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TheInterviewtogainacceptancetomedicalschool
isoneofthemostimportantscreeningprocesses.
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Nakedandexposedwegiveyoutheanswersto
medicalschoolinterviewquestions.Thisbookisa
mustifyouwanttoacetheinterviewinarelaxed
yetconfidentmanner.
Commentssectionbelow.

LetsStart!!
1.Tellmeaboutyourself?

2.Whydoyouwanttobeadoctor?
Althoughthemostcommonquestion,itisdefinitely
themostimportantquestion.Donotjustsayyouwantto
helppeople.Givespecificexamples,scenariosthathave
shapedyouandmadeyouchooseacareerinmedicine.
donotbeafraidtoshowyourfeelingsandsemotions,
showthatdetermination,alsodonotbeafraidtodivulge
incidencesinyourlifethatshapedyouandaredearto
you,i.e.situationthatmovedyouorthepassingofaclose
familymember(notgrandparent,everyonegoesthrough
thisoneandwillnotsetyouapartfromotherapplicants)
orfriend.ThisanswerMUSTbeanhonestoneand
shouldcomefromtheheart.Interviewersarelookingfor
honestyinthisquestionandwillbeabletotellbyyour
bodylanguageandtoneofvoice.Onlyanhonestanswer
cangiveyouthatbodylanguageandtoneofvoicethat
youneedgetthroughtotheintervieweronadeeper
level.

3.
Where
doyou
see

yourselfin10years?
thisquestionbasicallyistryingtofindoutyour
motives(makingsureitisnotmoney)aswellasifyou
havedirectioninthefieldofmedicine.
academicattendingininternalmedicineorfamily
practicedonotchoosesomethingspecificatthistime,
youhavenotevengonethroughmedicalschoolyet.
Choosesomethinggeneral.suchasInternalmedicine,
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pediatrics,surgery(donotbespecific),familypractice.
youhaveyettoexperienceallyourmedicalschool
rotations,somentionthatyouareopenandwouldliketo
experiencethemfirsthand.Donotchoosespecificfields
suchasexradiology,anesthesia,dermatology,ortho
surg,ENT,optho,cardiology,urology,ifyouchooseone
oftheseyouwillcomeoffasnaiveandcloseminded.
AlsodonotchooseERasthiscanbringuptheTVshow
andmakeyoulooksuperficial.
Teachingandresearchisveryimportanttome
advancingmedicineasamotive
4.Whatareyourstrengthsandwhatareyour
weaknesses?Howwillyouimproveuponyour
weaknesses?
5.Whatarethecurrentchallengesincurrenthealthcare
andwhatcanwedotoimproveit?
Spendsometimetogetintouchwithcurrentevents,
askfamilyfriends,primaryphysician,pharmacists,
nurses.readuponcurrenteventsinhealthcarebefore
theinterview,knowaboutHMOs,PPOs,universal
healthcare,medicare/medicaid
talkabouttheunderservedpopulation.x
6.Tellmeaboutyourvolunteeringexperience?
chooseascenariowhereyouhadaleadershiprole
andhadadirectbeneficialeffectonefficiencyand
teamwork,alsowhatyoulearned
7.Tellmeaboutachallengeinyourlifeandhowyou
overcameit?
bereadyforthis,thisisanimportantquestionasit
showsifyoucanhandledifficultsituationsonthespot.
8.Whatwouldyoudoifyouwerenotacceptedto
medicalschool?
firstlyyouwouldnevergiveupontryingtogetinto
medicalschool,butifmedicalschoolwasnotanoptionI
woulddo
9.Whatarethequalitiesthatmakeagooddoctoranddo
youhavethem?orHowdoyourpeersdescribeyou?
youcanusethesepersonaltytraitsforamultitudeof
questions.Theyarejustusedtoputyouinagoodlight.
Leader,Reliable,compassionate,loyal,determined
_dontsay:outgoing,follower,fun,happy,
unpredictable,nice,thesearenotpersonalityattributes
theyarelookingfor
Itisimportantthatyougetthisquestiondowncold,
thisquestioncanmakeorbreakyou.
10.Howdoyouhandlestress?
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talkaboutyourhobbiesandyoutrytomaintain
balanceinyourlife
11.Whatdoyoudoinyoursparetime?
Theyareaskingaboutyourhobbies,makeonefunand
anotherintellectual:ex:wakeboardingandReadingor
playinganinstrument.Donotsaystudyingyouwillbe
doingenoughofthat.Gymisokbutoverused.Show
diversity.

12.HowdoyoufeelaboutDoctorcompensation?
sayitdependsonspecialty.youthinkitisappropriatein
lightofmedicalschoolloans,residentpayandtimein
training.nottomentionjobstress,andamountofwork.

13.Whatbookhaveyourecentlyread?Whatdidyou
learn?
doesnothavetobeyourmostrecentbook,butabook
thateffectedandyourememberwell.Theinterviewer
justwantstoknowthatyouengageinintellectualactivites
andlearnfromthoseactivitiesaswellashavecritical
thinkingskills.

