Excellent! I am excited. I can't find one single resource the discusses the specifics of the interview. Here is what I have gathered so far...
1) Interview takes place in front of a panel of rural healthcare practitioners that are affiliated with UIC-Rockford.
2) The panel asks questions about the interviewees background and why they want to pursue rural medicine.
3) The interview is not necessarily formatted like other UIC interviews and is very open-ended.
4) The interview lasts ~30 mins and then attendees are encouraged to talk with other applicants, RMED students and faculty.
5) Applicants are free to leave whenever they feel like they have a sufficient understanding of the programs purpose.
6) Applicants will be informed the same evening (or shortly after) if they will be invited to participate in the program.
7) Final confirmation will be provided by UIC's main ADCOM. (~75% post-interview acceptance rate is pretty amazing!!)
Am I missing anything?
Here are a list of resources that I have found helpful.
1)
RMED brochure: http://rockford.medicine.uic.edu/UserFiles/Servers/Server_442934/File/RMED brochure.pdf
2)
2007/08 annual report: http://rockford.medicine.uic.edu/UserFiles/Servers/Server_442934/File/annual report.pdf
3)
RMED fact sheet: http://ncrhp.uic.edu/userfiles/files/RMED Facts sheetx1.pdf
4)
2015 program overview via SIUMED: http://www.siumed.edu/community/pdf/events/IllinoisRMEDUpdate_Outcomes_ MartinMacDowell.pdf
5)
Glasser et al. (2008) RMED update: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3740530/
6)
MacDowell et al. (2013) UIC student comparison data: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24128632
7)
Blog on past student's RMED interview experience and program participation: http://megspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/01/rmed-interview-part-i.html
8)
Informational video on YouTube:
Have you found any other info on the program and/or interview process besides what is listed above? I am specifically looking for info about past interview experiences. Anything you could add would be much appreciated!
What time slot do you on have Friday? I am at 11:30.