Des Moines, IA
Osteopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Overall, applicants ranked the school in the top 19% of interviews, indicating it is highly regarded. They found the interview very impressive with a low stress level and felt they did well.
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Most respondents said the admissions office was friendly.
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💬 Interview Questions ▼
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
The most commonly asked interview questions at medical schools revolve around motivations for pursuing medicine, handling challenging situations with empathy, teamwork experiences, personal strengths and weaknesses, reasons for choosing osteopathic medicine, and reflections on healthcare issues. Additionally, respondents mentioned facing an MMI format with questions specific to their applications and a focus on non-disclosure agreements related to interview content.
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Introduce yourself and tell us the motivation behind your desire to pursue medicine. Name a time you saw someone being mistreated. How did you help them?
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Think of a time you empathized with someone who was speaking to about something that concerned them. How did you approach the situation and what were some outcomes?
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"Name a time you recognized someone's needs and how you met them."
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Kira assessment is the virtual interview, completely asynchronous
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Describe a time you empathized with someone.
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Describe delivering difficult news to someone
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Why dmu?
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A lot of team-based questions
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About research
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What was your most difficult course in college?
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Why medicine and why DO?
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Tell me about a time where you worked in a team to overcome an obstacle
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Why DO?
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Name a time you worked with a team and experienced difficulty.
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Why DO instead of MD?
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Why do you want to be an osteopathic physician?
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Why DMU, Why medicine?
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Why do you want to become a physician and specifically why choose osteopathic medicine?
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Tell me about a time you worked on a team
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Tell me more about your unusual major.
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Why medicine and why DMU?
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Questions about my personal statement, including exact word choice and meaning
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What do you like to do in your free time not related to academics, medicine, research?
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Why Iowa? Why DO?
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What surprised you about medicine?
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What is the most surprising thing you learned from your time shadowing?
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Why do you want to be a doctor?
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How do you deal with conflict?
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Why Osteopathic medicine?
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Why Medicine
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What do you have to offer DMU?
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Why DMU, Why DO?
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Why DO, why DMU?
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Why DO? Are you a compassionate person? How will classes such as art appreciation benefit you as a future physician?
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Why DO? Why DMU?
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What would you do if you were struggling in a class in medical school?
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What are my thoughts on OMM?
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If I asked your friends to describe to me your strengths and weaknesses, what would they say?
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Why DMU? Why DO?
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Why osteopathy?
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Choose a controversial ethical issue in medicine today and explain your position on it.
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Tell me about your research?
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Research-related questions
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What is one thing you would change in the health-care industry today?
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Why am I interested in medicine? Why osteopathic and why DMU? What do I do to relax?
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Do you have any questions for us, and is there something you wanted us to ask you/wanted to tell us? What was the most exciting/interesting thing from your tour of the school.
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3 things I liked about DMU.
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Why do you want to come to Iowa from the state Im living in now?
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Why I failed 2 of my classes.
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Tell us something about you that is not in your application already
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Why the low sGPA and high MCAT score? (I was surprised they asked this, didn't think my sGPA was low but I guess it is for DMU. I interviewed at allopathic schools and they never asked about grades)
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You struggled early on in school. What makes you sure that you can succeed in medical school?
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Tell us about yourself.
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Why DMU? What about Des Moines?
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Tell me about yourself.
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Why DMU, Why DO, Why medical school?
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Anything you did not put in your application that you wish to discuss now? How did you find out about DMU? Why osteopathic medicine? Why DMU?
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Why Des Moines?
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Why do you want to be a physician? Why an osteopathic physician?
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Why medicine, DMU, and DO?
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Why do you want to be a doctor, why not PA, why not army medic...
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Why medicine?
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What brought you from your high school to where you sit today?
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What brings you here?
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"You seem like an intelligent and articulate person - how will you handle a professor who seems less intelligent than you?"
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How would you deal with the stresses of medical school?
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Why DO? Why DMU?
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Why medicine, and why DO? What does being a doctor mean?
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What do you think of stem cell research?
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What is something you struggle with?
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Why DMU? Why Osteopathic med? What differences have I noticed between DO's and MD's?
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Tell us about yourself. Why Osteopathic Medicine? Why DMU? Is this your first interview?
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What do your parents do for a living?
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Lots of questions specific to my app - I'd say 90% of them were app specific.
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How did you become interested in Osteopathic medicine?
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What are problems in current healthcare system and how can they be rectified?
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What is ABA?
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What books are you reading?
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Why DMU/ Why DO
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What are your views on the current Health Care debate?
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Lots of questions about extra-curriculars, research experience, shadowing
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Where do you see yourself practicing Medicine? Whereelse did you apply?
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Tell us about your family
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Question about my personal statement/ what I learned living with my mom.
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Tell me more about your experience in ____.
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Tell me more about your international experience, how do you get involved? Is international medicine something you would be interested in here?
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What do you perceive as the current challenges facing medicine?
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Please explain your bad grade in xxx class (if you have bad MCAT, grade, or whatever be prepared to explain it!)
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Why as a pharmacy Tech have you NOT counseled patients on their medication.
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If you were the surgeon general, what is one aspect of medicine that you would change?
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What is the difference between an MD and DO?
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why medicine? why DO? why DMU?
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How do you think you and your family will deal with you relocating? What will your husband do?
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Tell us about yourself. Why do you want to be a physician, why do? Tell us about a difficult situation and how you overcame it.
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what do you do to relieve stress
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Why not pursue nursing rather than becoming a doctor? Having a major in X, would you consider a specialty in Y?
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Why DMU? Why Osteopathic Medicine? Why not graduate school? Why not be a PA?
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Tell us something about yourself that you want us to know that we can't find in your application.
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Why DMU, why DO, why accept me?
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We talked about my academic history. They asked about what I would do if I found myself struggling in the change to medical school.
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Why medicine? Why DO? (what is it about osteopathic medicine that interests you?)
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Do you buy your own clothes? Why did you choose the color and pattern of the tie you are wearing?
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How did you get to where you are today? You seemed to have a lot of successes in your life. Tell us some failures and what you learned from them. How are you going to transition from the Northwest to Iowa?
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Why osteopathic medicine and what are the key differences you see between MD and DO? Why DMU? What are you going to do to adapt to a place like Iowa, coming from Southern California? Why not physical therapy (app experiences are heavy on sports med stuff)?
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Tell me about extracurricular X.
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How do you define success?
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Did you apply to MD schools? Which did you apply to and why?
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How would you fix the doctor shortage in rural areas?
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Start by saying anything that was not covered or has occured since your interview
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Tell me one characteristic about so and so person! (pertinent to my application)
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Why DMU? Why DO? I heard they asked other students about Medicaid and medicare; and how to improve health care.
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1. How do you think we should improve health care?
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Explain the day of your MCAT
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Are you happy with you MCAT score?
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why medicine, why do?
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Tell me about your research. Why not get your PhD?
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What are you most proud of?
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Tell us about your research.
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What field of medicine do you want to go to?
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Tell me in 20 words what Medicare is? Medicaid?
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why medicine? why dmu? why osteopathy? (all asked at once)
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Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
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Why med? Why DO? Why Des Moines
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Name one problem with health care you see in the United States today.
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how did your motivation for medicine begin? why do you think you didn't get in last year? when you get into all your schools, how will you choose which school to attend?
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What do you do for fun?
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Tell us about yourself
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Tell us about yourself?
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Why DMU
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If you recieved a 65% on an exam, and the required pass score was 70%, what would you do and how would you prevent it from happening again?
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Why DO, Why DMU? etc.
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Why D.O.?
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why medicine why do why dmu
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Why medicine? Why osteopathic medicine? Why DMU as opposed to Kirkville (if I had a choice)?
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Why should DMU pick you for the incoming class?
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Do you think your age was a factor in not being accepted anywhere last year?
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Why osteopathic medicine? Why DMU?
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Why medicine? DO? DMU?
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Why DMU, why medicine, why DO...(but let me point out that I got interrupted before I could complete and the interviewer sidetracked and started talking about herself...this happened repeatedly!!!) They were nice though.
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Why Osteopathy, why DMU, tell us about yourself...
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Why DO, Why doctor, why DMU
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So, why medicine, why osteopathic medicine and finally, why DMU? (this was all one question)
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Tell us about the biochemistry behind the disease porphyria. (I had mentioned this disease in my personal statement! Be sure to know what you wrote in your PS and know about everything in it. I was caught off guard by this one!)
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What do you think was the most important contribution the field of chemistry gave to medicine? the prof asked me this after he found out i had a major in chemistry because apparently not too many biology AND chem majors apply there.
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Why medicine, when did you know you wanted to be a doctor and why osteopathic?
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Tell us a litlle about yourself.
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Tell us some things that we should know about you that aren't on your application.
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(This was asked in response to my desire to help a community). If you desire to help the community, why a physician? There are other professions that can help the community.
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Why medicine? Why now? Why DO?
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Did you play a musical insturment?
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Tell us something about yourself that isn't in your file.
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Where do you see yourself in ten years?
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What do you struggle with?
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Who are you going to root for in the upcoming Iowa vs. Illinois basketball game? (I'm sure that was a relax question)
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What will make a medical school a good fit for you?
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Why medicine? Why D.O.?
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What would a typical day be like here? (I'm thinking I don't know why don't you tell me)
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Differece between DO and MD?
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Tell us one something about yourself that's not in your personal statement. (asked by D.O. faculty member)
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Why did you switch careers? Would you ever go back to an economics job?
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You live in Pennsylvania, so why do you want to come to DMU. (If you live far from the school you will get this question).
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see above
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What's your biggest failure
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Tell us about your DO shadowing?
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Why medicine with my background (very nontrad)?
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Tell us about what you have learned from your research.
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See most interesting. Tell me about your research, clinical experience, why you want to be a doctor, why you want to be a DO, why DMU (not all at once of course). What would you do if you failed your first exam in med school? Fairly basic.
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All Qs were basic and pertinent to my app. Just sit back and enjoy your experience as much as you can.
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Tell me a little about yourself...
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Walk me through a typical day of a first-year DO student.
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Will you be able to keep up with the pace?
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Tell me about yourself. What do you like to do in your spare time?
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If you were a rural doctor who had received $200,000 and you could either immunize all of the children in the area or use the money for a child who needs a heart transplant, what would you do?
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What do you do for fun? (student question)
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with such good grade/MCAT why DO?
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What would you do if medicine no longer existed?
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Tell me about your research experience... will you do research in the future?
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Why DMU? Pretty much standard stuff.
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What is the hardest thing you've ever done.
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Tell me about your family and your life growing up.
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Why are you here?
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What qualities have you attained from your experience with the military?
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What does your father (an MD) think of you going into osteopathic medicine?
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What do you believe is the most pressing issue in healthcare today? What is an important quality in a physician?
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Tell us about yourself. By far my favorite question...best way to address it is to have a canned response and then when they look iterested branch off and emphasize one aspect.
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Describe your day as a first year student, as you imagine it.
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When and how did you know that you wanted to be a doctor?
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What social issue would you change.
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WHAT DO YOU DO TO RELAX?
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How did you become interested in medicine?
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Would you prefer a school that has only lecture based teaching or problem based learning? Why?
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What do you do to relax? Have you ever lived in a cold climate?
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Social issue
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Tell me about yourself and how you became interested in osteopathic medicine.
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What do you do to relieve stress?
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Tell me about your research.
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What is one obstacle you have encountered and how have you overcome it?
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tell us about your research?
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What was my favorite class in college?
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What drew you to the field of Medicine?
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Tell me about a certain grade.
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What is a social problem that concerns you?
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Tell us about yourself and how you became interested in medicine and why you're going this route?
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What are your hobbies?
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If we were to leave the room and you could change anything in your file without us knowing, what would you change?
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Tell us about yourself and what brings you here today.
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What would you change about this country if you could?
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Tell us about yourself...
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Why did you choose osteopathic medicine as oppose to allopathic medicine?
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What do you think we--as a country--should do about the future of providing health care for our citizens?
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Why do you want to be a physician and what event solidified your decision?
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Why DO and not MD? Where did you apply?
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One interviewer with a science faculty member, clinical science faculty member, a student, and an observer (learning to interview). It was meant to last from 30 minutes to an hour. Mine was closer to an hour. Not all of these questions are exact but are in the spirit of those asked. Started off with questions about: Why Medicine? Why D.O.? Why DMU?
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If you were accepted at only two schools, DMU and another allopathic school, which one would you go to and how would you select between the two?
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Why did you choose to apply to DMU-COM and why are you interested in Osteopathic schools?
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Have you done any traveling
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Your mom is an MD, how does she feel about you pursuing DO?
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Tell us about yourself...what do you do in your free time?
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What is one social problem that you are concerned about?
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What type of speciality?
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How do you study?
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Why do you want to be an osteopathic doctor?
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Explain a social problem you're concerned with?
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What do you do to reduce stress?
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Why be a DO?
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What was the last book you read? Why do you want to come here in Iowa?
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Is their anything that we didn't ask you that you thought we would.
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What is a social issue you are concerned about?
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What are your weakness and how will you deal with it in medical school?
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Why D.O.?
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What qualities do you feel a physician should possess?
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What would your suuport system be here?
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Why Des Moines University?
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If you could change anything about healthcare, what would you change?
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What would your best friend say about you?
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Tell me about yourself other than your file. What's an ethical issue in healthcare? Why doctor? Asked about some experiences listed in application. How many school did I apply to? MD?
