Eastern Virginia Medical School Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

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How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

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

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💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

If you were the Surgeon General and you had to power to completely solve the problem of the 40+ million who are uninsured, how would you do it?

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Many, many situational questions, mostly ethical, but not all. i.e. An eighty year old man with pancreatic cancer and a dispute amongst the family about how to procede; A 76 year old woman who has high BP but swears she is taking her meds; An 80 year old woman with bone sarcoma who asks you to prescribe her a lethal dose of painkillers....

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What are your best/worst features? What characteristics of yours will help/hurt you in medical school?

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What was the most interesting question?

What is the one way you can, all by yourself, lower the cost of health care for your patients?

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What was the most difficult question?

You are physician and married with two children, and you work all the time. One day your spouse says to you, "If you don't quit your job today and start spending more time with me and kids, we are leaving." What would you say?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

50 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

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Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

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How do you rank the facilities?

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What is your in-state status?

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What were your total hours spent traveling?

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What was your primary mode of travel?

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About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

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

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What are your comments on where you stayed?

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✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN and read articles on current health issues. I knew there would be a lot of ethical questions.

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What impressed you positively?

The people - everyone is so friendly. Also, the standardized patients.

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What impressed you negatively?

The weather - it was rainy and cold, which I am told is pretty typical for January - March in Norfolk.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

There is a lot of traffic on 64 in the mornings, so prepare for it. The parking garage is also very busy, so allow adequate time for parking.

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What are your general comments?

In the morning you conduct a mock interview with a standardized patient and recieve a tour of the hospital and school. Then you have lunch (wraps!) and you move on to the library for interviews. If you have a later interview (the first one starts at 2:00) bring something to read. The panel interview set-up was not as intimidating as I thought it would be, but I think I had it easy compared to some people. I have definately heard stories about people coming out crying! The inerviewers are tough, they test your opinions, knowledge of the subject matter (not necessarily the legality of the situations) and your ability to think quickly, reason and back yourself up. The student tour guides will tell you some of the questions that they will ask. It is important to have good solid reasons for wanting to attend EVMS and to be a doctor.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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