Eastern Virginia Medical School

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How did the interview impress you?

Negatively ☹️

What was the stress level of the interview?

10 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

What are your general comments?

Norfolk is a naval community predominately Caucasian with African Americans living towards the outskirts. I can only assume that my interviewer figured a student of ethnic minority would meet resistance in this town and wanted to see how I would deal under pressure. Future interviewees should not panic over this, but I want them to be aware of my experience--after this the other interviews were much easier.

Interview questions they asked

Imagine you run a free clinic in the most rural area you can think of. A 16 yo girl comes to you and says she's pregnant. What do you do? You do such a good job guiding her that she goes back to her little village and brings back all her friends? What would you do now?

I was asked this too

What was the most interesting question?

How many patients can you see in an hour?

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What was the most difficult question?

Why did you bother leaving your home state? (This is despite the fact that I have lived in 2 other states and traveled 2500 from home to attend college.)

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How did you prepare for the interview?

Researching the school website, looking through books at my undergrad school's Career Center

What impressed you positively?

The facilities of the campus. I couldn't believe how huge only the children's ER was!

What impressed you negatively?

The rudeness especially lack of respect for cultural heritage that one interviewer conveyed during the interview. On top of that, this interviewer did not introduce himself.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Getting back to the hotel may be difficult--shuttle service doesn't run after certain hours.