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Why DO, and why DMU?
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Why DMU, Why DO not MD?
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Why did you give up a successful career to go into medicine?
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Tell me about a major issue facing healthcare today?
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Tells us about your life and events that shaped the person you are today.
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Why DO, if you're also applying to MD?
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Tell us about your family. How many brothers and sisters do you have? Fill in the portions of your life before your application here.
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First question - Tell me about your background and how you became to pursue medicine? Why DO versus MD (didn't really grill me on this)? Why DMU?
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Whats the difference between osteopathic and aleopathic disciplines?
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"To get started just tell me anything and everything you want to tell me about yourself and how you got to this point in your life."
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How did I balance my extracurricular activities in undergrad and how will this help me in med school?
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Why switch careers?
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Your MCAT scores are great, but your GPA is only so so, can you explain that difference?
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Name three good qualities your friends would say you have.
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Tell us about why you want to become a DO and why did you choose DMU?
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What would your friends say your greatest weakness is?
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How did you come to the conclusion that medicine was for you?
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Why would I be good at rural practice?
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Why do you want to become an osteopathic physician?
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Why DO
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Why DO? Tell me about yourself.
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Why medicine? why DO? why DMU? What do you think is the complete physician?
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How do your experiences prepare you to become a phyiscian
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Do you feel as though you can handle the academic workload of medical school?
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Asked about research
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Why dmu? why osteopath? Why not PA or nurse? Are you happy with your MCAT score?
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How do you deal with difficult situations?
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Do you think the MCAT is a fair measure of becoming a physician?
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What were your responsibilities in the laboratory you worked in?
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Tell us about yourself? Do you have other interviews?
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What do think is one of the most important issues facing medicine today and how might you be able to help resolve it?
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with the exception of the ethical question, everything else was pretty much based on your profile. So just know what your wrote and what you did before.
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See above for the unusual question.
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Tell us about yourself - discuss how/when your interest in medicine, and osteopathic medicine specifically, developed. What are the differences/similarities between allopathic & osteopathic medicine? What are your career goals? In what area of medicine are you interested in practicing?
What was the most interesting question?
Students said most interesting question asked at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine discussed a wide range of topics, including personal experiences, ethical dilemmas, future aspirations, and unique attributes. The interview format may have been an MMI based on mentions of specific questions tailored to individual applications and the presence of nondisclosure agreements.
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I liked the practice question "what is your favorite movie of all time?" too bad they didn't make it an actual interview question cause it was fun
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Describe a time you empathized with someone.
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about my research
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You can't always be successful. Name a time when you failed and how you reacted.
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Specific question about an experience of mine
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what do you do to unwind?
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Tell me about a time when you had to have an uncomfortable conversation with someone. How did it turn out?
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How did you do so well on the MCAT?
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How did you use your Emotional Intelligence on the mission trip you went on?
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Where do you see yourself in 25 years?
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Tell me about your xyz research.
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Questions about my personal statement, including exact word choice and meaning
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Is there a time where you witnessed a physician interacting with a patient in a manner you believed to be unprofessional?
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How do you plan to excel in medical school courses?
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What is the riskiest thing you have done in the last year?
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What attracted you to DMU?
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why did you choose to volunteer with hospice?
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How did you use your bachelors degree after you graduated from college?
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Tell me what you are most proud of that is not academically related?
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What is one issue, outside of medicine, that you think most affects your generation and how do you plan to be a part of the solution?
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The questions regarding my experiences (from application)
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I was asked something very specific to my file, kinda surprised me with how well they knew me before I even entered the room.
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What is one specific thing you learned from each of the doctor's you shadowed?
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Who is a public figure you admire and why?
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If recorded lectures makes it too easy for students to not attend class.
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Tell me about the history of hospice (I volunteered with hospice).
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Have you been able to use any of your undergraduate education in your CNA work?
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Tell us about your Master's degree in Bioethics.
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I was asked about academic violations at my undergraduate institution (being written up by an RA, etc.)
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Why do you like nature?
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Nothing extremely interesting or weird. Just the typical why Doctor (and also why not scientist or others), WhY DO/DMU..(id suggest figuring out a couple specific things you like that are unique to the school).
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Nothing really stood out as particularly interesting.
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In one word what does the title "doctor" mean?
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What is your favorite book?
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What do you like to do for fun with your free time?
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Do you think the skills you've developed playing musical instruments will help you with OMM?
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Convince the medical student in the room that it is rewarding to practice medicine Jail Health services (I worked in a county jail -- they will probe your experiences!)
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None were interesting questions. pretty standard
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What is the most important quality a physician should possess?
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#3
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If you got into all the schools you applied to, how would you decide which school to go to?
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What adjustments will you have to make to succeed in medical school?
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The physician interviewing me asked about a specific clinical research study I've worked on. It showed that he REALLY read through my application prior to interviewing me - very impressive!!
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If you had an IV drug user come to you, would you tell him about needle exchange programs? (based on my previous experience moderating discussions on this topic)
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Why else do you want to be a DO?
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Are pi bonds still dumb bell shaped?
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What was something you look forward to about being a physician, and something you don't look forward to?
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Why DO? Are you applying to both MD and DO and don't care which you get into as long as you become a physician?
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"I see you're currently enrolled in our MPH program. What can you tell me about Dr. Snow and the broad street pump?"
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If your family is your support system and you are the first person in your family to attend college, how will they possibly support/identify/empathize with your experiences in med school?
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Why does a young guy from New York want to come to Iowa, and DMU?
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How will you use your position as a DO to fix a problem in the health care system today?
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Who is your favorite artist?
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The mistake one.
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What do you think will be the hardest part about being a physician?
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If I could change one thing about what I have seen from physicians, what would it be?
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None really. No gray area questions - no healthcare reform questions.
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What's the last book you read?
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Question #3
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How you do gauge success?
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Explain a typical day working with an autistic child. What was the most difficult part about it?
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How do you deal with a patent care situations where you are incompetent?
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describe a situation where you did not get along with someone else and what did you do
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Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
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If you were to get an acceptance geographically closer to your hometown as well as Des Moines, where would you choose to go?
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Describe Osteopathic Medicine without using the word Holistic?
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See question 3
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What is the difference between Greek and Greco-Roman thought? (I think he was just getting at my experience in a great books program)
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What is your stance on xxx policy? (We were talking about some public health issues in US and asked me this question based on my response).
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If you were to get in here, how would your family respond?
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Question about my parent's careers (nurse and OT) influencing my choice of medicine as a career.
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#2
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Has your father (alum) visited the school recently and if not why do you think he has not?
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If you were the surgeon general, what is one aspect of medicine that you would change?
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What is a PA?
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No questions out of the blue. No ethical questions or anything funky.
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I was surprised by the persistent questions about my family and how my husband will deal with relocating to Des Moines.
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Do you think your mom practices holistic medicine?
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Nothing out of the ordinary was asked.
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What are some of your non-academic strengths/weaknesses?
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What do you anticipate the most difficult challenge facing a rural physician is?
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Questions about specific medical experiences in Ecuador
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What MD schools did you apply to? Is DMU just a safety school?
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Do you like teaching others about osteopathic medicine? Could you see yourself getting involved in pre-SOMA at DMU? (from an activity in my file)
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How I would deal if I found I was struggling in med school.
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None really - all were standard, basic questions
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Definitely the tie question
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Take your pick.
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Tell me about a physician you admire and why. (going off my answer) How would you design a health care policy/program that would educate the citizens of the U.S. regarding the problems you mentioned?
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What do you consider the role of the doctor in the patient-doctor relationship?
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Specific question about my extracurricular.
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Does India have large uranium deposits? (specific to my application)
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Where you ever bullied as a kid?
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What scares you the most about med school?
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If you could go back in time and meet anyone, who would it be and why?
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What causes/charities I support
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Have you ever observed a conflict in the ER and if so, how was it resolved?
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If you had just enough money to either treat a sick child or buy vaccine for 50,000 people, what would you do?
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What do you think of a hospital system with its different levels of nurses, therapists, and doctors?
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What do you not want us to know about you?
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If you get accepted to your instate school, you will automatically go there won't you?
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If you get accepted instate, why would you want to spend so much money going here?
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What would you do if a patient asked you to do something that you felt was unethical?
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Your numbers are very similar to the average matriculant. What seperates you from everyone else who has similar numbers?
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No really interesting questions. Just some of the usual, "Tell us about your weaknesses", "What do you bring to the class"
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I wasn't asked anything 'interesting' really!
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Please list the qualities should an incoming student have? Please prove to us with examples that you posses these qualities. What qualities should a doctor have?
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Nothing too out of the ordinary... I suppose ''Tell me about Healthcare in country X'' (a foreign country where I got some clinical exposure) What do you do for fun?
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If a patient came to you and asked how being an osteopathic physician would benefit their treatment, what would you tell them?
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If someone says to you that women are less smart than men and backs it up with facts, how would you respond?
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None, really
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Do you think there are similarities between raising a dog and having children. (In response to our conversation about my German Shepherd).
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Have you ever read any fiction/ poetry pieces written by doctors?
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Being a woman, being a minority in the US, and applying to a DO program, how do you feel about those obstacles that you have to leap through to gain equal standing as physician? Why not MD? (Is it even ethical to ask such a question?)
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Tell me about a problem client you have encoutered and how you dealt with it?
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when you retire, what do you have hoped to have learned from your career in medicine?
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What would you do if you failed your first exam in med school?
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Are you going to have a large pro bono aspect in your future practice?
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Describe an ideal patient/the opposite.
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Who is your greatest role model?
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none really, mostly about my background and how I immigrated to US
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Nothing that interesting, just standard questions.
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nothing
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If I could ask any one person to go to dinner, who would I ask and what would I fix for dinner.
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What ONE quality is the most important for a physician to have?
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What is your favorite food?
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If we only had one seat left, why should we choose you over the 12 others here today?
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what is a scientific invention you believe promotes public health?!?!
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None of their questions were out of th ordinary...I guess: What did you gain from your Americorps Experience (federal volunteering).
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Where else do you want to go?
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How do you think your Psychology degree will benefit you as a physician?
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What would your wife say is you worst quality?
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What do expect medical school to be like?
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You are driving home today and are in car accident and die. What would you want your tombstone to say?
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Basic getting to know you
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what would you do if you didn't make it into the top 25% of the class
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If you were in charge of a government program of health and had $100,000, you can save a child that needs heart surgery of give thousands of a vaccine what would you choose?
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What would I do if I could change anything in the United States?
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I am interested in Geneaology. Can you tell me anything about your last name?
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Why are you here? I was a little confused by the question, so I had the interviewer form a more concise question.
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Nothing really.. standard questions
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Where did you get that tie?
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What do you think was the most important contribution the field of chemistry gave to medicine? actually, i thought this was difficult at the time becuase it's hard to seperate chemistry from biology. i think i ended up saying either the process of vaccinations or the isolation of pennicillin.
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First question, right out of the gate: Why are you applying so late? Maybe not such an "interesting" question as aggravating. I explained that I submitted before every deadline and I didn't feel that I was late.
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They were fairly typical questions asked in unique ways.
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Why not Vet. Medicine? (I have dogs)
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You worked at a coffee shop, do you know type of beans you sold?
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Tell me something about yourself that you did not write down on your application.
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Nothing stood out as particularly interesting. Just the basics were asked.
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Why is fitness so important to you and how will that change how you treat your patients?
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If you could change one thing about American society, what would it be?
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How many hours of sleep would you get in a stress-free world? How many hours do you think you will get next year? (fyi- they should be the same!)
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How do you deal with criticism? (right after the low GPA question)
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Is 42nd Street still your favorite Broadway show?
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If you were to start a new student organization as a medical student, what kind of community service event would you like to organize?
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"If you were to die tomorrow, and I were to put up a tombstone for you, what would be a proverb that I could inscribe on it that would describe your life?"
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How would you compare being a lifeguard to being a doctor? (I was a lifeguard for 7 years, still haven't figured out how they knew that because I didn't put it in my application)
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How might having a family already be both a positive and negative during medical school?
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What do you do when you get really angry?
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Where else did you get interviews?
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"I notice that you took a course in short story literature in college. What exactly was the class all about?"
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What one thing about yourself would you like us to remember about you after the interview? (asked by D.O. factuly member) Runner-up: Do you still do air-conditioning work? :)
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Why did you switch careers?
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You have been on two other interviews, what makes our interview different. (in my eyes a great question, makes it like they are very interested in you) and it was followed up by: if you were accepted into all three of the schools, what would make you choose one over the other? (again, makes you feel like you are at home).
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Are you applying both allopathic and osteopathic? and why not only osteopathic?
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What's your greatest failure
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Why not be a pharmacist? (I work as a pharm tech)
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"How would somebody from California like to move to Des Moines?" I was asked a lot of questions about relocating to Des Moines.
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I was asked a question about assisted suicide -- would I do it for one of my hospice patients?
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If you caught one of your classmates giving test answers to another classmate, what would you do?
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Tell me something we don't know about you that isn't on your application.
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How did your major (religious studies) prepare you for medical school.
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So... How about them beavers?
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So you took a snowboarding class during college huh? (Didn't ask about it in a negative way, but thought it sounded like fun!)
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You mention countries X and Y as 3rd-world countries. Is that condescending?
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Discuss what you do in your current line of work.
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If you were a rural doctor who had received $200,000 and you could either immunize all of the children in the area or use the money for a child who needs a heart transplant, what would you do?
