Albany, NY
Allopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
No change 😐
What was the stress level of the interview?
3 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
Overall, the experience was positive. The other interviewees were really nice. There were people from all over the country so that was interesting. The students we met also seemed to really like it there.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
What are the ethical issues involved in running clinical research trials?
What was the most interesting question?
If you were a physician who had to advise a couple on what to do with embryos harvested from an IVF cycle that were no longer needed, what would you do with them? The interviewer gave me a choice of throwing them out, putting them up for adoption by another couple, or donating them for research purposes.
How did you prepare for the interview?
This website, read over my secondary, read up on euthanasia, pain management, reprodictive technologies
What was the most difficult question?
My position on euthanasia (the Die with Dignity Laws of Oregon)
What impressed you positively?
The students have the hospital all to themselves, and the hospital was pretty nice.
What impressed you negatively?
Albany is a little dreary
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
They are way into the heavy ethical questions. Be prepared to answer every question you see on this site.
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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