First, congratulations.
Second, RELAX!
Your interview experience at NYCOM will be great. You are one of the 500 or so students out of over 3000 applicants who was selected for an interview. Now you have to simply demonstrate your interest in NYCOM and show that you can contribute to the class of 2008.
Be prepared to discuss why you want to be a doctor, why an osteopathic doctor, and why NYCOM. Other common questions include "What will you contribute to the class of 2008?" and "Which field of medicine interests you?" You may also want to read a bit about the research (
www.pubmed.com) that goes on at NYCOM, as you will likely be interviewed by PhDs (see list below).
You have passed the initial review. Now all you have to do is relax, speak intelligently, and relay your interest in osteopathic medicine in general, and NYCOM in particular.
FYI, I interviewed on Jan 9, and was accepted on Jan 23. NYCOM rocks!
Hope this helps!
PH
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Eileen L. DiGiovanna, Professor of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine; D.O., Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. Evaluation of forces used in osteopathic manipulative techniques.
Dennis J. Dowling, Associate Professor and Chairman of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine; D.O., NYCOM. Determining a viable alternative descriptor system for somatic dysfunction.
Brian H. Hallas, Associate Professor, Chairman, and Cours Director of Neuroscience; Ph.D., Purdue. Investigating the retinal growth in optic nerves, as well as the effect of OMM on arthritis.
John Hunter, Assistant Professor of Anatomy; Ph.D., Brown. Trends in the molar crown types in mammals.
Christine Hutak, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology; Ph.D., St. John's (New York). Growth patter of SIRC rabbit corneal cells in microwell inserts.
Marie E. Kavanagh, Associate Professor of Pathology; M.D., Facult? de Medecine d'Haiti. Histology changes in the cornea of SIRC rabbits.
Chellappa Kumar, Assistant Professor and Course Director of Biochemistry; Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology. Enzymology of oxygen, spectroscopy and structure of metalloproteins, noninvasive methods of monitoring organ function and pathology.
Claudia McCarty, Assistant Professor of Osteopathic Medicine; D.O., NYCOM. Osteopathic manipulation therapy in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Charles Pavia, Associate Professor and Course Director of Microbiology; Ph.D., North Carolina. The root cause of Lyme disease.
Daniel Peruzzi, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience; Ph.D., Vermont. Neuroanatomical and neurophysiological research in the central nervous system.
Thomas A. Scandalis, Associate Professor and Course Director of Family Practice; D.O., NYCOM. The effects of osteopathic manipulative therapy on the range of motion in the arthritic knee.
Troy Schmanke, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Histology; Ph.D., Texas Christian. Sensorimotor recovery of function after cortial damage.
Donna Dixon, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry; Ph.D., NYU. The effects of dietary isoflavones and herbal remedies on breast cancer.
Nikos Solounias, Associate Professor and Chairman of Anatomy; Ph.D., Colorado. The study of fossil horses to address how the diets of all these species changed through time, as well as how it affected the modern horse's diet and its evolution.
Larry R. Stepp, Assistant Professor of Physiology; Ph.D., Vanderbilt. Physiological mechanisms for the regulation of enzymatic activity.
David Strait, Assistant Professor of Anatomy; Ph.D., SUNY at Stony Brook. Evolutionary history of early hominids, cranial functional morphology.
John Strauss, Assistant Professor of Physiology; Ph.D., Cincinnati. The study of smooth muscle of the vasculature, which controls the function of the blood vessel and how it relates to diseases of the heart.
Michael Wells, Associate Professor of Neuroscience; Ph.D., Florida. Rehabilitation of patients with Parkinson's disease.
David Yens, Associate Professor and Director of Educational Development Resource Unit; Ph.D., Penn State. Efficacy of education technologies, especially for undergraduate and graduate medical education.
Steven Youmans, Assistant Professor of Physiology; Ph.D., Indiana. How changes in potassium may bring about changes in sodium handling and how the mechanism that connects the two can be used for a rational approach for dietary refinement or therapeutic intervention for blood pressure.
Han-Gang Yu, Assistant Professor of Physiology; Ph.D., SUNY at Stony Brook. Molecular basis for the voltage dependence of the cardiac pacemaker current.