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pretty standard questions
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What do you think about socialized medicine? (this question was relating to an earlier response, not out of the blue)
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tell me about yourself....
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Please explain to me the difference between Conservative and Orthodox Judaism. (I was a Jewish Studies major)
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Tell me about your experience as a missionary in paraguay.
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None, really. All the questions were quite canned and boring. Really.
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You say that you have a good understanding of the hispanic culture. Why is this important? Well obviously Dr. Bendeya has been in Des Moines most of his life or he would have noticed that Mexico has taken over the South Western United States!
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What do you expect from your education at des moines?
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Cubs or Sox? (I am from Chicago.)
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If you get accepted to every medical school that you apply to, how will you choose which one to attend?
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If all of the med schools in the world closed down and the career of a physician no longer existed, what would you do?
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Since you mentioned that you "love life and all it hsa to offer," and that you are an adriot academic, what do you do for fun? My answer involved discussing my love of Oldies music, and I offered to sing...but no takers. Surprising! They also liked it when I mentioned I drive an old Buick...seems to always catch the laughter.
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Who's easier to coach at soccer, boys or girls?
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Why don't you wear a watch?
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Are you thinking about psych-med?
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What's your favorite color?
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WHY DID YOU CHOOSE IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY FOR YOUR UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES?
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What is a weakness that you have had, and what have you done to overcome it?
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What are some issues in healthcare that you know/have an opinion about?
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What social issue keeps you awake at night?
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If you were passing by a car-wreck in the middle of the night and no one else was around, what would you do?
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Two were unique. 1)Tell us about your participation with Pet-Facilitated Therapy. 2)How does Osteopathic Medicine relate to your current field? (I am currently in a different healthcare field)
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What social issue.
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If you were appointed Surgeon General, what issue would you address first?
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So... many people think of the "doctor" in many different ways, some think of doctor as their professor at school, some people think of doctor as their health care provider.... what's your definition of "doctor" in 1 or 2 words?
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Who is your hero?
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If you could eradicate any disease, what would it be and why?
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Given unlimeted funding, what would you do to change the world?
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What social issue to you feel is the biggest issue today?
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if you were given $10 million, what would you do with it?
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Where do you see yourself ten years from today?
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Describe to me a social issue (concern) not related to health care.
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A detailed hypothetical question involving my previous career field, physics, and economics.
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If you were offered anything to do research would you?
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Why should we accept you?
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We here at DMU very rarely accept students that have withdrawn from beginning clogging, so why should we accept you? (He was just joking though and we all laughed.)
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I was asked to compare the healthcare systems of Europe and the U.S. in terms of what the U.S. might do to improve the health care crisis (I had studied abroad and apparently the interviewer thought that this gave me the authority to answer such a question).
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What is a social issue that concerns you?
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I don't know if any of them were interesting. How about, "If you could change one thing in this country what would it be and why?"
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What haven't we asked you that you thought we would?
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What is a social problem that you would address if you were the richest person on earth
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If I had to do it all over again, what would I have done differently?
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What have you done to change your application since last year, when you also applied to med schools?
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Since your application is strong enough to likely get you into an MD school, how would you choose which school to go to?
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The interview started with: "Tell us about yourself."
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The most interesting question they asked was, " What would you do if you studied hard for a test, and failed anyway?"
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How do you think we can solve the current nursing shortage that healthcare is seeing?
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Why do you want to leave research to pursue a career in medicine?
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Would you consider adding an M.P.H. to your D.O. program given that you could do it without any extra cost if you came here?
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If and how you would help people whose basic needs (from Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs) have not been met?
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Why did you choose to pursue medicine over a field such as public health or epidemiology?
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What do you think are some of the reposibilities of being a student?
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When did Tolkein write the Hobbit, and Lord of the Rings Trilogy? (We were discussing what I like to read.)
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How do you feel about patients ordering prescription medications from Canada?
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What would you do if you failed a test?
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What is the most important thing you have learned from your parents?
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What good book have you read?
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Typical ethics question about 15 year old girl suffering from leukemia.
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How do you plan on balancing the kind of practice you'd like to have against the constraints of working in a high-volume clinic?
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Nothing was really interesting - standard stuff really
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How do you define compassion?
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Tell me about your best friend.
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How will you devote enough time to your family and school if you were to be accepted?
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What would you change in healthcare today? Tell me something in medicine that you would like to know more about.
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What makes you get up on a soap box. What are you passionate about.
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What do you think of the connection between farm subsidies and obesity?
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What do you do to relieve stress? What is the last book that you read?
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Why are you here, not just here at DMU/COMS but why are you here in America? Stupid ass question, completely irrelevant to what I went there for.
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What qualities do you want to bring with you as a physician?
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What would you do if you had a patient that would die without treatment and the opportunity to immunize 1,000 patients, but only enough finances to address one of the needs?
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What do you look foward to the least and the most about becoming an osteopathic physician?
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Nothing out of the ordinary.
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What have you learned about the state of medicine in this country based on your travels?
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Questions were all standard, found in other reviews of this school. Nothing was that unique.
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Just standard questions. Nothing really difficult.
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Tell us something about you that isn't in your file.
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What traits will make you a good doctor?
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If you're offered >1 spot, how will you decide?
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Do you think there is a difference in the way a DO and MD treats a patient?
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How do you think spirituality fits into the practice of medicine?
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Who has been your template or role model for becoming a physician. Has it been one person or many?
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how would you, if at all, participate in community work as a doctor?
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What was the last book you have read for fun?
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Pick an ethical issue and talk about it.
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"If your best friend were sitting here next to you, what would they say about you?" I didn't really get it at first, since I didn't know if they were talking in terms of my becoming a physician or just of my character, but thought a little bit about it and was able to answer it.
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What was the last book you've read (outside of a class)?? In what area of medicine do you see yourself practicing in five years?
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Do you play a musical instrument?
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If I were hit by a bus and killed today, what would I want my epitaph to say?
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Who was the last real emperor in the region now known as Ethiopia? (He saw that I took ONE class on African History, over ten years ago mind you.)
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Scenario: During residency you encounter an attending surgeon with alcohol on his breath. What do you do?
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What experiences would you bring from your prior career to this school and the medical profession?
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Name three things your friends would say about you if they were here.
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What would I do if I saw a classmate cheat on a test.
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If I played any musical instruments.
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Being that my dad is an MD, what he thinks of my choice of becoming a DO
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Because I was from Oregon they asked me about my thoughts on Death With Dignity/Assisted suicide.
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If you were to become an osteopathic physician, how would you confront/ change the general misunderstandings people have about D.O.'s?
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In light of some volunteer work I had done, how did I feel about the war?
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Would I serve as a big brother to other incoming students
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What do you like to do for fun?
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I was given a tough ethics question involving patient rights.
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Tell me about yourself? I know its not THAT interesting but I never know what to say!
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How are you and your fiance prepared for you going to medical school?
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Is there anything you hoped we weren't going to ask?
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Very basic questions.
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Why is a man-hole cover round. (the only shape that won't fall in on itself)
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I was asked detailed questions from my personal statement. (It's nice to know they actually read it!)
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Why do you think that DMUCOMS is a place where you can succeed and be happy?
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What three things would you tell a student to recommend them to DMU?
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What would I change in medicine.
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If you were the Chief of Surgery, what would you change about the operating room?
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A 4 year old child is rushed to the ER. Her parents have "mong" beliefs, where if you puncture the skin, your soul leaves. THe child will die without an immediate operation. The parents refuse based on their religion. What do you do?
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None really, pretty straightforward. I guess an interesting one would be describe what a physician is like using 5 adjectives.
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Nothing difficult at all, no ethics or scenario-based questions. What qualities do you possess that would make you a good physician?
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No strange or particularly difficult questions. The interview was very laid back and conversational. They just want to get to know the applicant on a more personal basis to determine whether you'll be a good fit for the school.
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Name an ethical issue facing medicine today and how would you change it.
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If a mother brought her obviously malnourished infant into your clinic and told you she only fed her watermelon because that is what her religion required, what would you do?
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What activities do you participate in to relax?
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Where do you consider home?
What was the most difficult question?
Students said most difficult question asked at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine discussed a wide range of topics, including ethical dilemmas, personal challenges, and motivations for pursuing medicine. While some found the questions straightforward and conversational, others mentioned queries about specific grades, ethical decision-making, and future contributions to healthcare. It is noteworthy that several responses indicated a focus on personal attributes, community involvement, and the ability to handle challenging situations.
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The first one - tell us about yourself AND why your interested in medicine. You had 2 minutes TOTAL.
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Name a time when you made a mistake and had to tell someone about it.
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I didn't like the writing ones, felt like Ca$per
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How will you contribute to your community as a physician?
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what would you like to elaborate on in your application (i didn't know if i shouldve made this a why DMU response and im regretting that i didnt)
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the team based questions
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about my research
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Name a time when you caught a small problem and fixed it before the problem became larger.
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none
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Anything else you would like us to tell the admissions committee?
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They kept reiterating team questions, over and over.
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Tell me about a time when you did not get along with a peer or co-worker. How did you overcome this?
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How did you use your Emotional Intelligence on the mission trip you went on?
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What was a difficult situation you encountered in your clinical experience and how did you handle it?
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What is empathy?
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What is an ethical decision you've had to face?
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What would someone who likes you say about you? What would someone who dislikes you say about you?
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None really. I was expecting some tough or complex ones based on other's reviews, but it was all pretty straightforward. I didn't even have to explain why i'd move from NY to IA
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Is there a time where you witnessed a physician interacting with a patient in a manner you believed to be unprofessional?
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What kind of research study can you think of that is OMM related?
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What is the riskiest thing you have done in the last year?
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Why a physician instead of a nurse, for instance?
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What is the most surprising thing you learned from your time shadowing?
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What is the highest stress situation you've ever been in, and how did you handle it?
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the specific history (dates, names of the founders) of the clubs and volunteer programs i'm involved in
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n/a
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Tell me what you are most proud of that is not academically related?
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How do you deal with conflict (for some reason it gets me every time)
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What will you bring to DMU?
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What do you believe is the weakest part of your application and why?
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There really weren't any difficult questions - it felt very informal and they really just wanted to get to know me.
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Name a problem in the United States not related to medicine that will effect you as a physician? (blanked looking back unemployment would have been a good choice)
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Describe one failure and one success in your life.
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What is something that your future patients might not like about you?
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Should politicians be allowed to determine health care policy or should it be left up to physicians?
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What do you know about the history of osteopathic medicine?
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You have not traveled much. Are you okay with staying in Iowa? They did not seem to understand my reasoning.
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None; nothing tricky or unexpected.
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Why do you want to move to Des Moines?
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Why did you apply so late in the year? Was this school at the bottom of your list?
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I see that you've been in student government. Compare anatomy to the form and function of the way a medical school operates...
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Why after I tore my ACL twice (during collegiate athletics) did I return to play?
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We interviewed a lot of people why/how should we remember you, you have the floor...& tell us two things that make you different from the other applicants that will contribute to the class in a positive way. I see you did research with insulin and caterpillars, do caterpillars get diabetes and how would you know (me--> ?:/
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None.
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What is something you wanted us to ask you that we didn't
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Discuss a time where you did something bad/wrong? What did you learn?
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Since you are not a science major, how do you think you will do in medical school compared to the science majors?
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Why medicine and not something like nursing?
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What will you do if you see a fellow student cheating on an exam?
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Give an example of an ethical dilemma you've experienced and how you handled it.
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Tell me about a time you were in a situation where you had to think on your feat to solve a problem.
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Tell me about a failure and how you handled it.
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Describe an ethical situation and how you delt with it?
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What is the difference between DO and MD?
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What is your secret to time management?
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Tell me about your failures
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All the questions were very easy if you have thought out reasoning for the way you think.
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If Pres. Obama called you and asked about the one thing you would do to change healthcare, what would it be?
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What was something you look forward to about being a physician, and something you don't look forward to?
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none, it was very conversational, more discussion of specifics to my application, some discussion entirely off topic too!
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"What would you do if you found out another student was doing better than you in a class?"
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If God called you on the phone and asked for one piece of advise for improving healthcare in America, what would it be?
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I didn't understand the question, so I asked for a rephase but the rephrase was even less clear. I took a guess at what they were looking for, but they did clarify what they were trying to get at with the original question.
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If Obama was going to call you and ask your advice about one piece of the healthcare reform bill to absolutely keep and one piece to compromise on, what would you say?
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What would a friend say about you if I asked them what your greatest quality is?
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See most interesting question
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Something I struggle with... I had a basic answer, but they wanted another one.
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The mistake one.
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Why Osteopathic Medicine? - Only because this was the first question and I was a little frazzled since my interview began 10 min early. I was planning on mentally preparing myself during that time, but I came back from the tour and they were waiting for me.
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What will be the hardest part about me being a physician.
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#2
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I don't remember thinking any one question was too difficult.
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Question #3
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Why did you apply to MD programs if you want to go to a DO school? What do you think is a better school Iowa or DMU? Which would you pick? (like 10 questions in a row about this)
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Are you interested in rural medicine?
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In 25 words or less, fix the healthcare crisis.
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my thoughts on obama's health care speech the night before. i was unable to watch since i was traveling
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What is the most frustrating situation you have been in and how did you deal?
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What are your perceived strengths and weaknesses?
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Describe Osteopathic Medicine without using the word Holistic?
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See question 3
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Nothing. It really felt like they were just trying to get a feel for my personality and interaction style.
