Oregon Health & Sciences University School of Medicine

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How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

What are your general comments?

the med school is definitely on the rise. the MPH program is not in a separate school of public health, but is solid; the preventive medicine program was given an outstanding educational program of the year award in 2004. portland is awesome. i've read some posts that the admissions office is really disorganized and slow, but my experience was much to the contrary. they were always polite and helpful, and i got snail-mail updates on my application.

Interview questions they asked

why OHSU & why MD/MPH?

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What was the most interesting question?

greatest problem in healthcare, which was followed by an interesting discussion on access to care.

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What was the most difficult question?

what are your 3 greatest strengths/weaknesses?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

i didn't have time to do much. basically skimmed the OHSU website & my ps.

What impressed you positively?

main hospital & children's hospital were *very* nice. the 6-week rural medicine rotation also seemed to be one of the highlights of the students' experiences.

What impressed you negatively?

lack of minority enrollment. one of the interviewers was a tool & asked me specific questions about where i interviewed & was accepted at. not cool! parking sucks!!

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

they send you to different offices/buildings for each interview (2 for MD & 3 for MD/MPH), so bring an umbrella. portland is a beatiful & energetic city, despite the rain. fact: portland has less annual rain than atlanta or seattle.