interview coming up & struggling with a question

[ULTRA nerves]

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Hi all,

I am not a regular on the SDN forums but have enjoyed reading wonderful posts here. By the way, thanks for all your helpful inputs.

I have an interview coming up in March at CCOM and that is the reason why I am writing. For the past couple of days, I have been practicing with some interview questions and the most difficult question that I have found is "why do you want to be an osteopathic physician..." I am a bit ashamed to say that it is, but it is. I have tried to convey the reason why in my essays, but to simplify my long answer into a short version seems most difficult than ever. I would not want to bore the interviewees.

Nevertheless, my answer to the question is this. First, I really enjoy interacting with people and like the sciences behind medicine. And ever since my college years I have focused my attention on how to become a compassionate physician, mainly motivated by my personal account of encountering physicians who hardly spoke to their patients on a personal level. Patients look up to them, and the least that they can do is to take the time to get to know the patients. (i do understand the time constraints, but a "how are you" and a nice smile would be nice.) When I encountered osteopathy and its physicians, I really thought that osteopathy was what I was looking for. My experiences with osteopathic physicians and the faculty tell me that they really emphasize the patients as the priority. One D.O. I shadowed proved to me that such was the case. I really do believe that osteopathic colleges provide a good environment for nurturing of humane sides of medicine. That is why I want to be an osteopathic physician...becoming a physician is an arduous process and I want to make sure that I do not lost touch with why I had wanted to become a physician in the first place.

Now that you have read my answer, can you give me some feedback? Does it seem too plain, personal, non-personal... I don't have a dramatic or life-significant experience that led me to osteopathy but that is how I truly feel about becoming a D.O. Oh, almost forgot, I think that OMM is a plus and definitely plan on utilizing it if I decide to pursue a medical field that will allow me to practice it.

Your suggestions will be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much.

 

[drjds]

It sounds pretty good to me; and remember when you say it, it will seem much shorter than how you wrote it.

Hi all,

I am not a regular on the SDN forums but have enjoyed reading wonderful posts here. By the way, thanks for all your helpful inputs.

I have an interview coming up in March at CCOM and that is the reason why I am writing. For the past couple of days, I have been practicing with some interview questions and the most difficult question that I have found is "why do you want to be an osteopathic physician..." I am a bit ashamed to say that it is, but it is. I have tried to convey the reason why in my essays, but to simplify my long answer into a short version seems most difficult than ever. I would not want to bore the interviewees.

Nevertheless, my answer to the question is this. First, I really enjoy interacting with people and like the sciences behind medicine. And ever since my college years I have focused my attention on how to become a compassionate physician, mainly motivated by my personal account of encountering physicians who hardly spoke to their patients on a personal level. Patients look up to them, and the least that they can do is to take the time to get to know the patients. (i do understand the time constraints, but a "how are you" and a nice smile would be nice.) When I encountered osteopathy and its physicians, I really thought that osteopathy was what I was looking for. My experiences with osteopathic physicians and the faculty tell me that they really emphasize the patients as the priority. One D.O. I shadowed proved to me that such was the case. I really do believe that osteopathic colleges provide a good environment for nurturing of humane sides of medicine. That is why I want to be an osteopathic physician...becoming a physician is an arduous process and I want to make sure that I do not lost touch with why I had wanted to become a physician in the first place.

Now that you have read my answer, can you give me some feedback? Does it seem too plain, personal, non-personal... I don't have a dramatic or life-significant experience that led me to osteopathy but that is how I truly feel about becoming a D.O. Oh, almost forgot, I think that OMM is a plus and definitely plan on utilizing it if I decide to pursue a medical field that will allow me to practice it.

Your suggestions will be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much.

 

[Spankete87]

No, worries. I think the answer sounds great. And most importantly it sounds truthful! Ad coms know that not everyone had a life changing experience when they first encountered osteopathy. I know personally the reason why I wanted to go into it was for a similar reason. I just thought osteopathic medicine would better prepare me for the type of physician that I wanted to be - a physician who sees the patient as a whole person with phsycial and emotional needs. I also wanted to focus more on preventative care and less invasive care. ANd I guess it worked because I got into all three schools that I interviewed at 🙂 Good luck to you. Just be honest and you should do fine!

 

[andi_cvr]

Hi all,

I am not a regular on the SDN forums but have enjoyed reading wonderful posts here. By the way, thanks for all your helpful inputs.

I have an interview coming up in March at CCOM and that is the reason why I am writing. For the past couple of days, I have been practicing with some interview questions and the most difficult question that I have found is "why do you want to be an osteopathic physician..." I am a bit ashamed to say that it is, but it is. I have tried to convey the reason why in my essays, but to simplify my long answer into a short version seems most difficult than ever. I would not want to bore the interviewees.

Nevertheless, my answer to the question is this. First, I really enjoy interacting with people and like the sciences behind medicine. And ever since my college years I have focused my attention on how to become a compassionate physician, mainly motivated by my personal account of encountering physicians who hardly spoke to their patients on a personal level. Patients look up to them, and the least that they can do is to take the time to get to know the patients. (i do understand the time constraints, but a "how are you" and a nice smile would be nice.) When I encountered osteopathy and its physicians, I really thought that osteopathy was what I was looking for. My experiences with osteopathic physicians and the faculty tell me that they really emphasize the patients as the priority. One D.O. I shadowed proved to me that such was the case. I really do believe that osteopathic colleges provide a good environment for nurturing of humane sides of medicine. That is why I want to be an osteopathic physician...becoming a physician is an arduous process and I want to make sure that I do not lost touch with why I had wanted to become a physician in the first place.

Now that you have read my answer, can you give me some feedback? Does it seem too plain, personal, non-personal... I don't have a dramatic or life-significant experience that led me to osteopathy but that is how I truly feel about becoming a D.O. Oh, almost forgot, I think that OMM is a plus and definitely plan on utilizing it if I decide to pursue a medical field that will allow me to practice it.

Your suggestions will be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much.

Hey, it sounds pretty good. Just be careful about saying anything negative about anyone. You may be interviewed by an MD, you know.

 

[ULTRA nerves]

Thank you all for your encouragements...now I have little more confidence in my answers. 🙂 And Andi, you are right. I should be aware of saying anything negative about anyone.