Eastern Virginia Medical School Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

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

No responses

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

how would you address the national healthcare problem for 45 millions uninsured americans?

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what do you see yourself doing after leaving medical school? any specific directions?

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what is one strength & one weakness?

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What was the most interesting question?

Do you think a physician is capable of giving quality healthcare to a patient without speaking the same language? (this is in context of medical translator ethics)

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What was the most difficult question?

How would you address the national healthcare policy? What about other national health care policies, such as that of Canada, etc.?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

45 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?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Admissions staff

How did the tour guide seem?

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How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

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What was your primary mode of travel?

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

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

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Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

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

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What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

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How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

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How did you prepare for the interview?

read SD.net, skimmed my AMCAS personal statement. Interestingly enough, the Dean of Admissions & the med student who gave the tour gave us hints to what sort of things are "fair game" for the interview, and also some other hints (ie. always ask questions at the end, don't have to have a REAL answer to the healthcare question, ethical questions about abortion & physician-assisted suicide, patient bill of rights, etc.)

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What impressed you positively?

The standardized patient curriculum is incredibly thorough & intriguing... specifically appealing since they changed the USMLE step 2 to include a process that is based upon the EVMS example. Also the community-oriented medicine, and how prepared the M1 & M2s are when they enter their preceptorships (ie. they can actually do stuff b/c of the Introduction to the Patient stuff they learn, instead of passively shadowing clinicians). 24-hour buildings, nice library, and they actually give gym memberships.

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What impressed you negatively?

Lack of strong connections for study abroad programs, and not a weak, but not an incredibly strong, match list (middle of the road, which isn't a "negative" thing, persay).

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

The change in the USMLE Step 2 process, the EVMS 100% passing rate for Step 2, how they have some school-owned apartments just across the street, they give free parking to med students, and the only other programs they have are a small PA program, a MPH program, and surgical assistants (they take anatomy with them).

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What are your general comments?

Incredibly friendly, and it is obvious that the medical students are the entire school's first priority ((vs. the MD program being one of many within the school).

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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