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If you had a decision between Cornell Medical School and a DO school, which one would you choose?
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Nothing too difficult; more just wanted to get to know me better...no tricks.
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Current challenges facing medicine question.
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explaining grades
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The question about my father not visiting recently
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If you were the surgeon general, what is one aspect of medicine that you would change?
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like all of them
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None really.
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Describe a situation that exemplifies your integrity.
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why d.o??
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Nothing really. The questions I prepared for, I was able to answer. However, they asked about activities I participated in 4 years ago, which I fumbled around with the details. Perhaps a bit more preparation would have fixed this.
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What weaknesses do you have that prevent you from reaching your goals? (Couldn't just say that I always reach my goals)
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(From the student interviewer) If I were a member of your class, why would I want to be your colleague/what do you have to offer the class?
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Biggest weakness and how it will affect me as a doctor; also asked about the health care system of Ecuador, which I didn't really know about.
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Why DMU?
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What is an ethical challenge that you have faced and how did you deal with it? What did you learn from it?
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See above.
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#2 - wasn't sure what they were getting at or what they were looking for. interviewer was kinda rude when asking the question.
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Describe in detail your typical week as a first year student starting at 6 am....I forgot things like "eating breakfast and spending time with my wife"...it wasn't "hard" per say, but it was something that was hard to get all of the tiny details on the spot without forgetting something. He later said he wanted to show how busy and demanding the medical school schedule would be.
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Tell us about a failure you had and what you learned from it.
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What do you consider the role of the doctor in the patient-doctor relationship?
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What are you doing with your major? (Because the answer is... nothing!)
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How do you define success?
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What is the mission of this school?
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Do you think DOs are better than MDs (with MD as one of my interviewers)
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Nothing out of the ordinary...no ethical/healthcare type questions
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1) To describe rural medicine 2) Explain what I liked about a class the interviewer found interesting, he picked a gen ed government course I had to take. The honest answer would have been nothing, the class was early, boring, and a review of Am. Gov. from high school
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You are from so and so place, why Des Moines?
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If you had just enough money to either treat a sick child or buy vaccine for 50,000 people, what would you do?
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What would you do if you failed Gross?
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Interrogation questions about the MCAT and standardized tests.
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How do you plan to use your practice to address today's health care issues?
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Tell us about a mistake you have made and what you learned from it
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If something was to happen to you family member and you're so far away, how would you deal with it?
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I was asked to explain my poor grades early on in college. For me, it was the most difficult question.
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If you were the surgeon general, what issue would you address/tackle about today's healthcare?
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Tell us about a social issue our society is facing that is important to you.
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What's your plan B?
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if you were accepted to all the schools you applied to, what criteria would you use to select the one you will be going to?
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If a classmate could thank you for something (at your graduation, for example), what would it be? Not horrible, I guess. There weren't any ''difficult'' questions.
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Why do you think your PI never tried to convince you to go into research?
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What would you suggest to improve health services for rural areas?
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Where else did I apply and why
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How would you ensure through your practice that more people had access to medical care?
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How will you bring hope and encourage resilience in your patients?
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Tell us about the time when you display flexibility?
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Suppose that there is only 1 seat left in our class, persuade us to give you that seat.
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''I'm concerned about your science background and I see you have not had a biochemistry course. This is the toughest course for medical students - how will you remedy this?''
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Why should we not accept you?
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you seem to have succeeded a lot in life, when have you faced failure? how did you deal with it?
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How do you feel about socialized medicine?
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How are you going to feel when you accidentally kill your patient? And yes, it WILL happen. -All I can say is WOW, I had no idea what to say.
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How have you responded to a difficult patient.
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Nothing difficult. Be prepared to be asked the standard questions and you'll do fine.
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nothing
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What do you think a vital problem in health care is? How would you solve this problem?
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If I could change one thing about the current health care system in the U.S., what would it be.
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If you had the power, what ONE thing would you change in America?
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If you were to die tomorrow, for what do you want to be known?
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Not real tough but, I guess it was a question asking me to explain a problem health care faces today. I spoke of current medicare legislation and it's disadvantages.
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same as above + tell us a time you showed integrity
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Do you have any questions for us (I had just had my questions answered over the last 4 hours of tours/presentations).
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Where else do you want to go?
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Why should DMU pick you to be in the incoming class?
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What is a time when you made a mistake, and how have you learned from it?
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What area in the field of science would you like to study further in the future and why?
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Why such a high GPA and a lower MCAT? What did you get on your ACTs in high school?
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What are you going to do when you kill your first patient?
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Nothing. Very basic and conversational.
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what are some problems/issues in healthcare
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same as most interesting
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What would I do if I could change anything in the United STates
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Hypothetically, we have only one spot left in the class, why should we accept you and what can you bring to the class?
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What is your stance on animal testing?
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If you could change one thing about your application what would it be?
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Tell us the biochemistry of the disease porphyria (see below). Other that that all of my questions were very fair and all ones that I have prepared for. They were basic yet important. Definitely know the difference between allopathic and osteopathic medicine.
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What are the specific differences in the way a DO would treat a diabetic patient as opposed to an MD?
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Why osteopathic medicine instead of allopathic? This was difficult because I gave my answer, then the interviewer repeated the question, as if I hadn't answered it.
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If you could change anything on your application, what would you change?
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Why do you want to be a physician and how you you come to this decision? (especially why since my undergrad major was non-science)
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What has been your greatest achievement in life?
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When asked why I would like to be a doctor, I responded that I enjoy the investigative/research part of it. One interviewer then responded that in primary care (the field I am most interested in)90% of your patients will share the same symptons, so how can it be investigative and involve research?
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None of the questions were difficult. The interview was very non-stressful.
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Tell me about A.T. Stills life and theory.
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What is your biggest obstacle to going to medical school?
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Why would you apply here if you have so much research experience?
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Where do you see yourself in ten years?
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How do you deal with criticism?
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Define "global doctor" and apply it in context. How do you plan to get involved in your future community? Give an example of how you define your character? (pertained to my essay)
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What is the most difficult thing you may run into becoming a physician?
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"What are some of your weaknesses?"
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What do you think about socialized medicine? (my response: I don't know what that is)
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What do you do when you get really angry?
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Tell me about yourself (I hate vague questions)
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"Why do you want to become a physician?" The question was only difficult because it's the same questions we're all trying to answer...but my interviewer even reffered to the question as "a formality," so it was no problem.
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If you could not be a doctor, what would you likely do instead? (Not really difficult, but not lame either.)
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Why DMU? (Really, not that difficult).
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What is one thing I would change in America ( I answered "the number of people currently without health insurance" they said, "how, you wont raise my taxes will you?")
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What if you were failing a course in medical school, would you consider spending more time studying and less with your family? *not difficult, just stupid*
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How do you know that you can handle the amount of work in medical school describe a typical day here at the school (I don't know what they wanted, so I just gave them a time schedual of a day)
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What do you have to offer this school that other applicants don't?
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Nothing really.
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Same as above.
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How can you relate the teachings of your third semester English requirement (Fiction) with today's social climate?
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Why should we accept you? (hard question for me, I feel like I either sound arrogant or am selling myself short)
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How would you help a patient who was dealing with a death in their family.
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So, you are the most involved student I have interviewed for a couple of years, although your MCAT and GPA are fairly low... Do you think you were involved and doing to many things, and would you change this if you could go back?
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Tell me about any issue, whether social or healthcare related, that concerns you.
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What would you do if you failed a test?
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With all of the pre-vet classes in undergrad, why are you applying to medical school?
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same as above
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nothing really
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There seems to be a discrepency between your undergrad grades and your MCAT/Grad school grades, what's the deal?
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How do you plan to use your Masters in Public Health degree as a physician... this led into the importance of preventive medicine.
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What question were you dreading we'd ask? (I didn't have an answer, I wasn't dreading anything.)
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None. They were all pretty basic, get to know you questions.
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None. This was my third interview so I have been through all the same questions.
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Why am I here? ( I wasn't sure if they wanted info on why med school, why dmu, or why D.O.), but I gave it to them.
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It is said that medicine is science and an art. How do you feel that it is an art?
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So...tell us about this C- in Organic Chemistry- why did you get it, and did you know that this grade is often used as a predictor for how well you'll do in med school?
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Nothing about the entire interview was difficult. Really good questions. The interviewers made me feel right at home and very comfortable. No stress at all during the interview.
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As you are a very adriot student, how do you think the bridge between academics and osteopathic patient care bridges? Not particularly difficuly, but that was the question.
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Imagine you're a first year here. Now, describe your day. (I didn't have a clue, as I've never been to medical school. However, I took a stab at it, and the second-year student laughed and said, "that's it!"
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All questions were very reasonable, they truly want to get to know you as a person.
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Are you disapointed with the research vigor at this school?
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Why Osteopathic medicine - how is it different?
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IF YOU ARE TO BE AT A PARTICULAR PLACE NOW WHERE WOULD YOU BE, AND WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE WITH?
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Who is a role model to you? I hadn't thought of this previously, so it took me a minute to formulate my rsponse.
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What are some issues in healthcare that you know/have an opinion about?
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What is your impression of the first year of medical school?
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What do you expect to be your most difficult adjustment to medical school?
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What things would you change about a community or a society?
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Who is your hero?
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If you could eradicate any disease, what would it be and why?
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Tell us about a social issue that concerns you, what gets you up on a soap box? *Expect this question. They told me they were required to ask it.
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A question regarding whether I told people not to eat Mayonnaise on their food when I worked a deli.
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what are you most proud of?
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How will you balance your Medical and non-medical life once you are a practicing physician?
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You got a poor grade in chemistry. Medical school is liking drinking from a fire hydrant and a good foundation in the sciences is needed. Do you think you have the knowledge and skills needed to be successful in medical school?
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With your lack of science background (beyond minimum prereqs), how will you handle med school?
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What is an accomplishment of which you are particularily proud?
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none really
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The people that wrote letters of reccommendation for you said that you were "outstanding and excellent", why do you think they said that?
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None really. Was somewhat surprised to be asked about the single D on my transcript from like 4 years ago. But I was prepared for this possibility and was actually glad they asked since I was able to point out my success in statistics based classes since then.
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See above
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What group of individuals would you like to target working with?
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What is a current social problem in your community?
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What have you done to change your application since last year, when you also applied to med schools?
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How do you define success? [What they seemed to mean was: "what does it mean to be a successful physician?"]
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"tell me the last joke you heard"... stupid yes, but I was stumped! I couldn't think of an appropriate joke
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I was asked about a community issue. I informed the group that a large company had closed down and a large number of people lost their jobs. In response to this, one of the interviewers asked me what do i think can be done to help these people pay for their prescription drugs since they no longer will have health insurance coverage.
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What was the funniest thing that happened to you?
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Do you honestly believe you are prepared for the rigors of medical school? (My answer was "yes, I am" but the question seemed a little abrasive.)
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Who is your local representative?
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What do you believe is the most pressing issue in health care today?
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One interviewer asked about a poor grade in my undergraduate record.
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If you had ten thousand dollars worth of medical aid, would you use it to help a little girl who needed heart surgery, or would you spread it ou to help many patients?
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Can you think of a social problem in the world?
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What difference would you like to make in the medical field?
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Tell me about yourself.
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How do you cope with a bad grade?
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Why should we choose you over other similarly qualified applicants? (always disliked that question).
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Why should we pick you over other qualified candidates? (yes I know this is a regularly asked question, but I still hate it)
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Why do you think teenagers today have it tougher than you did?
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Given the fact that you were an English major, how do you explain a verbal score of only 10 on the MCAT? I felt this question was very petty, given that more than 90% of those who take the MCAT score less than 10 on the verbal section.
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None were that difficult. The interview is open file, so know what you have written and be ready to talk about it.
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?
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Tell me about yourself. What would your friend say is your weakest quality? What makes you a better candidate compared to all the others who are being interviewed today?
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Tell us about yourself.
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If you were the richest man in the world, what health care problem/issue would you resolve.
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Same as interesting.
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Why do you want to be a physician?
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How would you use your international experience to solve a current healthcare problem in the USA?
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If I could change anything about health care, what would I change?
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What are your weaknesses?
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What is one social issue a community that you hope to change? May not have been worded exactly like that, the interview was mostly a blur!!!
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How many schools (MD and DO) did I apply to?
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Tell me about yourself. ( I hate that )
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see above...
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If accepted to both DO and MD programs, where would you go?
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Why does an airplane fly? I had mentioned how physics was my hardest class, and talked specifically about how planes fly.
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An 18 year old girl came into your office requesting an abortion. And your beliefs did not permit you to give one. What would you do? Same situation only now you do perform abortions?
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What are you weaknesses? none were too difficult
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If a patient asked you to pull the plug what would you do?
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Pick an ethical issue and talk about it.
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See above, but also: "How are you on multiple choice tests?" That one was probably getting at my lower MCAT score.
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What do you perceive as being a currnet problem in medicine, or a future problem in medicine, and how do you think you can help to solve it?
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Is there anything you wish we had asked that we didn't? NOTE: This was the last thing the interviewers had asked me and, at the time, I thought that they had pretty much covered everything. In retrospect, there were questions I did wish that they had asked, but I was super tired by the end of the interview.
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Why would being a nurse hurt me going to medical school?
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Ethiopia question, but it was really almost given as a joke to lighten up the mood. I knew the answer and we joked about it.
