interview questions

[Rolandicfissure]

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What are some common questions that interviewers typically ask (aside from "why neurology?")? Is it common for them to take cues from the personal statement or LORs to guide discussion, or do more folks have pre-determined questions? Obviously, this varies widely among individuals and institutions. Do things like healthcare policy issues arise often? Anyone have stories or experience to share?

My very first med school interview was with this burly troglodite of a trauma surgeon. He used the word "bull****" a lot, informed me that there was a lot of psychopathology among doctors, and advised me to go to law school instead.

 

[Mollaret]

What are some common questions that interviewers typically ask (aside from "why neurology?")? Is it common for them to take cues from the personal statement or LORs to guide discussion, or do more folks have pre-determined questions? Obviously, this varies widely among individuals and institutions. Do things like healthcare policy issues arise often? Anyone have stories or experience to share?

My very first med school interview was with this burly troglodite of a trauma surgeon. He used the word "bull****" a lot, informed me that there was a lot of psychopathology among doctors, and advised me to go to law school instead.

Why do you want to be a neurologist?
Why are you interested in coming to our program?
What are your strengths?
What are your weaknesses? ("None" is usually frowned upon)
Tell me about your research?
Are you interested in academic or private practice?
Are you interested in doing a fellowship? If yes, What?
Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years?

 

[scared sh*tless]

What are some common questions that interviewers typically ask (aside from "why neurology?")? Is it common for them to take cues from the personal statement or LORs to guide discussion, or do more folks have pre-determined questions? Obviously, this varies widely among individuals and institutions. Do things like healthcare policy issues arise often? Anyone have stories or experience to share?

My very first med school interview was with this burly troglodite of a trauma surgeon. He used the word "bull****" a lot, informed me that there was a lot of psychopathology among doctors, and advised me to go to law school instead.

Oh man, that is funny. Kind of true though. And as a trauma surgeon, he should be an expert on psychopathology among doctors.

During one of my interviews for med school I got this holier than thou PhD researcher who just lectured at me for 30 minutes about why he's so glad he didn't go to med school. Gee, thanks, so glad I flew in for THAT.

I guess that just tells you there is psychopathology everywhere. Like Freud's book: 'the psychopathology of everyday life' ... blow the dust off the cover and you see the subtitle:

'in med school'

 

[drgirl]

I had my first interview a few days ago--got the usual questions--'why neuro, why this program, why take you over other candidates'--but one interviewer starting asking me neuro stuff! he was like, 'there's a patient who's somnolent with bilateral ptosis--what is causing it?'. i was like, "WTF??"--was totally caught off guard and didn't expect to be quizzed. the questions went on to how to treat a raised ICP and if steroids were useful in cytotoxic or vasogenic edema....i was glad i could answer okay, but it was so odd. is this common??? 😱

 

[streetdoc]

may i ask where this interview took place?
sounds scarry!

 

[scm]

heh sounds bad.

i met this guy who got similar scary neuroanatomy and so forth questions from someone at Sinai a few yrs back, and he said he simply didn't know the answer to most of them. He's a pgy-3 there now. (so, i wouldnt worry too much).