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?

1 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

How you think you did?

10 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

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

10 / 10

0 = Below, 10 = Above

What are your general comments?

This was very positive. The first year students came to lunch with us and gave the tour right after a particularly nasty exam, so they weren't on top of their game. The interviewers were both very nice and casual - no Good Cop/Bad Cop. They had standardized questions that were ''suggested'' but didn't use all of them, even used their own in order to get to know me.

Interview questions they asked

What do you see yourself doing in 7-10 years?

I was asked this too

What was the most interesting question?

How can a patient ''push your buttons?'' How do you respond?

I was asked this too

What was the most difficult question?

Will you be able to take orders from residents who are 10 years younger than you? (I'm an older-than-average applicant.) How do you answer that without your answer sounding canned?

I was asked this too

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, AMCAS+secondary, ''Redefining Healthcare'' by Porter and Teisburg; reviewed the (Ron) Wyden Health Plan.

What impressed you positively?

Interviewer had clearly read my file (no grades or MCAT scores) and was able to structure intelligent questions based on it.

What impressed you negatively?

Residency is NOT a factor from the interviews forward; only used to determine whether to offer an interterview. Theoretically, all 120 positions could be filled by out of state students.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

I applied here last year, too, so nothing was a surprise this time around.

What is your ranking of this school's location?

10 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great

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

10 / 10

0 = Bad, 10 = Great