University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine

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How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

4 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

8 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

7 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

8 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

I had a great experience at the UNSOM. Their small class size, great faculty, and early patient contact are some of its best qualities.

Interview questions they asked

If you were on a desert island alone, what three drugs would you want with you?

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What was the most interesting question?

(I was asked a number of pharmaceutical questions because the medical student who conducted the interview was also a PharmD) -If you were stranded on a desert island alone, what three drugs would you like to have?

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What was the most difficult question?

If you were performing a transplant and the two possible recipients were a drug addict and an elderly person who would you give the organ to?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

Looked over the UNSOM webpage, SDN, read nytimes, bioethics webpages.

What impressed you positively?

Every one at the school was great. The facilities are new, the faculty members were very easy to talk to and willing to help in any way possible. Additionally, I was able to examine the cadavers with a student during by tour. It was quite amazing to see a cadaver who had a complete Aortic bypass, in which the artificial vessel ran outside the chest wall under the chest and abdominal muscles.

What impressed you negatively?

not much at all.

What is your ranking of this school's location?

8 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

6 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great