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University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

Birmingham, AL

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

What challenges do you think medicine will be facing in the next ten years?

What was the most interesting question?

One of the interviewers started suggesting future directions for an extracurricular program I run....it was very conversational.

What was the most difficult question?

As an out-of-state student, why should we take you as opposed to someone else?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How long was the interview?

25 minutes

How did the interview impress you?

Positively 🙂

How many people interviewed you?

3

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?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read this site, read my AMCAS and secondary

What impressed you positively?

Happiness and friendliness of everyone involved, from the students to the interviewers to my fellow applicants, the superior level of the 3rd and 4th year training

What impressed you negatively?

How very segregated the medical center is: students were primarily white, patients African-American, researchers Asian-American....the whole thing was a bad stereotype.
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student