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Do I consider myself to be a patient person? unsure of what they meant
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Why would you leave your current career for medicine?
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probably "How have your volunteer experiences led you to want to specialize in pediatrics?" because what led me to that decision was my work experience, so I didn't answer that too well.
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What would I do if I saw a classmate cheat on a test.
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Name three things your friends would say they do not like about you.
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Explaining a low MCAT section
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If you were to be accepted at some of the other schools you've applied to (DO and MD), what would make you choose this school over them? They really pressed me on this, as if they were trying to see how strongly I felt about their school. I was caught off gaurd by it and had trouble coming up with some good reasons.
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How are you different from all the other applicants?
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Why do you want to go to our osteopathic school?
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??
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Nothing, I didn't even have an ethical question
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Is there anything you hoped we weren't going to ask?
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No difficult questions, very conversational.
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If I believed in nepotism when it comes to the medical field
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How will you handle being married and in school?
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None of the questions were very difficult. However, the one to look out for is when they ask you why you want to be a doctor of osteopathic medicine. The interviewers payed very close attention to my response.
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No really difficult questions were asked. Basically, questions were drawn from my file. Also, general questions such as, "Where do you see yourself in 10 years? List three qualities your friends would use to describe you. How do you study (study habits)?"
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Tell us about yourself?
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What do think is one of the most important issues facing medicine today and how might you be able to help resolve it?
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There were no difficult questions. The questions are based largely on your file, so they are very personalized. If you know your file and personal statements, and you know the philosophy of osteopathic medicine (it is a VERY pro-OMM school), you will do fine.
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A question about recent research in Alzheimer's Disease.
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼
How long was the interview?
Most respondents had an interview of 20 - 30 minutes.
How did the interview impress you?
Most respondents felt positively about their interview.
How many people interviewed you?
Most respondents were interviewed by 3 people.
What was the stress level of the interview?
Most respondents rated their interview as average stress.
How you think you did?
Most respondents thought they performed well at the interview.
What was the style of the interview?
Most respondents had a in a group interview.
What type of interview was it?
Most respondents had an open file interview.
Was this interview in-person or virtual?
Most respondents had a virtual interview.
Data includes both pre- and post-COVID interviews.
Where did the interview take place?
Most respondents were interviewed at the school.
How did you prepare for the interview?
Most applicants prepared for the interview by reviewing SDN feedback, practicing common interview questions, and researching the school's website. Many also engaged in mock interviews, read medical books, and discussed healthcare issues to ensure they were well-prepared.
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Looked up SDN, practiced responses, made sure I had my examples solidified prior to interview.
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Kira practice questions, SDN
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I looked into the school's website, read up on reddit threads, etc.
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Checked SDN for past interview Qs, pretty accurate
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SDN thread, research website, practiced questions by recording
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practice recording yourself
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SDN prior threads. Choose DO DMU page. DMU website.
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SDN + practiced questions that could come up
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SDN Interview Feedback and Dr. Ryan Grays Med School Interview Book
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Mock interviews, other interviews
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Reviewed my application
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review questions from princeton review and SDN
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Interview books (Ryan Gray's), Writing answers down
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SDN interview feedback, 500 question interview doc from the premed subreddit, reviewed my app
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Read over questions on sdn. researched the school.
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Mock interviews, going over questions and responses aloud
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Didn't prepare answers but thought of what may be asked and how I may respond.
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Mock interviews, research about the school, and reaching out to current DMU DO students.
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SDN, read apps
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Looking up information about DMU and SDN
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SDN, mock interviews
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Mock interview, discussing questions, researching the school
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SDN, reviewing application
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SDN
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Read through my application, looked at questions on SDN, reviewed the school's website.
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SDN interview questions, school website, previous interviews
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Mock interviews, talked to friends that interviewed previously
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Looked over questions on here
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Looked at programs and curriculum on school website, reviewed common interview questions, reviewed this site.
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Check this website and youtube videos about medical school interviews.
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Interview feedback, re-read my application several times
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Read application, looked at SDN questions
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Used the school website to understand curriculum and mission before going Prepared common interview questions Payed attention during the tour to use information in the interview
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this website
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Reading SDN and preparing answers to possible questions.
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mock interviews/research
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Looked at school website and prepared answers to basic questions. Thought of examples in my life that I could use for particular questions.
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Reviewed my application and practiced with others via skype.
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I read other feedback and researched the school's website/talked to current students.
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SDN, had friends ask me difficult questions and evaluate my answers
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Reviewed the website, stayed overnight with a med student
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SDN interview feedback, going over DMU website
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I read over my application, and I practiced answering questions posted here as well as other common interview questions.
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Read questions on this site.
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I practiced answers to why medicine, why DO, and why DMU. I made sure I was familiar with my PS and my application.
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Looked at SDN interview feedback, wrote out outlines of my answers, mock interviews with family and friends.
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Read my application material, used this website to see common questions, had a practice interview at my school
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SDN; reviewed my app;
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Just prepared for the "Why DO?" question and read up on healthcare issues.
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SDN interview feedback, re-reading personal statement and resume
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SDN, asking other applicants at previous interviews
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Looked on this site at as many of the interview questions as I could. Wrote down key words/answers to questions. Studied up about the school and their programs I am interested in (ex. global health).
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SDN, reviewed my app, printed off a millions questions everywhere that I could find of what can be asked at interviews and thought about them for a few minutes so that I at least had seen it once before if they happened to ask me that question. Prepared answers to the typical questions (why DO, DMU, Doctor), strengths/weaknesses) etc..
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Going over medical school questions, my personal statement and answers to other schools general secondary questions.
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Schools website, you tube videos, SDN
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SDN, prep book
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studentdoc.net, pre-med adviser mock interview
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SDN forums/interview feedback, looked over the schools website, talked to DMU alumni.
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SDN, interview feedback
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SDN interview feedback, past interviews I have had, SDN threads
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Looked through SDN Interview feedback briefly
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sdn, interview books
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Reading SDN boards, past interview questions, practicing with friends, rereading application
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SDN, read AACOMAS primary and school materials
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Studentdoctor.net and I read a list of common medical school interview questions. I also read a book on the new healthcare bill just incase.
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Read interview feedback here, CIB, website
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Read SDN. Yeah Baby!!!!!
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Read interview feedback, read school's website, reviewed application.
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SDN, mock interview, reviewed my application, and tried to be myself.
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SDN, review of school, review of app
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Read SDN, talked to DMU professors I had MPH classes with, practiced with my sister (a DO graduate).
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SDN, reviewed my application
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Read through previous interview questions, school website, Des Moines information, medicare, medicaid and health care reform information, and researched my interviewers.
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Looked up common interview questions and practiced, SDN, looked over my application, read up on recent health and medicine related current events.
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studentdoctor.net
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Website, alumni
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Asked my student host questions about the school, then just relaxed and tried to get some rest.
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Read SDN, reviewed ethical issues, knew what was going on in health care reform, looked up example questions.
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SDN, DMU website, practicing with my fiancé
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Went over interview feed back on SDN, practiced answering the questions, went over primary, etc
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SDN, school's website
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SDN, visited the school's website
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Prepared for the basic questions you should expect - why medicine, what makes you awesome, health care issues etc. I knew my AACOMAS application well.
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SDN, school web
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Lots of SDN, practice interview, reviewed DMU materials, Explored the website
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interview feedback questions, reread app
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Read up on current Health Care issues, read over my application, looked over SDN
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SDN, went over primary application, talked to a graduate, went over school website
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SDN, interview feedback, reviewed my application. Was honest and myself.
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Lots of SDN. Girlfriend quizzed me. 1 mock interview at my undergrad school.
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mock interview with undergrad faculty and feedback from premed adviser, going over the website and my application, sdn
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SDN, friends, in front of mirror.
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SDN, reviewed application materials, read several medical ethics books. I had also interviewed elsewhere earlier in the week so everything was quite fresh.
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SDN interview feedback; read over my application; mock interviews with friends
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SDN, mock, read school website
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SDN, spoke with alumni, spoke with students, the usual
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SDN, Mock Interview, and reviewed my file
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sdn questions
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SDN interview feedback - I just used this to form a list of questions, then rehearsed the answers to my reflection in the mirror.
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SDN, read over my application, read over my secondary essay questions, and went online to find a list of sample med school interview questions. practiced with family
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Practiced typical questions, read over personal statement, looked over SDN
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Read SDN Feedback, reviewed application, reviewed DMU website, mock interviewed in front of mirror.
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Researched the school and its history as well as it academic curriculum. Prepared answers for the typical questions. Reviewed my primary application and medical experiences.
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Reviewed my application, researched the school, looked up frequently asked interview questions on SDN
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SDN forums and interview feedback, researched health care systems and politics, which i didnt really have any questions about.
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SDN, school website
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Read up on the school, reviewed my application and essays, thought about generic interview questions.
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SDN, DMU website, read up on political candidates, current healthcare topics, and ethical issues
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Read SDN, practiced answering the "generic" questions, reviewed my primary application.
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SDN interfview feedback, reflection on questions, talking to myself in a mirror etc.
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Student doc, reread application and personal statement, looked over class notes and refreshed mind on research experience and extracurriculars
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2 mock interviews, sdn intervew feedback, prepared with others
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SDN and practice interview with admissions consultants.
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SDN Interview Feedback and mock interviews.
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Mock Interview, books, SDN, internet, other students who interviewed, and DMU website.
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SDN, website, read over all of my essay question answers
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SDN, mock interview, research the schools, wikipedia
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Current topics (nytimes and TIME) and ethical issues; my application to the school and student-doctor feedback forum
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Pray, SDN, school's website, application, practice.
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prev interview experiences
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SDN, Info on the school's website, my file
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SDN, reviewing my essay and application, reading health-related news
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SDN, my primary and the school's website
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school website, sdn, my application file
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SDN, DMU website, reviewed my personal statement and CV.
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SDN, website, review my personal statement.
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Read the website, talked to students.
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Student Doctor Network, DMU brochure and website, talked to a friend who had recently interviewed there...
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SDN and interview feedback
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I looked through the SDN comments, my application, and the schools website. I printed out a bunch of the questions and tried answering them (in my head, at least). The interview was very relaxed and conversational. They definitely read through my file and knew a lot about me. Overall, I think I may have ''overprepared,'' if that can be done. There weren't any ethical questions or any polarizing questions. I think the interviewers just really wanted to get to know me and see if I would fit in the environment. Overall I think I did OK, but I left with some mixed feelings, as I was a little nervous and stuttered a few times.
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SDN, sample interview questions, reviewed application
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DMU website, notes, brainstorming
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reading SDN feedback, researching the school online and on SDN
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SDN, Mock interviews, practiced possible questions.
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SDN, DMU website, mock interviews
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review app
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sdn, website, reviewed application
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Reviewed SDN feedback, reviewed my PS, reviewed DMU website
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Looking at online material pertaining to the school, anticipating questions and my answers, practicing answering questions by talking them out
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website, sdn, TRIED to read a quick synopsis on our healthcare system
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SDN forum, school website
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AACOMAS, SDN
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sdn, kaplan, writing out answers to possible questions.
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SDN, books, school website
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previous interviews, SDN, personal file, current news
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Go over the primary and secondary applications, do on-line research about the campus, do mock interview with a career counselor and read SDN
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SDN, Mock interview.
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Student Doctor Network, school network, talking with current students, reading on the health care system, reviewing my application
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SDN & reviewed essays.
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I actually didn't really prepare for this interview, having had two (successful) interviews previously
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Read this site, studied health care issues online, reviewed my file and essay, prepared all possible answers ahead of time.
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sdn, school site, practice over phone.
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Went over questions in my mind. Wrote out all questions from SDN and other sources and my specific answers to them.
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Looked over my file
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SDN, AACOMAS application, DMU Website, Current students input
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Coming to studentdoctor.net and looking at the feedback. The school website. Pumping myself up. Relaxing.
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Researched everything I could about the school and the program.
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SDN and looked at their website
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SDN, interview feedback, personal statement, DMU website, DMU alumni physicians
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SDN, Essays
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I didn't. Let's be honest, after you've had one interview, you've had them all.
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SDN, DMU website and catalog, mock interviews
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This site, College website and D.O. literature.
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Read SDN Medical School Interview Feedback and spoke with current students.
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SDN interview feedback/boards, AACOMAS info, DMU Website, talked to students.
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SDN, Interview Feedback, talked with DMU students, DMU website/literature, read "The D.O.'s"
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Website, this site, practice interviews
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StudentDoctor.net, DMU website, various websites with sample questions, and I went out the night before with several DO students
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This site, read up a lot on the school,previous interview experiences
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SDN, other interviews
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Since it is open file, I reviewed the AACOMAS application, prepared answers to the common questions, and responded honestly to the off the cuff questions
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SDN, talked to students at the school (ask your student tour guides about your specific interviewers for suggestions), read application
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SDN, re-reading application materials, DMU website
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Read feedback on SDN, mock interview, read latest headlines and issues in healthcare, read DMU's school catalog.
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Read over interview feedback on SDN.
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SDN and read the school's website
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Reviewed school website, osteopathic websites, re-read science journal articles of interest.
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skimmed application, research
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Practice interview and I read info. on the school website.
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SDN, reading the school's website, talking to students beforehand.
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DMU website, read over my application, practice questions, SDN
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SDN website, DMU website, mock interivews
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SDN, read over my application, practiced interviewing with friends
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SDN, looked over my file, DMU website
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School website, sdn
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SDN, mock interview, looked over the dmu website
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sdn, website, applications
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SDN, re-read my personal statement, read tons of health-related articles from newspapers
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Re-read personal statement, talked to current 2nd year DMU students, campus visit this summer.
