Interview animosity

[sunny9505]

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I had an interviewer ask why I did the DO route for med school. After I gave my answer (holistic philosophy...) he said that was interesting. Then, he said that there are 2 types of people that go DO- the ones that belive in the philosophy and those who can't get into allopathic programs. This led me to believe he questioned what I said and doubted the qualifications of some DOs. This was the PD, so why bother interviewing me if that is their thought? Am I overanalyzing or should I consider this to be a very bad sign as far as how welcome DOs are here (they actually have 1 DO resident)? This place also questioned my grades a lot. I assumed if you were invited to interview, you met their qualifications on paper. Any of your thoughts would be appreciated. Right now, I am leaning to not even ranking this program.

 

[VentdependenT]

That is unfortunate that you had to endure such an opinonated antagonistic PD during your interview. I think you handled yourself professionally. Perhaps he was just testing you to see if you were a level headed person, or if you had a defensive personality. Just trying to rationalize it. Although, maybe he was just a prick.

If you don't mind, could you state the specialty you interviewed for?

 

[sunny9505]

family practice. this situation was also suprising since this should not be a competitive specialty. I thought most programs just talk to you about why you should come to their program.

 

[Apollyon]

Well, generally, those ARE the two reasons people go DO (others might be the school is local, or there is an SO involved with a certain school, or the philosophy).

I don't believe in the DO philosophy, and that is why I went overseas.

edit: I didn't want to take a spot from someone that did believe in the philosophy.

 

[VentdependenT]

It never ends....

 

[Weil-Felix]

Sometimes interviewers will say things that are intended to seem antagonistic just to see how well you react to them. (Maybe to see how you handle negative criticism, perhaps?) I wonder if that is what your interviewer was trying to do. It's still pretty crappy, though. Most people are on edge enough as it is during an interview, without putting up with cheap shots aimed at one's degree.

 

[HamSandwich]

i had an interviewer say the same thing....i must have gone DO because i couldnt get into allopathic school blah blah blah.

i told him i was the 5th doctor in my family, the 5th to go into family medicine and the 5th DO. that shut him up.

 

[NebelDO]

good answer

 

[Stinky Tofu]

I wouldn't worry too much about it. You'll find that it's usually the undesirable programs that seem to have a chip on their shoulders. They are the ones that will give you a hard time about every detail of your CV, will pimp you with medical questions, question your motives, etc. You won't really have to deal with this at the better programs. In my opinion, I think these programs have an inferiority complex and need to make themselves feel better by making it seem like they have their pick of the top candidates. Fortunately, I only ran into these types of programs a couple of times, but I've heard a lot of different stories. Personally, if I were you, I wouldn't rank them. Whether you read too much into it or not, you probably won't be happy there.

 

[DR]

I agree with prior comments. I think he did it to see how your reaction would be, to see if you'd react in a negative, bitter way. During residency there will be loads of situations in which you'll be cornered, antagonized and pissed off, and they wanna see that you won't lash out at people. Now, after saying that, I will say that it sounds like this guy's a dick. He could have done what I said above in a number of ways, he didn't have to attack and delegitimize your choice of profession. Sounds like an a-hole. I'd be weary of going there, and maybe try to contact the DO at that program and see what he/she thinks about they way they're treated.