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East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine

Johnson City, TN

Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit

Application Cycle: 2009-10

💬 Interview Questions

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

I am in my last year of law school, so i had lots of questions on why i wanted to go to med school and how my law degree could help me.

What was the most difficult question?

If you were a personal advisor to President Bush, what one thing would you suggest that he propose to the Congress to help problems with the healthcare field?
✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions

How long was the interview?

45 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?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN and ETSU website

What impressed you positively?

the new facilities, the students (everyone seemed really nice and i got the impression that the 60 person class really is very collegial), the location (I am from this area and wouldnt mind staying here)

What impressed you negatively?

JCMC was not the newest or nicest hospital that i have ever seen, the cafeteria food for lunch

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

how nice the admissions staff is and how low stress the whole interview day would be.

What are your general comments?

started the day in the morning with the director of admissions. he was very nice and was willing to answer any questions that we had. then we got a tour of the facilties both at the medical school and at JCMC. we had lunch in the jcmc cafeteria. then we had two interviews in the afternoon with members of the admissions committee. i met with an ER physician and a local professor who teaches chemistry at milligan college.
📍 On-Site Experience

Who was the tour given by?

Student