Medical Common Interview Questions

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More so than any other application process, nailing the medical school interview is key to getting accepted. You can look through your schools’ admissions sites for general tips. But overall, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of questions that might come up in any school’s interview process, regardless of the types of medical school interview. Knowing exactly what to expect is a great place to start with your interview preparation. With that in mind, we have compiled a list of the most common medical school interview questions for you to look through.

Clarifying and understanding your career goals

1. What are your career plans and what led you to these decisions?
2. Why do you want to be a doctor?
3. What do you feel is the purpose of Medical School?
4. What do you hope to gain from this experience?
5. What were your most memorable accomplishments of your college career?

Assessing your specific interest in their medical school

1. Tell me about why you are interested in our program?
2. Are there any specific features of our medical school that interest you?
3. From what you understand of medical school, what part of the program will be most difficult for you?
4. Tell us your opinion of the medical school curriculum.

Assessing your noncognitive and communication skills

1. Describe your style of communicating and interacting with others.
2. Give an example of a situation in which you had to utilize effective interpersonal skills.
3. Describe a situation in which you were dependable or demonstrated initiative.
4. How do you handle stress?

Assessing your cultural competence

1. What experiences have you had working with diverse populations?
2. Describe a situation in which you have worked with a diverse group of people — What did you learn from the situation?

Assessing teamwork skills

1. How would your teammates describe you?
2. How would your professors describe you?

Assessing your personality

1. What books have you read recently?
2. If you could invite 4 people to dinner who would they be?
3. What do you do in your spare time?
4. Who is your hero and why?
5. How can you tell if someone is truly compassionate?

Ethical dilemmas/critical thinking

1. What do you think of euthanasia?
2. Do you think a physician should tell a patient he/she has eight months to live?
3. If you had a choice to give a transplant to a successful elderly man or a young drug addict, who would you chose?

Assessing your understanding of the current climate in medicine

1. Who would you say has been the most influential person in the last hundred years?
2. What do you think about HMOs and the changes taking place in medicine?
3. What do you think is the most pressing issue in medicine today?

For a more comprehensive interview question list, read our blog on 95 of the most common medicine school interview questions. If you want to receive concrete, detailed feedback on your medical school candidacy, schedule a consultation today!

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