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SDN, Interview Feedback, stayed with student host
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SDN, their website, people who had prior interviews, students at the school and my application.
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My previous 7 interviews
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Read SDN, mock interview, read news, medical issues
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Read SDN interview feedback, school website is very helpful, stayed with a student and spoke with him. I would recommend staying with a student at any interview if it is offered to you. You will be able to get insight on the school and will have more to talk about on your interview, plus the price is right.
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Read all the materials the school sent me. Visited and studied DMU-COM's website. Read discussions at SDN. Emailed students at SDN. Visited the school and met with students. Studied my application and other materials I sent to the school. Went through some basic interview questions. Prepared questions to ask to the interviewers.
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Read SDN and the school's website.
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SDN, application, DMU website
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SDN, previous interview, talked with health professionals
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Studied my answers and app and sdn
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SDN, read about Des Moines, read my file, RELAXED
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SDN, read over my applications, read about DMU on website, talked to current DMU students and DO alumni physicians
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SDN, mock interviews, research about the school
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DMU students, interview guide, SDN
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SDN, read over application, DMU website
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Read DMU website, SDN, read over my aplication
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Read DMU's website, talked to a couple students while at DMU, looked up and mentally prepared myself for some popular questions, studied my application
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read my app. SDN
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I reread my application, SDN interview feedback, read forum threads about DMU, and talked to someone who had interviewed there.
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Know your file. Read SDN. RELAX!!
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SDN, Web site, school packet.
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Read my file, read interview feedback.
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read over the website. SDN.
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Had every answer ready to the main questions, as in why D.O. or why do I want to be a physician, really thought about them. Read SDN and read my statement.
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SDN, medical school essay books
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read SDN feedback, looked at DMU website, talked to a current student.
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SDN, Researched medical topics, Thought about myself...
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Read through, printed out and made comments on all 119 studentdoctor.net interview forms, printed out every page of the DMU website and read it until I knew it cold, spoke with current DMUCOM student, read over my AACOMAS and 2-ndary statement, etc.
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Read input here, reviewed my app., and read about the school.
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Read SDN interview feedback, went over application, spoke with the doc who wrote one of my LORs.
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This site, along with a moch interview and some books.
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Met w/ a DO; read about osteopathic history; read SDN
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I READ THIS WEBSITE AND SOME BOOKS.
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Read SDN, re-read my applications (Primary and Secondary). Read numerous websites preparing for questions about healthcare.
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Other medical school interviews.
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Read SDN interview feedback, read books about Osteopathic medicine, read medical student autobiographies, flew in a day early and got a good night's sleep.
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reviewed file, SDN
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SDN, basic interview questions, review personal file. DMU really knows your file well and asks a lot of questions about it.
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I just read my application.
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SDN, and other interviews
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website - this site
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Practice interviews, reviewed literature/website of school, studentdoctor.net feedback
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SDN, Alums, DrSimmons.Net (osteo-review)
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This website, talked to students, book with interview questions.
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sdn interview feedback, school website
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Websites...Many. SDN and DMU's in particular.
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This site, review current medical issues, and reviewed my file.
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Reading this database.
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SDN, browsing their website.
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web site, this site
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SDN interview feedback, asked students that went there, and read the information they gave me, read Gevitz book, but the school really prepares you with its presentations before as well.
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Read SDN, did a self-reflection/evaluation, jotted down a few notes to organize my thoughts, and relaxed.
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Gleaned the top 75 questions from SDN feedback and though about answers for each. Reviewed interview thoughts from premed101.com forum. Perused the DMU website and posts on DMU in pre-osteo forum. Read The DOs by Gevitz. Read Doing Right by Herbert (med ethics). Skimmed some books on primary health care issues (eg. chronic care, current issues in health care delivery).
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A big deep breath and being sure of who you are
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SDN, stayed with students night before, DMU alum, other med students
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DMU's website, SDN, DMU brochures, reading newspapers and watching the news
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SDN, Des Moines Web site, researched current political climate regarding healthcare and other social issues
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I knew my application and I knew my motivation for being a doctor.
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DMU website, SDN.
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Read the website, SDN, looked over my application.
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Student Doctor Network, campus tour, and speaking with current DMU students and graduates.
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I read my application essay, reviewed eveything in my resume, made sure I could discuss the research I have done at various lab jobs, read Norman Gevitz's book on DO's in America and thought of questions to ask the interviewers.
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DMU's website and SDN
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Read SDN feedback,AACOMAS app, school website, and just tried to be myself.
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SDN, reviewed my app
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Read their website, looked over SDN, and spoke with a current student.
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I read my primary app, remembered who wrote letters of rec for this school, read this site and thought about some of hte questions people were asked.
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I thought through responses to typical medical school interview questions, like the ones on this site for DMU, and I also thought about my characteristics.
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SDN and a guide to interviewing manual from the career center
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SDN, catalog, mailing stuff, website
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Arrived early. Asked first year students about the interviewers and their interests.
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SDN, read over my application etc.
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read up on DMU, talked to alumni, drank lots of coffee!!
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reread transcripts, used this site to predict questions
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SDN, school materials, website
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Read through SDN, School material, OMM, reviewed AACOMAS app
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SDN, Website, Review app./research.
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SDN, read over application and personal statement, practice answering possible interview questions, read about school online
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SDN, mock interview with a friend.
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SDN, read over application, DMU webpage
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read over my secondary and essay, this website and mdapplicants.com
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My 1st and 2nd applications, SDN, their website.
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Interviewed with a DMU graduate.
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Read school's website, re-read 1' and 2' app.
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Studied osteopathic manipulation websites, this website and reviewed my personal statement.
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Read my application, school website, this website.
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This site and the DMU website
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This website, went over practice questions, got the DO philosophy down, re-read my application, school website etc.
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Same as everyone else.
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This site, SDN, DMU website.
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Read SDN and DMU website.
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The usual, SDN, read over app. again, bioethics sites
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Interview feedback site, reviewed application and resume.
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Read up on the material they sent me, and reviewed my application.
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This website and mock interview with a close friend
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Read up on the school and looked over my application
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Go over my application, this website.
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reviewed website. previous interviews.
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This website, which was fantastic for helping me prepare for a variety of different questions, having family and friends ask me various questions, and learning general things about the school. Also, I paid close attention to the presentations given throughout the day and asked several students questions in order to present them with my own questions at the interview.
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Talked with current students, SDN website, DMU website, talked with physicians.
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looked over SDN interview feedbacks, checked out DMU website, brushed up on medical ethics and current medical issues, talked with current students before the interview
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Reviewed my application, studentdoctor.net, and DMU's website.
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SDN, school website, friend that is student
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DMU website, SDN, app, talked with students
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Read several books about Osteopathic Medicine and looked over the DMUCOM website.
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mock interview, read dmu's website
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Read up on the School, OMM, talked to people I know who had an intervidew there, SDN.
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Read this website, looked at DMU website, read up on osteopathic medicine. Spoke with many students, and stayed with a current student the night before.
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Read up on DMU's website, talked to another friend who interviewed earlier
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Read about the school on this site. Reviewed by application closely. The questions that the student's listed on this site really made a big difference and helped me really be prepared.
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Read over a few interviews from this site; researched info about des moines and the school online; said my prayers and ate my vitamins like all good Hulk-a-maniacs should.
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Looked at this site, the school's site, and read over all my essays and personal statement
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amcas essay, 2nd application
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Read about the school on their website
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School's website, reviewed my application
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SDN, mock interviews, read over secondary
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SDN, DMU website and viewbook, Gevitz's book
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Read personal statement, school literature
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DMU website, studentdoctor.net, book on osteopathy.
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used this site and did some yoga (sarcasm)
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this website, and the dmu website
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Went through two mock interviews and used internet resources to find tips and feedback from other students.
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SDN, went over my application, checked the school's website.
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SDN, reviewed aacomas, secondary, etc...
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SDN Personal File
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read my file and read comments on SDN
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None
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This site and the school's internet site.
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Read DMU website, SDN feedback, reviewed important medical issues
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SDN, websites, personal statements, profile
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I looked on here at questions, reviewed my personal ethics, as I knew there would be an ethical question of some sort, and I researched the school so I would have questions ready.
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I read through my personal statement & secondary application to DMU-COMS and read through the school's web site and info on this site.
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Looked at the web site.
What impressed you positively?
Applicants were overwhelmingly impressed by the friendliness and welcoming atmosphere at the school, with students, faculty, and staff being highlighted for their positive attitudes. The top-notch facilities, technology integration, and focus on student well-being and support were also commonly praised. Overall, the sense of community, collaborative environment, and dedication to student success were key factors that left a positive impression on applicants.
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Nothing
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NA
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The questions were recorded by students and faculty
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The group experience is good and they take feedback with a survey afterwards.
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The city of Des Moines! I'm from the south but really liked Des Moines! The suburban campus makes it seem safe. There's a clinic on campus.
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Facilities and the sense of community
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Board scores
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the community experience, an example of OMM, student testimonies of positive experience
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Facilities are super nice
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the students!
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Culture of the school on top of the great board scores/residency placements, everyone was very friendly
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The atmosphere and everyone I interacted with were super laid back and chill, great facilities
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The friendly atmosphere. Just by having people smile at me helped in calming my nerves before the interview.
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Everyone was really laid back and every single person there loved it. They couldn't stop gloating about how great it was.
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Facilities were huge, they share a campus with four clinical programs (DO, DPT, PA, PT).
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The facility is large and beautiful, very sunny and conducive to a positive learning environment. Everything seems relatively new.
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Very thorough questions, tailored to each applicant it seems like, you can tell they read your app well
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The atmosphere of the school. Everyone was extremely friendly and knowledgeable about the school.
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The tight-knit community, the OMM and anatomy lab
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OMM lab, simulation labs, resources
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Staff and students are all super nice and welcoming. Seems like a very friendly community. Day was planned really well. Facilities are awesome
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Everyone was so welcoming and the school is very beautiful. I also enjoyed eating lunch with all the students in the main cafeteria area.
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Good facilities with a new focus on integrating technology, recorded lectures, good match statistics, Friendly students and faculty, Nice location (near downtown, cheap rent, good traffic)
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The campus, the people, the Sim Labs
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Facilities and the students
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Students were all very welcoming, interviewer came up and complimented me on my interview afterwards. Staff and Faculty that spoke with us were awesome.
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They were so welcoming!! The facilities were great! The school was very clean. We met with current DMU students for lunch, and everyone was so friendly!
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Facilities, student-teacher relationship, surgical skills lab, SPALs, how much they have their shit together in comparison to other schools
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They seemed to really want to get to know me as a person
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Students were very nice and wanted you to do well in your interview Interviewers were very relaxed, and it seemed to be more of a get-to-know-you conversation instead of an interview.
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the facilities
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Collaborative environment; students help one each other and share study resources; teachers are accessible and helpful
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tunnels connecting buildings
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wrote down many questions to ask interviewers
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The whole school (class rooms, libraries, location, city, students, professors)
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Everything. The facilities are very nice compared to the other schools, the entire student body seems to be very friendly towards each other and to those visiting. The profs and admission people are very nice as well.
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Everything! I absolutely loved the school. Great student body, beautiful facilities, and Des Moines seems like a great place to live.
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The facilities are amazing, definitely a plus.
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Pretty much everything. The campus and facilities are really nice, and I really got the feeling that you will get a solid medical education there. I liked the sim labs and surgery skills labs. Lecture halls had outlets and internet ports so you can definitely bring a computer to class, and also all the lectures are recorded and available to students.The faculty in my interview were very positive and encouraging. I generally felt like they were rooting for me.
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I was seriously impressed with DMU. The interview day is structured well, and it's designed to be very low stress. Interviewees had ample opportunities to speak candidly with current students, and I really liked that transparency--it showed that DMU had nothing to hide.
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incredible friendliness of students, staff and interviewers. Random students just hung out to keep a group of us calm and relaxed while we were waiting our turns
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Curriculum changes, surgery dept, sim lab, anatomy lab.
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The facilities were new and up-to-date.
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Each presentation was very informative, and the students were very open and friendly.
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Global health opportunities; electives; facilities are top-notch; helpfulness of the professors.
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Friendliness of students/faculty, curriculum, environment of the school, campus structure, surgical skills lab.
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The encouragement and friendliness of the current students at the school... "You in the suit, good luck today..."
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School's facilities
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Friendly faculty, great community
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The facilities are very nice, the students you get to interact with are so friendly and willing to answer anything you ask them, the faculty seem happy and interested in student success.
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The interview was relaxed, eventhough I had 4 people interviewing me! I had 2 professors and 2 students. Very friendly! And no weird/bad questions. I like that it was open file, so they had the opportunity to question anything they were concerned about instead of assuming or wondering. (they didnt ask me anything about grades/MCAT)
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Everything, top choice so I loved every minute.
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facilities, surgical suite, friendliness of the students, reputation of the school
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I really like the smaller town feel even though it is a large city. I also thought the resources and students at DMU were the best of any place I have interviewed so far
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Quality of education
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Honestly everything. They gave us an awesome binder with a lot of info in it with a notebook to use to take notes throughout the day. The faculty and all of the students were very happy and friendly. The facilities were very impressive as well as all of their technology.
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Everything.
