Eastern Virginia Medical School

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How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 / 10

0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

What are your general comments?

Overall, not bad, not too stressful

Interview questions they asked

What do you think about President Bush's stance on stem cell research?

I was asked this too

What was the most interesting question?

What do you think about President Bush's stance on stem cell research?

I was asked this too

What was the most difficult question?

What do you think about President Bush's stance on stem cell research?

I was asked this too

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read previous interview reviews, studied the website, reviewed bio-ethical situations (abortion, stem cells, euthanasia, medicinal marijuana, etc), got a good night's sleep.

What impressed you positively?

I interviewed with two older physicians. One was a professor emeritus at the school, the other was a part time physician in the community. They were very laid back and the interview felt more like a conversation, although some difficult questions were asked.

What impressed you negatively?

Too many ethical questions - it seems to me that these are only meant to catch you with your pants down. Physicians have a wide variety of opinions about controversial issues (otherwise they wouldn't be controversial) and they are still good doctors. I got the feeling that my interviewers were coming from a very liberal perspective, which made me a little uncomfortable as I'm pretty conservative on ethical issues.

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Read up on ethics. They WILL ask an abortion question (ALWAYS say you will give the girl a pregnancy test FIRST, even if she has taken one at home already - the rest of the answer is up to you.) - EVMS is big into stem cell research and infertility so you will likely get a question about both. I did.