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University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine

Calgary, AB

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What specialty do you want to go into

What was the most interesting question?

Doctors make more money and work fewer hours in the United States - would you ever consider practicing there?

What was the most difficult question?

If your father died how would that affect you?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How did you prepare for the interview?

Talked to professors and other students, read the local papers and read the Romanow, Mazankowski and Kirby reports - summaries not the whole documents.

What impressed you positively?

The cooperative attitude and the way the students and faculty seemed to accept and respect you just for getting an interview

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The process of residency matching in Canad

What are your general comments?

Overall it was a great experience the students and faculty were amazing and the interviewers were fair and tried to reduce stress as much as possible.
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student