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Staff enthusiasm, student friendliness & enthusiasm. Also the community mission to maintain academic excellence, clinical aptitude and humanistic physicians.
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Anatomy lab, simulation lab
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The simulation center was awesome. they teach you aseptic technique & surgery skills in a P/F course which certifies you. The city is really safe, students talked about not locking their cars on a fairly regular basis. Also, the students and staff were really nice and seemed to be quite close as a class.
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Everything. The students were very laid-back and the facilities were wonderful.
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fairly laid back
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Friendly faculty and administration. Students would come over and start conversations with me when I was just sitting by myself.
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Everything. There really is not a single negative aspect to this school.
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Everything - it is a really wonderful school. If I had to pick one thing it was the friendliness of everyone I encountered.
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campus buildings are very nice, especially sim labs and omm lab
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The facilities are amazing, and there's lots of opportunity for hands-on learning and volunteering in the community.
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The facilities were nice, the students were friendly, and the staff rocked. I was floored by how much I liked it. This is at the top of my list now.
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Nice facilities, prepares students well for clinical rotations.
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It was a friendly place with great facilities.
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The school has amazing facilities, the staff are friendly and extremely helpful, and the student body seems incredible.
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Wow, I was NOT expecting anything special about DMU, but I was impressed from top to bottom, from the facilities, the people, the technology, their willingness to help you get to where ever you want to go in medicine, the exercise facilities, the cost of living in Des Moines... I've been to a lot of schools both MD and DO and this was the most impressive school overall.
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The fact that I've never had an interview with a surgeon that felt friendly and non-intimidating before this day. Also, the facilities are gorgeous and very high tech. Also, the binders they give you are just awesome. I still use the one I got in my classes.
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New facilities, nice faculty.
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The facilities and how genuine and kind everyone was.
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Nice facilities, connected, nice bball court and gym.
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The whole experience was really laid back. The facilities were great. All the students seemed happy and went out of their way to talk to us. The faculty and administrator were really approachable. The school really seems to have everything together.
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The OMM program and demonstration
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Nice area of Des Moines, facilities rather nice, students appeared to be very supportive of each other - not as cut-throat as med schools seem to usually be
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Everything! The school is amazing. I love the extra programs, and everyone was incredible friendly.
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Sim lab, surg skills lab, when I interviewed the weather was awesome, West Des Moines area, that we get a computer that has all the notes synced to it for courses, friendliness of staff and students, underground tunnels connecting buildings, cheap living costs
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The cozy building reminded me of Gryffindor with its color scheme. I really liked the technology they possessed in terms of birthing mother, and also their excellent dedication towards OMM.
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This school has it together. Excellent curriculum. Their facilities are amazing - esp the trauma man. They are one of the only DO schools that prepare you for surgical rotations. Great gym, intramurals, exercise classes. All of the students seemed happy and were approachable. Lots of emphasis on clinical medicine. Freedom with 4th year rotations. Very family friendly - you can have a plus one pass that allows access to gym and campus facilities for sig. other As for the city of Des Moines, I was very impressed. Seems like a fun bar scene. They have many business opportunities (significant others can get jobs) Lots going on : concerts, casino, farmers market, lots of outdoor sports - when weather permits!
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How friendly they students were
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Facilities
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The school was beautiful. I loved the facilities and how technologically up-to-date the school is considering it is the second oldest DO school in the country. Also, everyone was very friendly.
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Facilities were great. Overall the most positive thing was the atmosphere at the school. Everyone seemed genuinely personable and friendly. Supportive place.
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Great campus and amenities, cost of living is really cheap, overall philosophy of the school, friendly.
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The facilities especially the mock surgery room
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facilities, non-competitive environment, happy students, underground tunnel system for the winter!
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Facilities availble at the school: Surgical lab, Anatomy lab, etc.
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Enthusiasm and positive attitude of students, facilities facilities facilities (Surgery lab, anatomy lab, simulation lab, lecture halls, gym ), deans message to interviewing group. In general, was impressed time and time again throughout the day.
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Surgery Lab, Simulator Lab, Friendliness of faculty and students, international medicine, etc.
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The school--facilities are amazing. Students are very friendly and open. Professors seem genuinely interested in students.
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just about everything. The facilities are great, the faculty seems friendly and available, and the students seem genuinely excited to be there.
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Facilities, enthusiasm of students, overall happiness of students, support from staff and faculty.
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The friendliness and happiness of everyone at DMU. It was clear that everyone, staff and student, was very happy to be part of DMU. The facilities are top-notch; particular the simulation labs.
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Facilities, friendliness of students and faculty
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This school is absolutely amazing. you will get more than you can ask for at this school; wonderful facilities with simulation and surgery labs; committed professors who are open to students; great reputation and excellent board scores plus residency matches; global health; great curriculum, wireless campus, best OMM lab and facility I've seen (and i've been to 5 other schools), reasonable tuition, ample resources for scholarships
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The amazing facilities, the solid reputation, the students all seemed very happy to be there and were excited about their future careers as Doctors.
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The campus was great, fantastic facilities, great students, and staff. The interview was very relaxed. The interviewers were helpful and didn't try to make you slip up
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Facilities top-notch, simulation lab was great. Everything was state-of-the art.
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Everything about the school!! Amazing facilities, beautiful anatomy and OMM lab. I like the fact that OMM tables are all over campus and are constantly being used by students to practice techniques. Underground tunnels to avoid the unbelievably cold weather. Nice gym. I was impressed by the welcoming student body and the positive attitude of the faculty members. Interviewers seemed excited to meet us.
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mannequins. definitely a plus
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The facilities were amazing. The campus offers so many resources and leadership opportunities. Class is until 12 everyday with labs in the afternoons (not each day).
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technology of school, facilities are by far the best I have seen
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Friendliness of faculty and student body, Simulation Labs, possibility of doing International rotations in countries such as Asia.
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Staff and faculty are very friendly and encouraging. They don't try to sell you on the school as much as they challenge you to select the school that is best for you. Technology and facilities are amazing! The interview day is a great representation of the environment of the school. Interviews were more conversational rather than basic question-answer format.
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The emphasis on a collaborative environment among students and the availability/willingness to help by faculty.
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The technology and the community, this school was AWESOME. The students all seemed to be extremely impressed with the school and happy about the awesome faculty, community, and area.
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The weather seems nice, the trip was easy. Also the food was good (they had a salad bar, etc).
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awesome facilities, students are friendly and seem genuinely happy to be there, non-competitive atmosphere, ability to TA classes, cost of living, the Des Moines area is surprisingly pleasant
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The facilities and how friendly everyone was! I love the Sim Labs!
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The facilities! The simulator lab, surgery lab, anatomy lab, and OMM labs were brand new and top of the line. The atmosphere of the school - I met so many students in addition to the tour guides because they were so eager to answer questions, gained lots of insight and information from them.
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The SCHOOL---awesome facilities and surgical unit. You get to learn a lot in the 2nd year from the simulators they have. You will be very prepared with some of their technology.
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The student's relationship with the faculty, the technology on the campus, the enthusiasm of the students going there, the helpfulness of the students, the "newness" of the campus.
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That campus is bad *ss. Seriously, those facilities are ridiculous. They really are something to marvel at. The sim lab, the surgery lab, the anatomy lab....wow. No doubt they prepare their students to be excellent physicians. Beyond that, the atmospher was great, the students were awesome, faculty and admissions people were all nice. AND the lunch was very good. Unlike some schools they just give you basically a blank check and you can get whatever you want from teh cafeteria. Basically a dream come true. Other schools give you like half a sandwhich and a bag of chips.
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The simulation lab was great! The technology was very new and high-end. Everyone there was extremely positive about the school and it made me feel very welcomed.
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Friendly students, nice faculty
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The school was nice and teaching tools were interesting and seem as if they'd be effective. Students and interviewees were very friendly. If the pool of interviewees are an indication of the incoming class, I would be happy there as (mostly) everyone was friendly and not cutthroat.
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The facilities are absolutely AMAZING!!! There is a new trauma simulation lab where 1st and 2nd year people can go and practice all they want! Surgical training for pre clinical years is probably the best in the nation!!! I can really picture myself going to school with these students. Everyone was soooo wonderful and inviting. The faculty really seem like they want to teach you and help you out whenever they can.
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The facilities are very good, new. Technologically, it was the best osteopathic school I interviewed at. I like how tablet pc's are included in tuition. The patient simulator lab was interesting as well. I liked how the OMM fellows gave us a demonstration of their skills.
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The technology is amazing and the students were very friendly.
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The facilities really seemed top-notch.
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The facilities at DMU are top notch, a top of the line laptop and PDA are included in you tutition
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The current students were very excited to be there and they have a great student culture! And, of course their simulation lab was impressive! The interviewers made the interview very stress-free and comfortable.
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The students seemed to be really happy and eager about the school; the facilities were really nice; impressive pass rate for board exams
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surgical lab, dean is a surgeon, facilities are great, simulated computer patient,
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The school's facilities were beautiful.
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The facilities seem impressive with state-of-the-art technology and a comfortable environment.
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The facilities were amazing. The student body and the professors were very friendly and inviting.
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the facility, Simulation lab & surgery lab.
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The facilities and campus are top notch! The students seemed happy and were very friendly.
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The facilites are second to none. Surgical skills lab, SPAL's. Lots of windows and comfy chairs everywhere. Professional envirnment, friendly, helpful staff and students
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The students, I probably talked to 20 or 25 students throughout the 2 days I was there and they all seemed genuinely happy that they chose this school.
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Everything! AMAZING facilities! Surgery Lab Skills course. Global Health rotations. Beautiful campus. Very friendly students. SIM lab is AWESOME!!!
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simulation labs, surgical suits
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I loved the fact that the students were so excited about their school. THIS IS KEY! Everyone was very friendly. Since I was in the first group to interview, and didn't get a chance to tour the school with the other interviewees, a student volunteered to show me around. The facilities are BRAND new, and everything looks awesome. I think the academic building was built in 2005, but don't quote me on that. I love the fact that they have such awesome technology, and want to prepare students before they go for clinicals. The simulation lab, where they have a huge mannequin that can respond to drugs, has ''blood,'' etc. was awesome, as was the surgical lab where they teach you how to put on surgical wear and how to do simple procedures before you go out for surgery. They really want their students to be prepared.
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Amazing facilities, very new and updated (patient simulators, anatomy lab, performance assessment labs, surgical skills lab). There was a real sense of community there, and everyone was focused on helping you succeed in any way possible. The whole school also seemed to be very interested in promoting wellness.
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friendly community feel
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the facilities, the campus is nice, the board scores and match lists are impressive
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Everything, the overall facilities, the cohesiveness of students, faculty and admissions were super nice, the simulation lab and surgical lab.
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How genuine everyone was, and how much you seem to get exposed to so early on. Their Global Health program was also really interesting and unique.
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labs and facilities, I mean simulation labs and surgical skills labs -- WOW!
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Everything, the facilities are great and are also new. Their sim lab is amazing as well as their surgery lab. The students were very open and friendly.
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The surgical skills lab is incredible as is the patient simulation lab. The building is new and interconnected by tunnels for relief in the winter.
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The positive regard that all students held for the school's program.
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new facilities; cheap housing; very friendly student body; safe town; cafeteria food is pretty good, too
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Very nice people and Harvey is AWESOME!
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Very nice facilities, all the students seemed happy and everyone seemed very positive and enthusiastic about DMU.
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friendly faculty/students, amazing facilities, great tour guide, a lot interaction time with students
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The facilities were excellent
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Facilities, students, curriculum, amount of clinical prep, gym, Des Moines area, cost of living
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that this school really cares about their students.
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very warm welcome both by the students and faculty
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The schools facilites are A+ nice!
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The sincerity with which the school expressed its concern toward the well-being and success of the students. The faculty was very involved during the day, and all stressed the importance of approachability. Also, the technology available to the students from lectures on the web, to the vast simulation labs.
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The facilities are very nice along with the admissions staff.
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Great new-looking facilities, extremely nice students
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The new construction shows that the school is going to have superior facilities!!!
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facilities.
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The facilities are impressive...almost all the building have been built within the last 4-5 years and are state of the art! There are no undergrads at this institution!
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Students and the campus
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Politeness. Admissions, teachers, students, cafeteria workers, etc. were all very welcoming.
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The campus was VERY nice and new. The basic surgery skills course was impressive. The small, community atmosphere. The students were really nice.
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Everything. The entire interview day shows you so much about the school that you seem to leave knowing exactly what it would be like to be a student there. It isn't a typical 'show you a few parts of the school' tour.
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The facilities from the pre-surgical practice area, Harvey who teaches different cardiac rhythms, and how friendly everyone was.
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Everything
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Great Facilities, nice area, friendly people
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Facilities, technology, and an effort to always improve.
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The facilities were unbelievable!!!! State-of-the-art everything!!!
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campus is nice, the studnet education center is new and amazing. everyone is friendly.
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The friendliness of everyone we met and the excitement of the students
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The facilities were amazing. The students were extremely helpfull and kind.
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The facilities were absolutely amazing, everybody was so nice, all the students seem really happy to be there. They have amazing technology (all students get tablet laptops and pda's loaded with the course schedules). My student host was awesome too.
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Everything is brand new, literally. Harvey the heart simulator was really cool. People in the community are awfully nice.
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The facilities and how helpful everybody was at the school. Seems like students really care. Housing and the area is very reasonably priced too.
