reallife Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Can anyone elaborate on the interview style and how to prepare for it and the PBL for UBC? The interview invites for OOP were sent out today and it indicates the interview will be about 10mins! Isn't that a bit too short? and also, i heard that it is possible for the OOP to request to do the interview at a nearby location in order to save them some money..is there any truth to this? Any info/advice/tips would help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcdmd Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 also wondering the same thing! is UBC MMI style this year? ie. are there several 10 minute sessions? A single 10 minute interview sounds very short. thanks for any help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalstudent14 Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 also wondering the same thing! is UBC MMI style this year? ie. are there several 10 minute sessions? A single 10 minute interview sounds very short. thanks for any help! I heard from Jacky and Vicki in the beginning of the year that UBC would be switching to MMI. However, from the email they sent out, it seems like they will be doing just ONE 10 min interview (short, i know). They should be more clear whether or not they are doing a several 10 min interviews...or are infact, doing MMI style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat kelly Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 I heard from Jacky and Vicki in the beginning of the year that UBC would be switching to MMI. However, from the email they sent out, it seems like they will be doing just ONE 10 min interview (short, i know). They should be more clear whether or not they are doing a several 10 min interviews...or are infact, doing MMI style. From what you have said, I am guessing you got an interview invite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkim54 Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 I was also wondering about this. I was expecting CDA type of interview... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallife Posted January 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 I just called them and no one is picking up...if anyone happen to contact them regarding this, plz let us know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcdmd Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 letter also said that when we accept the invite more info will be sent out, so hopefully things will get clarified! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalstudent14 Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 From what you have said, I am guessing you got an interview invite? Yes, I did. Did you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat kelly Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Yes, I did. Did you? congrats, I just remembered seeing one of your posts stating that you were concerned about whether your gpa was high enough. I guess it was or they valued your DAT a lot more this year than previous years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalstudent14 Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 congrats, I just remembered seeing one of your posts stating that you were concerned about whether your gpa was high enough. I guess it was or they valued your DAT a lot more this year than previous years. Thank you! Im so nervous because its only 10 min for the interview. Did you get one as well Pat kelly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimi Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 ya this whole 10 minute thing + PBL is very weird... has anybody found out more information on it? it says there is no way to prepare, I guess they are changing their format this year to a complete new one from past years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonelytylenol Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 I really wish they would let us know asap - CDA or MMI ? I assumed it was several 10-minute MMI questions since a couple dent students and a dentist told me this past Fall that it would be MMI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallife Posted January 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 their email suggests that it's only going to be 10min and probably just a conversation between you and the dentists/students...cuz those who applied for ubc medicine, they were told about their interview (which is a day after ours) early December and were specifically told it's going to be MMI... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbergs Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Did anyone email back to accept the interview invitation, and not get a response? I figured I'd get a confirmation email saying my reply was received, but nothing yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaybeNextYear Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Live Your Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytrewq Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 i got a response to my confirmation email. she said that an email with more details about the interview weekend will be sent next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallife Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 am i the only one who has not received a follow-up email after my confirmation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkim54 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 am i the only one who has not received a follow-up email after my confirmation? I haven't got it yet, so don't worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bee23 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 am i the only one who has not received a follow-up email after my confirmation? Nope, I haven't either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallife Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 I haven't got it yet, so don't worry. thanks!! for a sec I thought I might have screwed up something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaybeNextYear Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Live Your Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallife Posted January 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Since I received my email confirming they got my stuff and a copy of their first email by mail, I assume everyone else has received it as well. Is anyone practicing for the PBL? if yes, how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantombds Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Hi, I just graduated from Sydney dental school last year in 2012. Our unis are supplying way too many dentists these days so there are no jobs for us in Australia. We need to put food on the table as well so that's why we are coming to steal ur jobs in Canada! It is not our fault that Australia dental job market is so poor. Look online and you can find many references about how our Australian Dental Association is trying to convince our selfish Australian government that there is an oversupply but they are not listening. Now it seems like you Canadians will have to pay the price for their policy! Take a look: https://www.facebook.com/AustralianDentalAssociation It says "one in five dental students in Australia cannot find work after graduating in 2012." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dent55555 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 thought id share some tips for pbl, based on my experiences from last year first of all a quick explanation of pbl: 1. pbl case is given to you page by page. the next page will not be distributed by the tutor unless they feel that the group has answered the question properly. 2. PBL is like a story. it starts off with what the patient currently is experiencing, some background information about the patient's social/medical history, some sort of intervention being applied, results of that intervention, then the ending (patient gets better or not). Ex: Page 1-- Lin is a student. she didn't have breakfast. she went to the gym before class to do some laps. she went to class and felt dizzy and fainted. questions on this page will probably ask you to hypothesize why she fainted, how eating helps prevent this, etc. Page 2 -- Lin was rushed to the hospital. upon admission her vital signs were (BP: #, HR: #,...etc). her blood glucose was: #. her mom was called in and she had a lot questions regarding lin's condition questions here will probably ask you to interpret these numbers, what tests should be ordered, what you should tell her mom and so on, you get the point! 1. the main purpose of pbl is to NOT show off your knowledge. i can't emphasize this enough. PBL is there to assess how you function as an individual, in a group. if you don't know anything about the topic, try to contribute as much as you can with some educated hypothesis. admit to the group that you don't know much about the topic as it is not your background. use resources--you should have a medical dictionary of some sort on the table, suggest to the group to use it when you get stuck! 2. do NOT dominate. you need to give balance participation. even if you know the topic really well and feel that you can probably answer the whole case..dont! if this is the case, you can become a facilitator to the discussion. suggest a few things and then ask the rest of the group what they think. 3. use the whiteboard! jot down key points, summarize concepts, draw things, do a web diagram..whatever! anything that can help the case. tutors love the board 4. manners, etc.-- although it's a given, be polite, respectful, give way to each other, dont interrupt, let everyone have a chance to speak, etc. 5. if you find that your group has spent a long time on one question and you're about to move onto the next section, try to summarize that question first. say something like..."just to make sure we're all on the same page, we said that for question 2 blahblah". this shows that you were listening, that you can summarize and that you're showing off leadership skills by putting everyone on the same page. 6. if you find that the group is getting off track, you can politely ask if the discussion is still relevant to the case and if not, it might be good to go back to the case & manage the time more effectively 7. be careful of your non-verbal messages! 8. act professional. this is very important. humor is okay to break the ice but dont be inappropriate. 9. take turns reading the case out loud. if a big paragraph chunk lands on your turn, break it up and give someone else a turn. thats all i can think off right now. ill add more if i remember. hope this helps but remember, this was based on LAST YEARS PBL. things could be different this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncooling Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 did anyone get another confirmation email? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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