Communication: Australian Medical School Interview Questions

Role plays with the interviewer in character: the upset friend, the angry neighbour, the relative waiting four hours. And explaining something you know well to someone who knows nothing about it. Scored on listening, plain words and adaptation.

Updated 31 October 2026

How to answer

Listen first and acknowledge the feeling before anything practical. Do not solve the problem until the person has finished. Plain words, one idea at a time, check it landed. For the angry person, de escalation is the mark, not winning.

Frameworks: EMP

  • SBAR Situation: who the patient is and the one line problem, Background: the relevant history, Assessment: what you think is going on and how unwell they are, Recommendation: what you want the senior to do and when. Full guide →

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