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Nakedandexposedwegiveyoutheanswerstomedicalschoolinterviewquestions.Thisbookisamustifyouwanttoacetheinterviewinarelaxedyetconfidentmanner.

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1.Tellmeaboutyourself?2.Whydoyouwanttobeadoctor?Althoughthemostcommonquestion,itisdefinitelythemostimportantquestion.Donotjustsayyouwanttohelppeople.Givespecificexamples,scenariosthathaveshapedyouandmadeyouchooseacareerinmedicine.donotbeafraidtoshowyourfeelingsandsemotions,showthatdetermination,alsodonotbeafraidtodivulgeincidencesinyourlifethatshapedyouandaredeartoyou,i.e.situationthatmovedyouorthepassingofaclosefamilymember(notgrandparent,everyonegoesthroughthisoneandwillnotsetyouapartfromotherapplicants)orfriend.ThisanswerMUSTbeanhonestoneandshouldcomefromtheheart.Interviewersarelookingforhonestyinthisquestionandwillbeabletotellbyyourbodylanguageandtoneofvoice.Onlyanhonestanswercangiveyouthatbodylanguageandtoneofvoicethatyouneedgetthroughtotheintervieweronadeeperlevel.

3.Wheredoyousee

yourselfin10years?thisquestionbasicallyistryingtofindoutyourmotives(makingsureitisnotmoney)aswellasifyouhavedirectioninthefieldofmedicine.academicattendingininternalmedicineorfamilypracticedonotchoosesomethingspecificatthistime,youhavenotevengonethroughmedicalschoolyet.Choosesomethinggeneral.suchasInternalmedicine,

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pediatrics,surgery(donotbespecific),familypractice.youhaveyettoexperienceallyourmedicalschoolrotations,somentionthatyouareopenandwouldliketoexperiencethemfirsthand.Donotchoosespecificfieldssuchasexradiology,anesthesia,dermatology,orthosurg,ENT,optho,cardiology,urology,ifyouchooseoneoftheseyouwillcomeoffasnaiveandcloseminded.AlsodonotchooseERasthiscanbringuptheTVshowandmakeyoulooksuperficial.Teachingandresearchisveryimportanttomeadvancingmedicineasamotive

4.Whatareyourstrengthsandwhatareyourweaknesses?Howwillyouimproveuponyourweaknesses?5.Whatarethecurrentchallengesincurrenthealthcareandwhatcanwedotoimproveit?Spendsometimetogetintouchwithcurrentevents,askfamilyfriends,primaryphysician,pharmacists,nurses.readuponcurrenteventsinhealthcarebeforetheinterview,knowaboutHMOs,PPOs,universalhealthcare,medicare/medicaidtalkabouttheunderservedpopulation.x

6.Tellmeaboutyourvolunteeringexperience?chooseascenariowhereyouhadaleadershiproleandhadadirectbeneficialeffectonefficiencyandteamwork,alsowhatyoulearned

7.Tellmeaboutachallengeinyourlifeandhowyouovercameit?bereadyforthis,thisisanimportantquestionasitshowsifyoucanhandledifficultsituationsonthespot.

8.Whatwouldyoudoifyouwerenotacceptedtomedicalschool?firstlyyouwouldnevergiveupontryingtogetintomedicalschool,butifmedicalschoolwasnotanoptionIwoulddo

9.Whatarethequalitiesthatmakeagooddoctoranddoyouhavethem?orHowdoyourpeersdescribeyou?youcanusethesepersonaltytraitsforamultitudeofquestions.Theyarejustusedtoputyouinagoodlight.Leader,Reliable,compassionate,loyal,determined_dontsay:outgoing,follower,fun,happy,unpredictable,nice,thesearenotpersonalityattributestheyarelookingforItisimportantthatyougetthisquestiondowncold,thisquestioncanmakeorbreakyou.

10.Howdoyouhandlestress?

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talkaboutyourhobbiesandyoutrytomaintainbalanceinyourlife

11.Whatdoyoudoinyoursparetime?Theyareaskingaboutyourhobbies,makeonefunandanotherintellectual:ex:wakeboardingandReadingorplayinganinstrument.Donotsaystudyingyouwillbedoingenoughofthat.Gymisokbutoverused.Showdiversity.

12.HowdoyoufeelaboutDoctorcompensation?sayitdependsonspecialty.youthinkitisappropriateinlightofmedicalschoolloans,residentpayandtimeintraining.nottomentionjobstress,andamountofwork.

13.Whatbookhaveyourecentlyread?Whatdidyoulearn?doesnothavetobeyourmostrecentbook,butabookthateffectedandyourememberwell.Theinterviewerjustwantstoknowthatyouengageinintellectualactivitesandlearnfromthoseactivitiesaswellashavecriticalthinkingskills.

14.TellmeabouttheTerrySchiavocaseandwhatdoyouthinkaboutit?WhatdoyoufeelaboutEuthanasia,Abortion,Stemcellresearch?JehovahWitness?

