2016-2017 University of Texas - Southwestern Application Thread

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Does anyone know how heavy UTSW is with ethical interview questions? They always give me so much anxiety 🙁
 
Just trying to kill time while waiting for the D-day....
I interviewed on 10/15, and think that there were roughly 70 - 80 interviewees in my session. How many do you think were in your session? I presume there would be less in the earlier sessions as not all applications were in then. October must have the bulk of it.
 
cheerleeder said:
Just trying to kill time while waiting for the D-day....
I interviewed on 10/15, and think that there were roughly 70 - 80 interviewees in my session. How many do you think were in your session? I presume there would be less in the earlier sessions as not all applications were in then. October must have the bulk of it.
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From attending interview weekend events, I'd say the number has been pretty constant. This past weekend we had a lot fewer interviewees but that's the only time. Other than that I think it's 60-70 or so.
 
cheerleeder said:
I wasn't asked one either. But, better to be prepared though... you never know.
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And yes always be prepared for anything is a good rule to live by.
@MooMoo20 what exactly stresses you out about ethics questions? I went into interviews last year with a fairly well formed opinion on each ethical issue, and whenever they asked I just walked the interviewer through my reasoning. It was pretty straightforward.
 
idontknowwhatnametopick said:
And yes always be prepared for anything is a good rule to live by.
@MooMoo20 what exactly stresses you out about ethics questions? I went into interviews last year with a fairly well formed opinion on each ethical issue, and whenever they asked I just walked the interviewer through my reasoning. It was pretty straightforward.
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Sorry, I didn't mean like abortions etc. haha, I mean questions like "oh, your attending messes up, fixes it and asks you not to report it to anyone. What do you do?"

It's good to know it's a pretty relaxed interview though! Thanks 🙂
 
idontknowwhatnametopick said:
From attending interview weekend events, I'd say the number has been pretty constant. This past weekend we had a lot fewer interviewees but that's the only time. Other than that I think it's 60-70 or so.
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Now that I think about it, you are right - it could be 60 -70. I am not very good at estimating. My friend who interviewed on 8/27 said that there were only around 40 to 50 that day.
 
MooMoo20 said:
Sorry, I didn't mean like abortions etc. haha, I mean questions like "oh, your attending messes up, fixes it and asks you not to report it to anyone. What do you do?"

It's good to know it's a pretty relaxed interview though! Thanks 🙂
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Oh yeah those only came up at Dell. I have a book that's really good for those types of questions. It's "Ward Ethics" by Kushner and Thomasma.
Goes into lots of things we will most likely all face as medical students, residents, and attendings, and how to deal with them.
 
Multiple people on my day were asked to form a panel for stem cell research. Also I was asked about an ethical issue pertaining to medicine that I cared about.
 
SydSing said:
Multiple people on my day were asked to form a panel for stem cell research. Also I was asked about an ethical issue pertaining to medicine that I cared about.
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What do you mean by the panel thing? Interviews are one-on-one here so I'm a bit confused.
 
The II says slacks and tie for clinical rounds, but jacket is optional. Are people wearing their jackets?
 
idontknowwhatnametopick said:
I see. That is highly unusual for UTSW interviews but I guess it can happen.
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Yes that is what I meant and it can't be that unusual (this particular question). I was prepared for it because it was listed more than once on the SDN interview feedback reviews from previous years.
 
mmm_cats said:
The II says slacks and tie for clinical rounds, but jacket is optional. Are people wearing their jackets?
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Everyone on my day basically wore what they would wear to an actual interview
 
mmm_cats said:
Ok and it's business casual in the afternoon?
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Yes, but since a lot of the afternoon ppl had also been to rounds in the morning they just continued to wear their full on business attire. But yeah, if you're just coming for the afternoon portion then business casual is fine
 
I just interviewed this past weekend. No ethical quesitons, but I was asked to choose a controversial topic to talk about. Got asked a similar panel-type question as well.
 
talltee said:
I just interviewed this past weekend. No ethical quesitons, but I was asked to choose a controversial topic to talk about. Got asked a similar panel-type question as well.
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What exactly do you mean about a "panel-type" question? Interviewing here on the 19th, and would like to be as prepared as possible. It's also my first interview.. ever.. so not a lot of background experience going into this one.
 
JGGoobers said:
What exactly do you mean about a "panel-type" question? Interviewing here on the 19th, and would like to be as prepared as possible. It's also my first interview.. ever.. so not a lot of background experience going into this one.
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If you had to create a panel of three people on stem cell research to present to the president, who would you pick?

That is the question. It is recycled so I doubt it will change much.
 
SydSing said:
If you had to create a panel of three people on stem cell research to present to the president, who would you pick?

That is the question. It is recycled so I doubt it will change much.
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Ahh interesting, this is the first time I've heard of this type of scenario. How would you recommend preparing for this? Would you just be expected to stay up-to-date on medical current events?
 
