Most medical school interviewers are looking to assess your interpersonal traits, commitment to and aptitude for medicine, potential contributions to the school/community, and to discuss and resolve any red flags in your academic and/or professional record.
Our last post covered the interpersonal traits that interviewers are looking for. Here, we'll cover the remaining categories.
Commitment & Aptitude for Medicine
Our last post covered the interpersonal traits that interviewers are looking for. Here, we'll cover the remaining categories.
Commitment & Aptitude for Medicine
- Demonstrated ability to overcome adversity
- Clear understanding of what a career in medicine entails (the good and the bad!)
- Demonstrated commitment to the profession
- Fortitude necessary to make it through medical school, residency training, and a future career
- Willingness/ability to contribute to the medical school community
- Fit with student body, faculty, and staff
- Unique or diverse elements that you will add or contribute to the student body
- Consistency between application and interview
- Responses to any red flags that have arisen during the admissions process; you should cover these points with explanations, not excuses
