2023 Hot Topics - Medical Applicants

There has been a lot of news in the media recently. Since the pandemic the topics for discussion and also just pure interest has grown significantly. Ethical dilemmas are also on the rise.

Below we have listed the hot topics of 2023. Please note this list is of course not exhaustive but are the common popular points of conversation.

2023 Hot Topics:

1. Vaccination - To vaccinate or not

2. What do you understand about the recent high profile case of Lucy Letby?

3. Should we still be wearing masks?

4. What's your views on thoughts around the medical school curriculum becoming an apprentice style course rather than a degree?

5. Antibiotic resistance is on the rise. What do you understand by this?

6. Do you agree with the junior doctor strikes?

7. Our workforce is leaving, what do you think could be done to help retain our workforce?

Feel free to email your thoughts on these scenarios to hello@step2med.co.uk and one of our tutors can reply back to you! Very soon we will be releasing a video on our youtube channel going through these!