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Archer14

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How long after the interview were you contacted and was it in the form of a letter or a phonecall?
 
Archer14 said:
How long after the interview were you contacted and was it in the form of a letter or a phonecall?
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6 days, by e-mail. They say allow up to 2 weeks, just depends on when committee meets. The accpetances seem to come on Wed. or Thursday, just depends on if you interviewed on Thursday or Friday.
 
Interview is December 2. I am surprised I heard from them in a week since my file was complete. I also thought December 2 is an early invite since I just became complete at the end of October. Any thoughts?
 
USArmyDoc said:
Interview is December 2. I am surprised I heard from them in a week since my file was complete. I also thought December 2 is an early invite since I just became complete at the end of October. Any thoughts?
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That is very good news that they offered you an invite so quickly after being complete. Don't stress the interview, it was very relaxed. Personally, I received a lot of questions regarding my EC's and one bad grade in math 4 years ago, but they do not grill you.
 
FS-Pro said:
That is very good news that they offered you an invite so quickly after being complete. Don't stress the interview, it was very relaxed. Personally, I received a lot of questions regarding my EC's and one bad grade in math 4 years ago, but they do not grill you.
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Excellent. I have a question for you guys though. What happened if you shadowed a physician on and off. However, all you really did was meet the patients and see a cardiac cathertization. Will they grill you to the point where you may not be able to answer everything perfectly? <sighs as I realize how stupid that question is>
 
USArmyDoc said:
Excellent. I have a question for you guys though. What happened if you shadowed a physician on and off. However, all you really did was meet the patients and see a cardiac cathertization. Will they grill you to the point where you may not be able to answer everything perfectly? <sighs as I realize how stupid that question is>
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I don't think that they will ask toom much on your shadowing experiences. I didn't have any direct question on what I did at the office or anything like that. review your basics, such as why medicine/DO and why DMU. They will surely ask you that first. If you can get off to a good start in your interview it will help you relax and get through the rest of the process.
 
USArmyDoc said:
Excellent. I have a question for you guys though. What happened if you shadowed a physician on and off. However, all you really did was meet the patients and see a cardiac cathertization. Will they grill you to the point where you may not be able to answer everything perfectly? <sighs as I realize how stupid that question is>
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I don't think that they will ask toom much on your shadowing experiences. I didn't have any direct question on what I did at the office or anything like that. review your basics, such as why medicine/DO and why DMU. They will surely ask you that first. If you can get off to a good start in your interview it will help you relax and get through the rest of the process.
 
FS-Pro said:
I don't think that they will ask toom much on your shadowing experiences. I didn't have any direct question on what I did at the office or anything like that. review your basics, such as why medicine/DO and why DMU. They will surely ask you that first. If you can get off to a good start in your interview it will help you relax and get through the rest of the process.
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Yea, I figured so. I just looked I became complete on 10/27 and received an interview invite on 11/2. Pretty damn quick considering they said I would have to wait a month.
 
USArmyDoc said:
Yea, I figured so. I just looked I became complete on 10/27 and received an interview invite on 11/2. Pretty damn quick considering they said I would have to wait a month.
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Mine was complete on 10/27 too! Except my interview isn't until Jan 12th. I'm not complaining though, this is my first interview!! I'm so excited! 😀
 
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