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Hi folks!
My name is Sam. In the distant past, I had previously matched into a competitive surgical subspecialty. Halfway through residency, I decided to change careers. I currently work with the Veterans Affairs in a non-clinical role. I also have a passion for mentorship, especially because I met some great mentors who helped me reach my previous goals of matching into one of the toughest specialties.
I started a Medium blog yesterday in an effort to reach out to Pre-Meds with lessons that I learned from my own personal experiences. My goal is to try and provide an honest and encouraging personal perspective from someone who has interviewed at 14 medical schools (ranging from mid-Tiers and only a few top-Tiers) and went on to interview at 13 residency programs (good mix of top/mid Tiers). I'm glad to be back on my favorite old haunting grounds that is the SDN community. I wish I still remembered my password for my old account!
With the interview season chugging along, I thought I would ask you which interview question do you fear the most? I'll choose the top 2 or 3 responses with the most likes and do my best to hammer out useful feedback. Obviously I won't be providing exact responses to those questions, but hopefully the insights I share will allow you to be able to incorporate your own past experiences when considering a response. The goal is to have your inner confidence (feigned or real, it does not matter as long as it is convincing) shine through to your interviewers!
Looking forward to some interesting questions! Thanks for taking the time to read this post.
-WhiteHatMD
My name is Sam. In the distant past, I had previously matched into a competitive surgical subspecialty. Halfway through residency, I decided to change careers. I currently work with the Veterans Affairs in a non-clinical role. I also have a passion for mentorship, especially because I met some great mentors who helped me reach my previous goals of matching into one of the toughest specialties.
I started a Medium blog yesterday in an effort to reach out to Pre-Meds with lessons that I learned from my own personal experiences. My goal is to try and provide an honest and encouraging personal perspective from someone who has interviewed at 14 medical schools (ranging from mid-Tiers and only a few top-Tiers) and went on to interview at 13 residency programs (good mix of top/mid Tiers). I'm glad to be back on my favorite old haunting grounds that is the SDN community. I wish I still remembered my password for my old account!
With the interview season chugging along, I thought I would ask you which interview question do you fear the most? I'll choose the top 2 or 3 responses with the most likes and do my best to hammer out useful feedback. Obviously I won't be providing exact responses to those questions, but hopefully the insights I share will allow you to be able to incorporate your own past experiences when considering a response. The goal is to have your inner confidence (feigned or real, it does not matter as long as it is convincing) shine through to your interviewers!
Looking forward to some interesting questions! Thanks for taking the time to read this post.
-WhiteHatMD