Elmira, NY
Osteopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
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Length, number, and type of interviews
LECOM-Elmira-COMP interviews are an average of 28 minutes. 100% of interviews are one-on-one, 0% are in-person, and 100% are closed-file.
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
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Why Physician and Why DO?
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Why DO?
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Describe a time when you encountered bias.
What was the most interesting question?
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What motivates you?
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Imagine that you are a resident and that your senior attending made a small non-risky error what would you do?
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The poet Robert Frost said, "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." Tell me about a time you took the road less traveled and how it affected you?
How did you prepare for the interview?
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Practiced with my undergrad's career center
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Read questions that were asked at other lecom campuses.
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Mock interviews
What was the most difficult question?
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What is the greatest problem healthcare in America faces and how do we solve it?
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There are many issues with today's current healthcare system. Tell me about one issue that you see and how you would fix it.
What impressed you positively?
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The impact the school has on the surrounding community and that LECOM Elmira has its own hospital system and GME.
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The friendliness of the admissions staff.
What impressed you negatively?
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Interview system did not work well at all - i had to redo every single question
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The School has not graduated a class yet.
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The fact the the entire interview was a r3cording of me answering 5 questions.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
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That it would take longer than it did
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The city is very rural and somewhat dangerous.
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That the video recorded session was the actual interview.
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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?
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Allow more time for medical students to speak.
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Provide timely updates to applicants and use email to communicate decisions.
Hotels Recommended by Other Interviewees
Most interviewees stayed at the Holiday Inn (average ranking 8/10). (Top 1 displayed)
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