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I agree wholeheartedly with Lizzy M. I would keep it simple, straightforward and high level.
 
LizzyM said:
Frankly, I'd go with "health issues that eventually resolved". The nature of the health issue is no one's business.
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If I keep it vague, will interviewers ask for more details during interviews? If that's the case, what would be in the realm of appropriate responses?

From the nature of your reply, I get the sense that you agree that the problem described above is unprofessional to talk about/not a good idea to talk about.

Thank you so much for your wisdom! You too @Rachapkis!
 
As with many things, you don't realize how bad things are until someone says, "you need to take care of yourself". I can see where people can turn to drugs in situations like mine although I didn't. I'm back to my steady state and I'm grateful to the people who helped me along the way. That really made all the difference. [smile]

As I was writing that I was thinking of a chronic neck pain I developed in my 20s and that eventually healed. I think that you might be able to honestly say the same about what happened to you as different as it might have been. No one has the right to ask for your medical history in a med school interivew. The point to make is that you had a problem that has resolved and is not likely to recur and that it did not involve substance abuse.
 
LizzyM said:
As with many things, you don't realize how bad things are until someone says, "you need to take care of yourself". I can see where people can turn to drugs in situations like mine although I didn't. I'm back to my steady state and I'm grateful to the people who helped me along the way. That really made all the difference. [smile]

As I was writing that I was thinking of a chronic neck pain I developed in my 20s and that eventually healed. I think that you might be able to honestly say the same about what happened to you as different as it might have been. No one has the right to ask for your medical history in a med school interivew. The point to make is that you had a problem that has resolved and is not likely to recur and that it did not involve substance abuse.
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I most definitely can say that about my situation. Definitely learned a lot (probably one of the harshest but most important learning experiences in recent years for me), but I know now to keep it high level and not caught up in the details.

Thanks!
 
justwaking said:
If I keep it vague, will interviewers ask for more details during interviews? If that's the case, what would be in the realm of appropriate responses?

From the nature of your reply, I get the sense that you agree that the problem described above is unprofessional to talk about/not a good idea to talk about.

Thank you so much for your wisdom! You too @Rachapkis!
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We are NOT allowed to ask about stuff like that!
 
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