Medical schools are increasingly focusing on the importance of holistic care, Birmingham included. The best way to tackle this question is to talk about a scenario you have seen when you were on your work experience or volunteering. Examples could include:
- Doctors adapting to their patients when they seem anxious or nervous to reassure them about a potential treatment or procedure.
- Maintaining eye level for all patients, including children so that they do not feel intimidated or scared, eliminating the once ‘paternalistic’ nature of medicine.
To really improve your answer in this type of work experience reflection questions, include how you have been able to implement things you have learnt from your work experience in your own day-to-day life. For example, you may have seen excellent delegation skills within an MDT on your work experience which could have inspired you to implement similar measures in your role as captain in the football team! There are many examples you could include, so ensure you always reflect and try to include these in your various roles in school/clubs.