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Hey peeps, good luck with your upcoming interviews! I thought I would pass along some general words of wisdom that a previous DMU student-interviewer passed along to me last year.
When talking about why osteopathic medicine try to NOT use osteopathic buzzwords like “holistic” or “whole person” –your interviewer has heard that talk 1000s of times and will probably start to zone out. It’s not a huge deal if you use them here or there, but if it’s part of your main talking points then you won’t be helping yourself at all. Take your answer to the next level by going deeper than that.
When talking about why DMU, bringing up why you would fit in to the larger community is just as important as any of your academic/program-specific reasons. Research Des Moines, see if it’s a place you can see yourself living and why. For out-of-staters (aka most us), my suggestion would be to find aspects that remind you of home or would help you get through/adjust to med school (i.e. stress relievers).
Lastly, don’t bash or make broad generalizations about allopathic medicine. There’s a chance that one of your interviewers is an MD and honestly, most of us are grossly misinformed on this topic. Subsequently, research the differences so you can properly answer why you would choose DO over MD even if you probably wouldn’t.
All in all, DMU’s interview is pretty chill so don’t stress about it. My interview consisted of my interviewer and I shooting the **** about non-medical school related things for half the time then being asked the “standard” interview questions.
When talking about why osteopathic medicine try to NOT use osteopathic buzzwords like “holistic” or “whole person” –your interviewer has heard that talk 1000s of times and will probably start to zone out. It’s not a huge deal if you use them here or there, but if it’s part of your main talking points then you won’t be helping yourself at all. Take your answer to the next level by going deeper than that.
When talking about why DMU, bringing up why you would fit in to the larger community is just as important as any of your academic/program-specific reasons. Research Des Moines, see if it’s a place you can see yourself living and why. For out-of-staters (aka most us), my suggestion would be to find aspects that remind you of home or would help you get through/adjust to med school (i.e. stress relievers).
Lastly, don’t bash or make broad generalizations about allopathic medicine. There’s a chance that one of your interviewers is an MD and honestly, most of us are grossly misinformed on this topic. Subsequently, research the differences so you can properly answer why you would choose DO over MD even if you probably wouldn’t.
All in all, DMU’s interview is pretty chill so don’t stress about it. My interview consisted of my interviewer and I shooting the **** about non-medical school related things for half the time then being asked the “standard” interview questions.