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So I have an interview coming up real soon. I have heard that they ask two specific questions "tell me about yourself" and "why medicine..."
In the "tell me about yourself" question, I am basically planning to rehash my personal statement ending it with "why their school"... this answer would describe where my interest in medicine stems from... it stems from personal events in my life... a medical condition that I had at an early age that the physicians were able to diagnose, treat me, and essentially change my life and also from a close family friend who was very ill but able to get well due to the help of her physicians and overcome her illness and is doing well now... these events got me interested in medicine and I could really see the impact that physicians and medicine could have... it ultimately led me to medical research but overtime I have been involved with and developed a strong interest in outreach, public health and serving vulnerable populations, etc.
I feel like my answer to "tell me about yourself" answers some of the question "why medicine", I am also currently working in medical research so I feel like I am in "medicine" but I am not a physician which is what I want to be so I can provide medical care to patients and communities in need.
My question is this: If they ask me "why medicine", do I need to have a different answer than my answer to "why do you want to be a physician"?
For the latter question, I was going to talk about physicians that I have worked with and shadowed and how I want to be like them. For the former question, I already feel like I am in medicine as a medical researcher and I want to study to become a physician to move from research to patient care to improve the health of communities in need.
What do you think? What should I say if they ask me "why medicine"?
Thank you in advance for your advice.
In the "tell me about yourself" question, I am basically planning to rehash my personal statement ending it with "why their school"... this answer would describe where my interest in medicine stems from... it stems from personal events in my life... a medical condition that I had at an early age that the physicians were able to diagnose, treat me, and essentially change my life and also from a close family friend who was very ill but able to get well due to the help of her physicians and overcome her illness and is doing well now... these events got me interested in medicine and I could really see the impact that physicians and medicine could have... it ultimately led me to medical research but overtime I have been involved with and developed a strong interest in outreach, public health and serving vulnerable populations, etc.
I feel like my answer to "tell me about yourself" answers some of the question "why medicine", I am also currently working in medical research so I feel like I am in "medicine" but I am not a physician which is what I want to be so I can provide medical care to patients and communities in need.
My question is this: If they ask me "why medicine", do I need to have a different answer than my answer to "why do you want to be a physician"?
For the latter question, I was going to talk about physicians that I have worked with and shadowed and how I want to be like them. For the former question, I already feel like I am in medicine as a medical researcher and I want to study to become a physician to move from research to patient care to improve the health of communities in need.
What do you think? What should I say if they ask me "why medicine"?
Thank you in advance for your advice.