University of Minnesota Twin Cities Medical School

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How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

What are your general comments?

My interviewer was a PhD so she drilled me on my research projects. At first, it was not very laid-back, mainly just question and then answer, but then toward the end when I asked her about her own research, we got a bit more conversational.

Interview questions they asked

What are some challenges you can see physicians would face?

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What was the most interesting question?

What was your biggest disappointment/accomplishment?

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What was the most difficult question?

How do you keep up with the advancing technology field and its effect on your practice as a physician? Specifically, what if patients come to you and ask you for your opinion about certain websites/new technologies they've found in relation to their illness?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, practice answering questions out loud, mock interviews, read over my apps, and read up on current medical/research issues.

What impressed you positively?

international opportunities available for early med school students

What impressed you negatively?

nothing really

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

we were going to be walking and might be outside for a brief period of time without a jacket.