14.TellmeabouttheTerrySchiavocaseandwhatdo
youthinkaboutit?WhatdoyoufeelaboutEuthanasia,
Abortion,Stemcellresearch?JehovahWitness?
Euthanasia:talkaboutkvorkian
Thisquestionistoseeifyouareintouchwiththe
controversiesofmodernmedicine.Itisokayifyouarenot
familiarwiththecasetheyaskyouabout,justpolitelysay
youarenotfamiliarbutcontinuetoofferyourmoral
opiniononceyouhavebeengiventhescenario.
Know:
Patientswishestrumpall
thenlivingwill
thenfamily
yourjobasadoctoristoprovidecare,itisnotyourjobto
imposeyourbeliefsontothepatient.
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ex:ptwantanabortionandyoudon'tbelieveitisright,
youdonthavetodoitbutyoumustreferthepttoa
practitionerthatwilldoit.
15.Whatroledoesresearchplayinmedicine?Haveyou
engagedinanyresearchprojects?Tellmeaboutthem?
knowyourresearchdowncold,someinterviewerswill
askspecificsjusttoknowifyouactuallyknowyour
research.Themoreyouknowthebetter.Gooveryour
researcharticlesintheplane,hotels,etc.Ifyouhavenot
doneresearchdonotworrythisisnotadealbreaker.
PolitelytelltheinterviewerthatalthoughIhavenotdone
research,Iwouldliketoengageinresearchduring
medicalschool.Lookupsomeresearchthatisimportant
inMedicinetodayandtalkaboutwhattheyaredoingin
thatresearch.Althoughyouhavenotdoneresearch,it
showsthatyouareinterestedindoingsoandkeepupto
datewithcurrentmedicaltopics.Makesuretheresearch
isnottooobscure.Forexamplehereisaresearcharticle
thatwouldbesuitabletobringupduringaninterview,
remembertoaddressthearticlebyitstitleandthe1st
authorbysayinghermanet.al.Donotusethisexact
article,howeverfindsomethingsimilar.
Theroleresearchplayisthatitisthebackboneofwhat
alldoctorspractice.Ifresearchwasnotpresentwewould
nothaveallthetreatmentsandcuresthatdoctorsuse
everyday.

16.Whatdoyoudoinasituationwherea15yearold
teenagerisaskingforbirthcontrol?
Thissituationcanbekeptconfidentialwiththepatient.
Thereareothersituationssuchassexualabuse,or
domesticabuseinwhichtheauthorityneedstobe
notified.

17.Howdoyougoaboutbreakingbadnewstoapatient
whoisterminallyill?i.e.50yoMdiagnosedwith
metastaticpancreaticcancerwhohas6monthstolive.
whatisyourunderstandingofwhyyouarehere
howmuchwouldyouliketoknow?

18.WhatistheHippocraticoath?
TheHippocraticOathisanoathhistoricallytakenby
doctorsswearingtopracticemedicineethically,Firstdo
noharm....

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19.LookingoveryourapplicationIseeyouhave
receivedanunderperforminggrade?Explain?
explainthatyouwerepushingyourselfbeyond
yourlimits
Heavilyinvolvedinextracurricularandlargecourseload
inthissituationyoulearnedagreatdealabout
timemanagementandthatitisgoodtoknowyourlimits
soyouaccomplishtasksefficientlyandontime.
trytorefrainfromtalkingaboutpsychological
issuessuchasdepression,alcoholism,drugabuse,
parentsdivorce,friendsdeath,jailtime.
thisisanopportunitytoshowthatyouarean
overachieverwhotookonmorethanhecouldhandle
andthatyouwerehumbledbecauseofthisscenario.
However,itwasagoodlearninglessonandittaughtyou
ofyourlimitsaswellastimemanagementskills.

20.Whydoyouwanttogainacceptancetothisparticular
medicalschool?
lookupspecificinfoaboutmedicalschoolcurriculum
andtalkaboutuniquepointsofthemedicalschool.The
moreuniquethebetter,asitshowswhythisistheonly
medicalschoolyouwanttogoto.Itmustseemlikeyou
reallywanttocometothismedicalschool.

21.Whoisthemostinfluentialpersoninyourlife?and
why?
donotchoosesomeonefamous,choose
someonethatyouareverycloseto.Thiscanbea
mentor,doctor,familymember.Makesuretoshowthe
emotionandbondthatyouguyshave.Letthemknow
howmuchyourespectthispersonandhowmuchofan
impacttheyhavehadinyourlifeandhowtheyhelped
shapewhoyouare.Thepersonshoehaveencouraged
youtopursuemedicine.

22.Whatexposuredoyouhavetomedicine?Tellme
aboutaclinicalexperience
talkaboutaclinicalexperiencethatyoulearnedfrom
makesureitissomethingalittleheartfeltbutnot
toomuch,forexampleyoucantalkabouthowyousawa
doctorbreakbadnewstoapatient.

23.Whatdoyoulikemost/leastaboutmedicine
Likeptcareandimpactingptsqualityoflife.The
implicationsithasonthecompromiseoffamilylife.
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Understandingfamilyisimportant

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