Georgetown 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

What are your general comments?

Overall, I was pretty impressed by the experience--you will probably hear a lot about Ms. Sullivan's speech--it is very inspiring and i like the fact that GU takes a very different approach than other med schools--they tell you about the school's philosophy and ask you to decide for yourself whether it is the right program for you. As for the interview--i had a really nice doctor as my interviewer and he seemed genuinely interested in finding out about me and where i had come from, what I was looking for in a school, and my views on ethical subjects. I wasn't nervous at all and had a great time.

Interview questions they asked

this was a question i didn't get, but one of the other applicants was asked and i thought it was pretty interesting: "Say the US has universal health care, and you are a physician with a patient who requires very expensive treatment which MIGHT prolong his life for a certain period that you don't know--do you continue to give the treatment even though doing so will keep others from receiving treatment due to the limit to the amount of money you can spend?"

I was asked this too

What was the most interesting question?

i didn't really have an most interesting question, but some ethics questions were: "would you give a blood transfusion to a jehovah's witness who told you not to, but gave permission for surgery, and then you found yourself in surgery and the patient needed a transfusion to survive?" "where do you draw the line between euthanasia and letting someone die peacefully--i.e.--would you take a feeding tube away from someone in a persistant vegetative state if the family wanted it?"

I was asked this too

What was the most difficult question?

what is an ethical dilemma i have seen personally where i work (in the emergency room)?

I was asked this too

How did you prepare for the interview?

looked at this website, looked at the school's website, read up on current events, etc.

What impressed you positively?

the students--even after the whole day was over and i was waiting for my ride, a 2nd year student came into the "fishbowl" just to talk to me and another applicant--i thought it was a nice gesture, and he was very excited about the school.

What impressed you negatively?

nothing really--the tour could have been better, i guess, and the cost of tuition is pretty depressing, but i knew about that ahead of time.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

nothing.