JGGoobers said:
Ahh interesting, this is the first time I've heard of this type of scenario. How would you recommend preparing for this? Would you just be expected to stay up-to-date on medical current events?
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Just have a thoughtful response that covers all of the bases in terms of what sort of advice you'd need to make responsible decisions.
 
SydSing said:
Just have a thoughtful response that covers all of the bases in terms of what sort of advice you'd need to make responsible decisions.
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Gotcha, thanks! I was just worried that they were looking for names of well-known individuals vs a description of the roles and characteristics the people should have, thanks for clarifying that!
 
JGGoobers said:
What exactly do you mean about a "panel-type" question? Interviewing here on the 19th, and would like to be as prepared as possible. It's also my first interview.. ever.. so not a lot of background experience going into this one.
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In mine we had been talking about a certain subject and he asked me if I was trying to implement that change at a hospital and was to put a group together to create a plan for it, what kind of people would I bring into that group. I wouldn't be worried about it though. It's a pretty easy, common question. It was probably the "hardest" question I had that whole day. The interviews were very conversational and relaxed I felt like.
 
SydSing said:
If you had to create a panel of three people on stem cell research to present to the president, who would you pick?

That is the question. It is recycled so I doubt it will change much.
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What a silly question...
 
mdhopeful545 said:
well considering who our president is now (or will be shortly)....
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Lol. Well hey, as a black female I am no longer certain I am comfortable remaining in the state I was raised in....

So maybe another spot for you all if I end up getting in. Yay.

#laughthroughthetears
 
SydSing said:
Lol. Well hey, as a black female I am no longer certain I am comfortable remaining in the state I was raised in....

So maybe another spot for you all if I end up getting in. Yay.

#laughthroughthetears
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Got an II for here yesterday. OOS.

Anyone else floating around here OOS with an II? I'm trying to remember how the TMDSAS system works, do OOS interviews not happen at all until November (if I recall correctly?).

Also, does UTSW do rolling admissions or just what?
 
SydSing said:
Lol. Well hey, as a black female I am no longer certain I am comfortable remaining in the state I was raised in....

So maybe another spot for you all if I end up getting in. Yay.

#laughthroughthetears
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Who's coming after you?
 
mmm_cats said:
Who's coming after you?
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You must not be in similar shoes. The increase in bigoted comments I have heard directed at me and actions I have witnessed are pointing to a more divided and less tolerant nation. We all have the right to believe whatever but no one can debate my experience.

End of story. Regular programming please.
 
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Monkitty said:
Got an II for here yesterday. OOS.

Anyone else floating around here OOS with an II? I'm trying to remember how the TMDSAS system works, do OOS interviews not happen at all until November (if I recall correctly?).

Also, does UTSW do rolling admissions or just what?
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OOS people were able to hear starting October 15th in Texas I believe, and can interview whenever.
 
Monkitty said:
Got an II for here yesterday. OOS.

Anyone else floating around here OOS with an II? I'm trying to remember how the TMDSAS system works, do OOS interviews not happen at all until November (if I recall correctly?).

Also, does UTSW do rolling admissions or just what?
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OOS have been interviewing ever since interview day 1 in late August.
Texas schools can accept OOS starting October 15th, but UTSW doesn't accept anyone (IS or OOS) until November 15th.
It is somewhat rolling admissions but typically almost everyone gets in between mid November and mid December, and then a few pre-matches, and then waitlist.
 
idontknowwhatnametopick said:
OOS have been interviewing ever since interview day 1 in late August.
Texas schools can accept OOS starting October 15th, but UTSW doesn't accept anyone (IS or OOS) until November 15th.
It is somewhat rolling admissions but typically almost everyone gets in between mid November and mid December, and then a few pre-matches, and then waitlist.
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Ok, that November 15th acceptance thing was what got me. The "match" TMDSAS does is confusing to me.

Thanks.
 
MooMoo20 said:
Does anyone know how heavy UTSW is with ethical interview questions? They always give me so much anxiety 🙁
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During my interview in mid October many students reported that the interviewer asked them "How would you fix Obamacare?" During my interview I discussed my experience attending a Catholic university, which provoked the interviewer to ask how I would interact with patients seeking services for medical procedures that I may disagree with. I would expect to get some tough questions in the interview, best thing to do is to prepare.
 
Monkitty said:
Ok, that November 15th acceptance thing was what got me. The "match" TMDSAS does is confusing to me.

Thanks.
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The match doesn't apply to OOS though. In your case it's basically either before New Year's Eve, or not until at least March (or whenever other accepted OOS withdraw and free up spots). That's what happened to me last year.
 
cheerleeder said:
Thanks!!
In last year's thread, some people mentioned "TMDSAS portal". So, I was wondering if there would be a status change in TMDSAS... some kind of a hint may be?
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Maybe! I came from out of state so my TMDSAS remained completely blank even after I got into Texas schools (in late March and late May).
Regardless of where the info will show up though, the big day is coming up!
 
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