Miami, FL
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What are your general comments?
Overall, the interview day was well-organized and, strangely enough, almost enjoyable. The program makes every effort to accommodate the MD/PhD candidates, and even placed them at a quite nice hotel right in Coconut Grove. In sum, the program has a great deal to offer students in terms of research (particularly for Neuroscience students with the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, and Immunology) and clinical experience due to the size of the UM Hospital Network, but has yet to fully realize the national attention that older, more established (the medical school was founded in 1952) programs currently enjoy. In addition, interviewees are asked at numerous points during the course of the day for feedback regarding their experience, a demonstration of the willingness and desire to consistently improve on the part of the institution.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
(from MD interview)- 1) When did you first decide that you wanted to become a physician? 2) If you had to choose between pursuing the MD or the PhD only, which would you choose and why? 3) How did (specific portion of application essay) influence your decision to pursue biomedical research? 4) What are three adjectives you would use to describe yourself?
What was the most interesting question?
Have you ever heard of the New World Symphony?
How did you prepare for the interview?
-briefly read over my AMCAS application; read the bios and the most recent primary journal articles of each interviewer for the MD/PhD program; read over the history of the school etc via the 'net
What was the most difficult question?
If you were to choose between the MD or the PhD only (and you couldn't receive any NIH funds to be an MD doing research) which track would you choose?
What impressed you positively?
-the strength of the neuroscience and immunology programs; degree of organization of the MD/PhD program; volume of clinical cases seen by the hospital etc.
What impressed you negatively?
-fact that financial support during medical school is not a given following acceptance. Students have to be selected for a "Dean's Scholarship" to receive a stipend during the medical training, although the tuition for medical and graduate school is covered and a stipend is provided during one's graduate years.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
With the exception of the issue of financial support during one's medical school years, I felt as though I prepared myself adequately for the interview day.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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