But what about when you are asked to expose your weaknesses?

When posed the question “Please can you tell me your weaknesses or flaws” think about this in a positive manner.

Explain your weaknesses as strengths to maximise the return on the interview you are having.

You shouldnt mislead or lie to interviewers but if you strategically prepare your responses as explained in this video it will assist in getting the maximum from an interview situation.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr_ZThSU2fo

The organisatoin EVIP has been created to bring together a bank of virtual patients for medical students. This will hopefully be open access for all to learn from. An exciting proposition!

In this interview, Dr David Davies from the University of Warwick, UK, talks to Dr James Bateman about the role of virtual patients, and the challenges of incorporating them into the medical curriculum.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4NQwX62mWs

You can learn more about EVIP at www.virtualpatients.eu, at Twitter (Virtualpatients) and Facebook.

We have videos focussing on the below but are considering adding more new video guides to the site. If you have any ideas as to what you would like to see, why let us know? Add a comment to this post.

Our current video set:

• Cannula insertion
• Cardiac monitoring
• Cardiology Examination
• Classification of Dermatomes, Reflexes and Nerve Roots
• Discussion of peak flow rates and spirometery
• Examining a “Renal Patient”
• Examining cranial nerve II (optic)
• Examining cranial nerves III, IV and VI
• Examining cranial nerves III, IV and VI (oculomotor, trochlear, abducens)
• Examining cranial Nerves V and VII
• Examining cranial Nerves VII, VIII, X, XI and XII
• Examining the shoulder part 1 -- LOOK
• Examining the shoulder part 2 -- FEEL
• Examining the shoulder part 3 -- MOVE
• Fingerprick blood glucose test
• General Abdominal Examination
• Hepatomegaly -- abdominal examination
• How to take an arterial blood gas
• Inhaler technique
• Measuring blood pressure
• Measuring forced expiratory time
• Neurology Examination -- introduction and upper limbs
• Neurology Examination -- Lower Limbs
• Peak expiratory flow rate demo
• Peripheral pulses and A.B.P.I. examination
• Pitfalls in the Glasgow Coma Score (GCS)
• Preparing blood cultures
• Respiratory General / Anterior Chest Examination
• Respiratory Posterior Chest Examination
• Splenomegaly alone -- abdominal examination
• Summarising respiratory exam
• Taking blood
• The Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT)
• The Heart sounds -- Aortic regurgitation
• The Heart sounds -- Aortic stenosis
• The Heart sounds -- Mitral regurgitation
• The Heart sounds -- Mitral stenosis
• The Heart sounds -- Prosthetic heart valves
• The Surgical Abdomen -- scars and signs
• Tips on Examining the Jugular Venous Pressure
• Vascular Doppler Ultrasound

A video example:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8MDwv5YId0

A lot of medical students can get confused with the measurements and values present on an arterial blood gas when it is analysed. Here we discuss these things and then talk through a basic arterial blood gas interpretation. Listen to the podcast below:

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr_ZThSU2fo

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