I compiled a large list of previously asked questions at WesternU interviews. Here they are and hope they help. I am going to go over these till I feel like dying.
Why a physician/medicine?
Why D.O?
Why WesternU?
What makes a good leader?
Explain your journey to osteopathic medicine and what attracted you to WesternU.
Talk about any leadership roles.
Where do you stand in the current political debate on health care?
What is one bad decision you have made recently, and what did you learn from it?
Why physician?
What was your favorite premed course and why?
What events brought you to this point in your life?
Explain your research. Do you want to do research while you are a student?
What would you do for healthcare with 100million?
How did your life experiences lead you to apply for medical school?
How did you arrive to wanting to practice medicine?
How did you arrive to a career in medicine? What have you done to confirm your interest in medicine?
Do you know what field you want to go into?
What experiences made you interested in medicine?
Tell us about yourself.
Why should we take you?
What are you strengths? What are your weaknesses?
What skills will you bring to our school?
Talk about yourself, your journey towards medicine (osteopathic).
If you were accepted to both MD and DO schools, which would you choose?
If the government gave you money for research, what would you choose cancer or AIDS?
Explain your leadership experience and how it relates your choice to apply for medical school
How did you prepare for this interview?
Recall and elaborate on a situation in which your role as a leader came into play.
Why the 6 in VR?
What was the last book you read for fun?
Your partner and you have a project that is worth 25% of your grade, but your partner isnt doing the work. Your partner is your interviewer. Have a conversation.
When were you an advocate for someone?
What was your favorite organic chemistry reaction? Explain it. How do you make a C-C bond?
As a member of an ethics committee, what criteria would you use to validate revoking a doctors license to practice?
If you had a million dollars and were to donate it to HIV/Cancer research, how would you decide how much to give each?
You come upon a car accident. There is a mother and her 2 year old son. They are both going to die and you can only save one. Who are you going to save and why?
We want to know how you handle conflict. Can you tell us about a personal conflict you were involved in and how you resolved it?
Tell us about a failure in your life.
Would you attend an osteopathic program over an allopathic program?
What is the most exciting thing youve ever done in your life?
What about you (potential weakness) could create a medical liability for yourself or your patients?
Talk about one of your fears.
What is holistic care exactly?
What makes you more qualified than other candidates?
How would you explain to someone what a D.O is?
What was the most difficult time you had as a volunteer in the ER?
What are some examples of you demonstrating leadership that would be applicable to succeeding as a medical student?
Name and discuss a health care issue today.
Tell me about someone in your life who is different and who you learned something from.
What is one characteristic that would make you a good physician?
When do you think you were the most responsible?
Describe a specific example from one of you premed classes that impressed you.
Describe a position in which you had too many things to do at the same time. What was the result and how did you handle it?
Address a particular point in your application.
If two people needed a liver transplant your best friend and a potential Nobel prize winner who would you give it to and why?
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Define ethics.
If a couple had a child that needed a blood transfusion but their religion didnt allow it, would you get a court order to go ahead with the transfusion?
If you had to care for an illegal immigrant, would you?
How would you describe eugenics in a simple, layman way?
