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University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine-Memphis

Memphis, TN

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

⭐ Overall Impressions

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How you think you did?

10 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

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

10 out of 10
💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Do you feel your sheltered/upper-middle class upbringing will be a negative in your practice?
Do you think being the child of a doctor has put you under pressure to go into medicine as well? (Basically do I really want to be a doctor or is just because my dad wants me to)
How do you think you will do in med school? Do you know what the next 4 years will be like?

What was the most interesting question?

If I had a patient whose parents refused a blood transfusion for their son because they were Jehovah's Witnesses, how would I handle the situation?

What was the most difficult question?

How do I feel about the direction medicine is heading?
🤝 Interview Format and Logistics

How long was the interview?

60+ minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

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?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

10 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

In state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

4-6 hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Automobile

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

$201-$300

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Marriott Downtown

How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

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

10 out of 10

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

reread my application, looked at interview feedback

What impressed you positively?

The students love their school and feel it has totally prepared them. The ER sees the third most patients in the nation (only behind LA and Chicago) and the area is overall very poor so you see a lot of advanced CHF, etc. because people don't see their doctors--the latter is bad thing but also a good learning experience.

What impressed you negatively?

High crime rate, abundance of bad neighborhoods

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

No responses

What are your general comments?

We met at 8 am to have a small breakfast and talk about general information regarding the admissions process, etc. We all had our interviews at around 10 so that gave us time to look around a bit. You walk to your interviews so wear shoes that you can possibly walk up to 15 mins away in. Then the M2s took us on a tour of the classrooms and labs. We went back to the admissions office and had lunch and then an M3 and M4 took us on tours of the The Med and Le Bonheur which was great since that's where you spend the last two years. We then went back to to the admissions office to go to our last interview. Before that, though, they let us know what to expect in the next few weeks. I had a great day and great interviews-definitely my top choice. Three weeks later (they tell you it will be less than that but it's not)I found out that I got in!

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

No responses