Eastern Virginia Medical School

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How did the interview impress you?

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What was the stress level of the interview?

7 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

What are your general comments?

The outgoing Dean of Admissions, Dr. Lewis, is really nice and straightforward. During the informal lunch discussion, he basically outlined for us some of the types of questions we might be asked and gave us tips on how to answer them. That was a real surprise, especially as some of the other interviewees got asked the very same "sample questions" for which he had given sample answers just a short time earlier!

Interview questions they asked

Tell us how you got from *** to medicine. What would you do if you couldn't do medicine?

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What was the most interesting question?

What do you think about alternative medicine? Should it be covered in the context of a national healthcare system?

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What was the most difficult question?

What would you do with a malingering patient? (I wasn't sure what the questioner meant and blathered an answer that caused the other guy to look at the questioner and say, "that didn't answer your question, did it?" Yikes. Make sure if you don't understand what they're asking to ASK THEM. It's a good gamesmanship tactic, as the Dean of Admissions told us earlier in the day. Simply tell 'em, "I'm not sure what you're getting at" and they're forced to be more clear.

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How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, reviewed my EVMS app, reviewed my AMCAS app.

What impressed you positively?

1. All the students I met were REALLY happy and upbeat. They were credible when they told us that the professors were just as cooperative as they were. Not a cutthroat school at all. 2. The facilities are new, really nice new library and (though I didn't get to see it firsthand) a really nice children's hospital. 3. The "standardized patient" program which ensures a high board pass rate (last year a full 100% step II USMLE pass rate).

What impressed you negatively?

Norfolk. An unremarkable city. Fortunately the med school is in the nicest part of town.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

If you interview on wednesday, they take you to see Norfolk General Hospital, not the new children's hospital, which is only shown to Friday interviewees. I had wanted to see what all the ppl on this page had been raving about and I didn't get to see it. Hopefully I'll get in and get to see it again! It is a REALLY nice school.