Professionalism: Australian Medical School Interview Questions

The challenges facing Australian healthcare, how the system and Medicare work and whether it is fair, artificial intelligence and the doctor's role, rural workforce, compulsory vaccination, voluntary assisted dying. Scored on awareness, reasoning and humility, not on solutions.

Updated 31 October 2026

How to answer

Two or three challenges with a fact each and an acknowledgement of what you do not know. For the system, the structure in plain words and a view on fairness with the other side acknowledged. For the contested issues, the principles on both sides, the evidence, your view stated with respect for the other.

Frameworks: ETHICS

  • STAR Situation in a sentence, Task: what you had to do, Action: what you did in the first person, Result: the outcome with a number where there is one. Add Reflection for STARR. Full guide →

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