Michael Tsai – Interview Pro Course

Interview Pro Course

Everything you need to stand out in your upcoming medical school interview

• 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)

• 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

• Cole’s Medical Practice – To give you inspiration for content creation + build knowledge of interview topics

• 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

• 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)

• 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

• 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

• 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