As the author of Medical School Interview: Winning Strategies from Admissions Faculty, I can answer any questions you have about the book. I have served on the admissions committee for many years, and I'm always excited to meet our future doctors on interview day. Students work hard to get into medical school, and the interview is the final and the most important hurdle in the admissions process. Over the years, I have seen many well-qualified applicants fail to gain admission to medical school because of poor interview performance. In other cases, the student receives interviews at multiple schools but fails to gain admission to his or her coveted school because of interview performance.
To help applicants be as well informed and prepared as possible, I scoured the scientific literature on the medical school admissions interview, and presented the information in an easy to use manner. I didn't want the book to only be the opinion of one or two people so the book also includes hundreds of quotes from admissions deans and committee members.
The book also provides examples of how students typically answer questions, and how these responses can be strengthened.
Some additional resources you may find helpful:
1) Excerpt from the book published on SDN (What is your weakness?)
http://studentdoctor.net/2013/07/what-is-your-weakness/
2) First Chapter of the book, Medical School Interview: Winning Strategies from Admissions Faculty:
http://www.thesuccessfulmatch.com/uploads/med_school_interview_chapter_1.pdf
3) Article published on SDN - How to Succeed in your Residency Interview (the advice is applicable to the medical school interview)
http://studentdoctor.net/2009/11/the-successful-match-how-to-succeed-in-your-residency-interview/
4) SDN thread about Health Care Issue Questions Asked during the Medical School Interview:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?p=14277291
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.
All the best,