Euthanasia:talkaboutkvorkian

Thisquestionistoseeifyouareintouchwiththecontroversiesofmodernmedicine.Itisokayifyouarenotfamiliarwiththecasetheyaskyouabout,justpolitelysayyouarenotfamiliarbutcontinuetoofferyourmoralopiniononceyouhavebeengiventhescenario.

Know:Patientswishestrumpallthenlivingwillthenfamily

yourjobasadoctoristoprovidecare,itisnotyourjobtoimposeyourbeliefsontothepatient.

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ex:ptwantanabortionandyoudon'tbelieveitisright,youdonthavetodoitbutyoumustreferthepttoapractitionerthatwilldoit.

15.Whatroledoesresearchplayinmedicine?Haveyouengagedinanyresearchprojects?Tellmeaboutthem?knowyourresearchdowncold,someinterviewerswillaskspecificsjusttoknowifyouactuallyknowyourresearch.Themoreyouknowthebetter.Gooveryourresearcharticlesintheplane,hotels,etc.Ifyouhavenotdoneresearchdonotworrythisisnotadealbreaker.PolitelytelltheinterviewerthatalthoughIhavenotdoneresearch,Iwouldliketoengageinresearchduringmedicalschool.LookupsomeresearchthatisimportantinMedicinetodayandtalkaboutwhattheyaredoinginthatresearch.Althoughyouhavenotdoneresearch,itshowsthatyouareinterestedindoingsoandkeepuptodatewithcurrentmedicaltopics.Makesuretheresearchisnottooobscure.Forexamplehereisaresearcharticlethatwouldbesuitabletobringupduringaninterview,remembertoaddressthearticlebyitstitleandthe1stauthorbysayinghermanet.al.Donotusethisexactarticle,howeverfindsomethingsimilar.Theroleresearchplayisthatitisthebackboneofwhatalldoctorspractice.Ifresearchwasnotpresentwewouldnothaveallthetreatmentsandcuresthatdoctorsuseeveryday.

16.Whatdoyoudoinasituationwherea15yearoldteenagerisaskingforbirthcontrol?Thissituationcanbekeptconfidentialwiththepatient.Thereareothersituationssuchassexualabuse,ordomesticabuseinwhichtheauthorityneedstobenotified.

17.Howdoyougoaboutbreakingbadnewstoapatientwhoisterminallyill?i.e.50yoMdiagnosedwithmetastaticpancreaticcancerwhohas6monthstolive.whatisyourunderstandingofwhyyouareherehowmuchwouldyouliketoknow?

18.WhatistheHippocraticoath?TheHippocraticOathisanoathhistoricallytakenbydoctorsswearingtopracticemedicineethically,Firstdonoharm....

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19.LookingoveryourapplicationIseeyouhavereceivedanunderperforminggrade?Explain?explainthatyouwerepushingyourselfbeyondyourlimitsHeavilyinvolvedinextracurricularandlargecourseloadinthissituationyoulearnedagreatdealabouttimemanagementandthatitisgoodtoknowyourlimitssoyouaccomplishtasksefficientlyandontime.trytorefrainfromtalkingaboutpsychologicalissuessuchasdepression,alcoholism,drugabuse,parentsdivorce,friendsdeath,jailtime.thisisanopportunitytoshowthatyouareanoverachieverwhotookonmorethanhecouldhandleandthatyouwerehumbledbecauseofthisscenario.However,itwasagoodlearninglessonandittaughtyouofyourlimitsaswellastimemanagementskills.

20.Whydoyouwanttogainacceptancetothisparticularmedicalschool?lookupspecificinfoaboutmedicalschoolcurriculumandtalkaboutuniquepointsofthemedicalschool.Themoreuniquethebetter,asitshowswhythisistheonlymedicalschoolyouwanttogoto.Itmustseemlikeyoureallywanttocometothismedicalschool.

21.Whoisthemostinfluentialpersoninyourlife?andwhy?donotchoosesomeonefamous,choosesomeonethatyouareverycloseto.Thiscanbeamentor,doctor,familymember.Makesuretoshowtheemotionandbondthatyouguyshave.Letthemknowhowmuchyourespectthispersonandhowmuchofanimpacttheyhavehadinyourlifeandhowtheyhelpedshapewhoyouare.Thepersonshoehaveencouragedyoutopursuemedicine.22.Whatexposuredoyouhavetomedicine?Tellmeaboutaclinicalexperiencetalkaboutaclinicalexperiencethatyoulearnedfrommakesureitissomethingalittleheartfeltbutnottoomuch,forexampleyoucantalkabouthowyousawadoctorbreakbadnewstoapatient.

23.Whatdoyoulikemost/leastaboutmedicineLikeptcareandimpactingptsqualityoflife.Theimplicationsithasonthecompromiseoffamilylife.

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Understandingfamilyisimportant

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