Eastern Virginia Medical School Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

5 out of 10

How you think you did?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

8 out of 10

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

8 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Tell us about yourself. (always tough... not sure how much detail to give in open file interviews)

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What did you know about EVMS before today? Branched into a discussion on what I like about EVMS / what did I know EVMS for before the interview.

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What do you think about national health care in the US? (stemmed from previous discussion about lack of healthcare in developing countries where I've had a lot of experience)

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What was the most interesting question?

The ethical question. It was not a question about ethics as much as knowing the options that a physician has for difficult situations. The particular situation was based on a minor with Hodgkins whose parents refused life-saving treatment for him and decided to hop on a plane for alternative, not-proven therapies. What would I do? (best to be familiar with these cases - looked into it after I got home and it's more common than not. Physicians can involve the courts when they believe parents are endangering the health of a child)

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What was the most difficult question?

What do I think about national healthcare? I was prepared to discuss the "fixes" to the current healthcare system, but had not prepared my position on universal healthcare in the U.S. Think i did fine with a combination of public and private sector system but wish that I had prepared on this.

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

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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?

7 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?

$101-$200

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

Hotel

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

Tazewell Hotel - it's great, cost $79 with EVMS rate

How would you rate the hotel?

9 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

7 out of 10

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

6 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?

7 out of 10

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

9 out of 10

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN (went through ALL of the questions); EVMS website; U of Washington bioethics; pros-cons websites on ethical issues (Guttenmacher site is good to recap laws and restrictions on such gray areas, but know that it leans left)

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What impressed you positively?

Standardized patients were practically developed by EVMS. It's a huge part of the program and seeing the patient teaching assistants in action was impressive. I truly believe that EVMS will provide strong patient-doctor skills even within the 1st year of the program.

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What impressed you negatively?

Not negative, necessarily, but the M1 students who gave the tour looked stressed and lacking sleep.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

SDN prepared me well. The info I didn't know such as standardized patient emphasis, I gained before the interviews.

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