Why Medicine? (A Doctor's Thoughts) | Med School Interviews

[@nene-b6p]

In a world of “let’s quit medicine” to become an “influencer”, “coach”, “KZbinr” choose to be an Ollie. Thank you Ollie for reminding us WHY MEDICINE.

[@ueenelisabeth6256]

I love how you explain things in a way that respects everyone, without looking down on other people's beliefs and lifestyles.

[@Mona_A]

Thank you for this video, I have an interview in just 3 hours 😭 reviewing your entire playlist right now!! Thank you so much for the help.

[@OllieBurtonMed]

Good luck!

[@xenne.]

I hope it went well

[@adailyfact]

How did it go?

[@adamdodda3751]

So glad this medical school interviews series is back! keep it up Ollie

[@Kristielina]

this video is excellent!! Thank you for the overview of what a doctor does and learns about in their journey ❤

[@R20039]

Thank you so much! This was very beneficial. I have a question, how can I deal with questions that ask me about "give me an example of a time when you ...etc" when I did not experience that specific situation.

[@Gwendolineeve]

Excellent reflection thank you

[@neuro201]

Hey, great video! Don’t know if you’ve seen but the UKFPO are considering removing the EPM and SJT from the allocation process for the foundation programme for around 2024. Making in ‘preference-informed’ only. It would be interesting to hear your thoughts on it as I’m not sure what to think… gone from joking about how much of a lottery it is to it becoming a literal lottery for competitive deaneries!

[@OllieBurtonMed]

Yeah I have seen whisperings of this. At least in my personal opinion, I'm more comfortable with a lottery than actively electing to use a tool which we know doesn't work and disadvantages particular groups. I think the evidence is also that people are more likely to get a choice they like using preference informed allocation than the current system anyway. I suppose the relevant question is whether students en masse are happy to relinquish the degree of control they have now in order to get that, or maintain the status quo.

[@saanviganesh7266]

Can you do a video on preparing for an article that’s sent to you to read prior to the interview?

[@NotSmasher]

My 4th and final med interview tomorrow 😅😭

[@adailyfact]

How did the interviews go? Any tips?

[@Kin-uf2ep]

Thanks for that... How do you answer"Should patients pay for medical services?" I have interviews in 3 weeks , I'm in Zimbabwe

[@AJzilllaPro]

How’d it go?

[@GeorgiaPaddington]

Question- I have been looking at previous MMI questions and quite a few are scientific. For example, Huntington's Disease and CRISPR-Cas. Are we likely to have science-based questions in the interview? Thank you!

[@yusufkhan-ig7dv]

It depends on the university, they usually let you know how much you need to know. Most usually don’t require scientific knowledge but they may ask you about current hot topics in medicine

[@OllieBurtonMed]

@@yusufkhan-ig7dv Agree with this take - I've heard both ends of the spectrum and seems to completely depend on the university. If a medical school expects science A levels or a science degree, it's reasonable for them to ask you about concepts you should know. I suspect it'll be more about ethical and broader discussion though rather than focusing on the hard science, I'm not sure what the point would be in grilling you on genetic pedigrees and things.

[@adrienmasoka171]

very good

[@geraldinemiller8384]

Are you hoping to remain in the north for your next job Ollie

[@OllieBurtonMed]

Likely moving down south to be closer to girlfriend but depends where I can find a job really!

[@geraldinemiller8384]

@@OllieBurtonMed good luck any hospital will be lucky to have a Dr like u. As a past staff nurse I saw junior drs a lot and you could always tell the ones who had great futures in medicine. You're one of them Dr Ollie

[@starchild1748]

Why NHS?

[@OllieBurtonMed]

Quite easy to answer, because you have no choice in England if you want to be a doctor. You can *only* train in the NHS, it's not possible to do any part of your training in the private sector that would count towards a more senior role.

[@johnalexander5777]

PSA: don't do medicine if you want to reduce suffering in the world... The number of sentient beings suffering increases by extending human life. Wish someone had told me this before I applied for med.

[@OllieBurtonMed]

My counter to that is that's also true by having children. Even though people are living longer we can actually improve their quality of life and reduce disease burden. A matter of personal perspective

[@johnalexander5777]

@@OllieBurtonMed you are right... But I wouldn't have children to reduce suffering in the world whereas I did choose medicine thinking I would be making the world a little bit better/with less suffering. I'm still trying to figure out a way that I can do that... Encouraging plant-based diets would help reduce disease burden and overall suffering but I'm a new F1 so difficult to see how I can do that atm. Great video btw.

[@itchup]

I feel like you can “reduce suffering” but I also agree that we probably won’t make much of a dent in “total suffering”. But that’s why I like medicine because there is an almost infinite supply of suffering in the world for me to try and alleviate. Futile but rewarding nonetheless😊

[@johnalexander5777]

@@itchup I think every little helps so it's worth making a dent even if we can't see the difference. However, my point is that I have an ethics and morality issue with "do no harm"... Hence, I'm vegan - I do not want to harm an animal for taste pleasure. Most patients eat animals and so bring harm to animals through their food choices. Hence as a doctor, I help prolong the life of individuals who cause abuse and suffering to sentient (and innocent) beings. I believe doctors increase net suffering - not decrease it.

[@itchup]

@@johnalexander5777 an interesting perspective 👍🏾