feedback
- MODULE 5 PROGRESS CHECK POINT
- New Lecture
Additional Resources
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Aboriginal health – what issues, how they arise and proposed solutions
- Rural health – what issues, how they arise and proposed solutions
- Health agendas in Australia – National Primary Healthcare Strategic Framework
- Role Play Overview and Strategies
- New Zealand med school specific information
- New Lecture
Transition to the New Learning Management System
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Transition to the New Learning Management System
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