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The overall sense of community and welcomeness is saturated in everyone you meet. The demonstrations and tour of the facilities is great. This campus is STATE-OF-THE-ART!! And it is onle getting better.
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pretty much everything - the new facility is amazing, the faculty we met were very nice, the students seemed to like it a lot... it just seemed like a great atmosphere. i liked that there is a lot of housing in the area that is reasonably priced.
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The facilities are first-rate. While I haven't toured every medical school campus, I dare say DMU's new facilities rival anything else out there. Students, both ambassadors and others just hanging out in commons, seemed happy at the school.
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I was impressed with the technology utilized, the new building expansions, and the strong OMM program.
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facilities, emphasis on students, warm and welcoming atmosphere, new surgical area is really impressive
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Everyone was so friendly! The facilities are fantastic, and the students really seem happy with the education they are getting.
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The facilities were new and up-to-date. Students were enthusiastic, and the faculty were upfront about why their school is worth going to. Des Moines is a safe place to live and very affordable place to rent apartments/buy houses.
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The facilities! Also, the students were very friendly and willing to stop and talk to the interviewees.
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Everything. The students and faculty were amazing. They really made us feel at home and made it a low stress day. The facilities are also amazing and very student centered.
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The facilities are absolutely beautiful. The admissions staff and faculty members that I met were helpful and enthusiastic. I never felt like it was a "sell job" but thought that they are really proud of their school and wanted me to know what they had to offer.
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Nice facilities
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Great facilities and students were very positive about the school overall.
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Great...I mean...GREAT facilities. Brand new. People are just great too. Everybody makes you feel at home and want to be there. Location is nearly ideal. City is medium sized with the school on the south side of town. No parking Nazis. Cheap housing. OMM demonstration.
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Facilities (especially the wellness center) and affiliated colleges. Des Moines wasn't bad either.
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The campus and facilities are beautiful. The students are wonderful and willing to go out of their way to help.
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The facilities are second to none. Brand new buildings, all the students get brand new computers and pda's, very technologically advanced. Students are very nice.
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The facilities were awesome
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Caliber of the faculty and students. The facilities were very impressive. I really like the location-good for a family guy like me.
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everything!
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The facilities are TOP NOTCH, the best I have seen. There surgery lab is insane! I have seen about 6 schools already and this blew me away. The people were really friendly. All the buildings are connected by a tunnel.
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The facilities at the school are SECOND TO NONE. The simulator (Harvey) was truly amazing (DMU is one of 36 schools in the country with the simulator) and the lecture halls are VERY advanced (i.e. mp3s of all lectures are automatically downloaded to all student computers--which is provided by DMU).
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DMU's new educational building(designed by students)and tunnel system is awesome. Nearly all labs and instruction rooms are being moved and replaced with new. Wellness center is better than many commercial fitness centers. Technology implementation is astounding. All lectures (complete with mp3 audio)are pushed to the students free laptop. Everybody I met today was friendly, enthusiastic, even randomly chosen student studiers were happy to talk.
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The students, faculty, and facilities!
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Everything. The school has brand new buildings which are connected via an underground passage. They give you a lap top and a PDA as part of the tuition. No attendence policy, no dress code. Everyone was just truely amazing. I asked a question and they went out of their way to find the answer for me. Just a great school, not enough praise can be given. One-hundred and seven years old and it still continues to impress.
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Nice people, warm staff, nice facilities, nice labtops, casual dress code
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The students seemed very happy, lots of smiles, facilities were great (especially the gym if you like working out), Des Moines was bigger than I had anticipated.
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Open-door policy, student centered focus, prodigious student resources, OMM training and top-notch facility, from lecture halls and wellness center to hands-on labs. Everybody was friendly and helpful. All the students I met were happy about their overall experience. The professors were exhilarating. They love what they do, and it shows in the way they teach and interact with the students.
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All the students and grads seemed very enthusiastic and felt like they absolutely made the right choice with coming to DMU. The school's very into OMM and even gave an OMM demonstration. They also have some neat classes like Chronic Care where you get to follow a chronically ill patient around and see what their life is like.
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The new facilities.
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The school itself has amazing facilities. I was not expecting the campus to be so beautiful! Everyone is nice, and honest! They admitted the negatives of the school, along with discussing the positives.
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OMM excellent...family friendly...cost of living...good people in admin, and at interview
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The honesty of all the students there, and how many people came down to Portland to try and give us a good view of their medical school!
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Everything did...the people were great. The current students and faculty really wanted to make you feel comfortable throughout the day.
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The faculty, staff, and students were all very friendly and encouraging. The facilities are top-notch.
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Great facilities, student support is amazing, you receive laptop and pda as part of tuition, great faculty, very warm environment
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Quality of the facilities
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The facilities are brand new and the frienliness of the student and staff.
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The main classroom/cafeteria/study area/library facilities were brand new (completed in April '05). As well, the school seemed to be technologically equipped and had quite a few amenities including a surgery lab, Simulated Patient center, and new OMM tables.
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everything! the facilities are outstanding, esp. the surgical lab. plus, all the students I talked to were friendly and excitied about the school.
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The facilities were amazing, the students were extremely friendly, Des Moines is a nice place... everything was great.
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Everything!! I thought that DMU would be about #3 on my list. It was by far the best school I've interviewed at. It will be hard to beat. Now my #1 choice. The facilities are amazing! The staff is great! The students are friendly and you can tell they have a close class. I was blown away!!
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Everything. The school was absolutely fantastic. The students were great, the lunch was great, Harvey was great, the tour was great, the OMM demonstation was great, and the facilities are top notch. Des Moines isn't as small as some may say. A larger city with a small town feel. Housing is reasonably cheap and the area is safe. This school WILL be a top prospect for many in the future with their new facilities and aggressive approach to medicine. Surgical lab was also fantastic. They want to train you as doctors, not just process you and get you out the door. Best of all, NO TRAFFIC!!
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The facilities are fabulous. The students are VERY friendly - if they see you standing around they'll walk up to you and ask if you have any questions.
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The school itself is great! The facilities were excellent. I loved the school!!!
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Great location, great campus with new buildings, great students who were willing to help, awesome classrooms, and really good statistics as a med school.
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The facilities are top notch. The buildings are very new and have a nice touch of warmth and welcome to them. The study areas and cafeteria are conducive to studying, socializing, or just plain relaxing. Their OMM program is top notch and the faculty and students are very friendly and helpful. OH YEAH, THE AMOUNT OF TECHNOLOGY IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING-EVERY STUDENT RECEIVES LAPTOPS AND PDAS WITH OUTSTANDING TECH SUPPORT!! Also this school prepares students realllly well for their 3rd and 4th year rotations by teaching basic surgical skills during the 1st and 2nd year.
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Pretty much everything! Overall I felt welcomed and like they wanted me there. I liked the surgical skills lab and the small-city feel of Des Moines- not too big, not too small.
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The Facilities were amazing. Dr. Mueller was a great guy to meet with and he started the day off well. He really makes you realize that this day is nothing to worry about and to be yourself.
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FACILITIES...wow, really modern. I was dreading the 'city' location as I am more of a country person, but Des Moines is a pleasent surprise...traffic is not bad, the area is not too crowded, housing is affordable, etc etc etc. Excellent school. ALSO, EVERYONE HERE IS SOOOO NICE IT'S CRAZY!!
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How nice the facilities are.
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The genuine friendly attitudes of everyone at DMU. Their new facilities are impressive.
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The friendliness and positive attitudes of all the people that I met.
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The campus is set on tree-lined Grand Ave. The new addition (while not complete at the time of my intervew) will be very nice.
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THEY HAVE A VERY NICE CAMPUS AND ENTHUSIASTIC FACULTY.
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The happiness of the students, the facilities, the surgery lab, the admissions staff and student services.
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The school has a strong reputation, a strong OMM program and places students in both MD and DO residency programs in a variety of specialty areas of medicine.
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The new building. It had the most student space I have seen at any school. Plenty of study rooms if you want to be undisturbed, comfy chairs if you prefer and plenty of room by the windows in the library.
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The building was nice and people were friendly.
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The OMM demonstration and suturing/surgical labs impressed me because these basic skills are addressed with comprehensive, step-wise education. The students, faculty and staff were positive and friendly. The new building is extremely well-planned to accomodate student needs yet also comfy-feeling and attractive.
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They are a great teaching facility, surgical skills lab and standardized patients.
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The facilitie were much more impressive in person.
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Dr. Mueller gave the intro at the beginning of the interview day, and he was really encouraging. He really made DMU seem like the perfect place to study medicine.
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The faculty, the new facilities, and laptops and PDA's with tuition.
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Dr. Mueller
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DMU is building a very nice new building that will be in use for next year's class. Also, I was approached by several students over the course of the day who were very enthusiastic in sharing their experiences.
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Everyone was very friendly, and very positive. The "students helping students" mentality. The new student center, to open in April '05.
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They have a really great program going. They do a fitness evaualtion while you are there and try to get you to improve your health. They also have a surgical prep area where they teach you how to suture stiches and scrub up for operations, before going on rotations. I have never heard of that before.
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students, faculty, facilities, board pass rates, etc etc. pretty much everything.
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The facility, warm welcome, friendly atmosphere.
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They have nearly completed a brand new building that will house most of the schools classes, library, gym, ect.. It was very nice.
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DMU's ultra-modern facilities. The campus is absolutely amazing and I wouldn't be surprised to see DMU become one of the top DO schools in the nation as a result of the institution-building they have engaged in.
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Admissions staff was very friendly and helpful - introduced themselves. Met with the assicoate Dean who was also very friendly and did his best to help us relax. They gave us plenty of time to speak with first and second year students.
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The Assoc. Dean - Dr. Mueller I think his name was
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Iowa is beautiful and the people there are beyond nice. The malls are gorgeous; the Botanical Gardens are breathtaking; the environment at DMU is student-friendly and the teachers are open; Everyone is happy and willing to help you; There was a student peer program where you can stay with first and second year med students who take you under their wing. They're building a new beautiful building with a huge gym. The housing is affordable. The colors of the school are purple and gold. Their OMT is phenomenal and there are many research opportunities there. After finding out what DO school is all about, I wonder why anyone would ever want to go to MD school.
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Pretty much everything. The new facility is going to be amazing. The professors and staff are really approachable and seem to really want to interact with the students. There seems to be an effort to innovate the curriculum and make the school as user-friendly as possible. The physical diagnosis class during the winter of year 1 is pretty cool too.
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Friendliness of staff and students. Great experience staying with a current student. Stellar facilities. Great technological support. Entire program seems very responsive to students and their needs. I was pretty much blown away by the experience - it will be hard to beat.
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The poker face of the interviewers, I could not read them at all
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Campus - new building opening in May. Students - Very friendly Professors - All the profs we met I really liked!
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The new student educational building being built
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new student center; the big wigs really made an effort to introduce themselves to us. The dean spoke to us for about 20 minutes
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The faculty
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OMM demonstrations, student panel, lunch.
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How happy the students are! The school is very High Tech
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The student body is very supportive of eachother and the faculty is available to help the students in any manner.
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The dedication the faculty seems to have to the program and students, especially the time given to patient stimulations early on in the program.
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Starting with Becky Grissom and Tom Mueller, our day couldn't have started on a better note. These two "sanguine" personalities where just marvelous. Their banter started off the day with an upbeat, informative, and "relaxing" touch. These two individuals are a huge asset to DMU. Besides the duo, we were impressed with the new building, the strong OMT department, and the student-centered philosophies of the school.
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how nice everyone was and that they were really interested in getting to know me better.
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Just about everything did. I couldn't believe how friendly the staff, faculty, and students were (but I guess it IS the midwest...). They really made an effort to make you feel welcome and part of the school. The facilities are outstanding and the new student center which will be completed next spring will be AWSOME! Their OMM department is one of the best and they have that really cool cardiology simulator "Harvey." Also the campus is located in a nice area. Definately my #1 choice right now.
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Very friendly and comfortable environment. Kept hearing how everyone there was "trying to sell" their school, but I walked away feeling that they really do care about making you feel welcome.
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Friendliness of current students
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It is true that they are VERY friendly on this campus. They really make you feel welcome and take off the competetive between applicants. They also provide you with a free lunch-the food at the cafeteria is really good. They only charge ten dollars for parking a year, and the parking is like 10 feet away from the building. Reasonable tuition for a private school. Good wireless laptops included in tuition. Lots of affordable housing. I didn't find anything that I didn't like. I asked many students if there was one thing they could fix or change about the school, what would it be. A couple said the construction had been kind of a pain-but it will be completed in May, no one else had anything to complain about. The new building is awesome, the old facilites are very nice. Apparently the school has an unparalled OMM program. The workout facilities have a locked door that you can enter by swiping your ID card, and it has many treadmills each has its own cable TV and earphones! Spouses get free membership to the gym-and everyone lets in their boyfriends/girlfriends, without it being a problem. They spend a lot of time explaining their curriculum, student clubs, life in Des Moines-you aren't left feeling like "what is this school environment like?" I left feeling like I would be very comfortable in such a supportive environment.
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The positive atmosphere on the campus, and how well everyone got along.
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The new building is going to be fabulous! Plus, everyone was genuinely interested in me. They made me feel like they truly wanted me to be at their school. Also, the SPAL and OMM programs are amazing.
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During thier selling of the school, which was from 8am to 1pm, they provided a ton of useful information. Usually, I'm more skepitcal of a school that sells itself, but they must have done a good job.