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Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine

Halifax, NS

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

What was the stress level of the interview?

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

How you think you did?

5 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great

What are your general comments?

Felt very natural and that the interviewers were really listening, not just asking standard questions and noting the answers. The time flew by and I felt much better after the interview than I did waiting for it to start ;-)
💬 Interview Process

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What measures might ease the health care situation in NS (particularly ER wait-times)

What was the most interesting question?

Asked to describe a book (non-medical) that I had read recently and why I liked/disliked it. Guess it goes to show

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read sample questions; read recent articles on health care from national/local newspapers

What was the most difficult question?

"How did I know medicine was what I wanted to do?" I think I was asked this since I had worked in a non-medical field for the past 10 yrs...

What impressed you positively?

The interviewers were so laid-back, friendly and genuine. They put me at ease pretty quickly.

What impressed you negatively?

n/a

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

n/a
📍 Travel and Logistics

Who was the tour given by?

Student