MMI question: Empathy and compassion
A patient ashamed of their teeth
A man in his forties tells the dental team he has not been to a dentist for ten years because he is embarrassed about the state of his teeth. What might he be feeling, and what should the team do about it?
- Category
- Empathy and compassion
- Stations about you
- Suits
- Dentistry
- Topic
- A patient ashamed of their teeth
What this kind of station tests
Whether the candidate can describe what another person was experiencing without translating it straight back into their own feelings about it.
Written by MedAdmit. No UK medical or dental school publishes the questions it asks at interview, so this is not presented as one a school asks. The model answers, and the follow-up questions an interviewer asks, are part of the interview programme.