Interview

[Virginialover]

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So I had a mock interview with my MSAC committee and they asked me these questions, they won't have my evaluation until late sept so I was wondering if you guys could give me advice about whether or not my questions were appropriate.

Asked what my number one motivation for doing well academically

I said my parents. My mom is a diabetic, and we don't always have health insurance, so providing them, along with many other low income people, with adequate health care is my goal.

Gateway into, do I support Obama care?

Caught me off guard, but I said yes, and then just went on about how I support universal healthcare and talked about the poverty line in the united states.

Then they asked me what kind of physician I wanted to be

I answered cardiologist because the prevalence of heart disease within my own family is one of the reasons I got interested in medicine. And then I talked about the obesity epidemic, and how growing up during that time affected me. Ive lost a considerable amount of weight during my first year in college, and I spoke about what that did for my health.

Then they asked me what is my ultimate career ambition

Ok, don't judge me, but I answered surgeon general

Then they asked what issues I would attack

And I went more in detail with the obesity epidemic and low income families not being able to access adequate health care


And then I thanked them for the opportunity to interview there, and wished them good luck on their decisions and shook all five of their hands and left.





NOW where did I mess up? Be harsh please!!


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[mimelim]

I like answering surgeon general. As long as you actually know what they do and have some thoughts on what you would do as one, it is a great answer. I'd give you a lot of points if you could back it up even half way decent.

 

[Praefectus]

Just be aware of what it would take to become surgeon general (ex. working your way up the ranks of the Public Health Service Corps, etc.) and back it up with solid talking points.

 

[Mazdave]

Before your actual interviews, I would do some background reading on the Affordable Care Act and be able to talk about it in a more nuanced way in case it comes up. For example, while the ACA will expand the number of people covered, it doesn't lead to universal coverage, so just saying that you support it because you support universal healthcare is not a very good answer. If you want to make access to care your go-to for questions about current issues in healthcare, I would make sure you had some background knowledge on ways to address the problem (Medicaid, the approaches other countries take, etc.) so that you can have a cogent discussion on the topic if the interviewer presses you on something.