University of Washington School of Medicine 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?

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How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

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

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💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

At the end they asked, "Is there anything that we haven't touched on that you wanted to make sure we knew about you?"

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They wanted to know a lot about my clinical experiences. They wanted to know about my most memorable patients etc...

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Why should we choose you?

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What was the most interesting question?

A patient is brought to the ER and has had a massive MI. He dies before anyone has a chance to do anything to him. The attending physician approaches you and asks if you would like to practice your intubation skills on him. What do you do? How about a put in a sub-clavian? What if the family is right outside waiting to view him? Do you ask them if they mind?

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What was the most difficult question?

Lots and lots of detailed healthcare policy -- especially financial issues. How would you fund this? How are you going to pay for that? How do you fix the system right now?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

50 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

3

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?

Admissions staff

How did the tour guide seem?

No responses

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?

No responses

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?

No responses

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

No responses

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?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

Read this site, read (thoroughly) the ethics web site, studied up on medicare/medicaid stats, updated myself on current healthcare issues (cloning, medical mistakes etc...)

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What impressed you positively?

The lunch with the students and dean was great. Even though the food is bad, don't skip lunch. Dr. Hunt gave us such great insight on the admissions process and I left feeling really good. The students gave some good information - mostly on the social side of things - but they didn't really have much to say in general.

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What impressed you negatively?

Parking!!!

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Nothing. Reading this website pretty much prepared me for everything I was going to see.

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What are your general comments?

I was really nervous going into this based on what I had read from candidates that interviewed earlier in the season. My experience, however, was nothing like what I read. I never felt they were confrontational or that I was being interrogated. I felt like I was involved in a discussion. The interviewers were very friendly and were not 'stone-faced' at all. It was a very relaxed atmosphere. I felt like they wanted me to succeed and were very supportive. Their intent is to find out if you can think on your feet, if you can hold a professional conversation, and how you handle the stress of the interview (or perceived stress). They don't expect you to know all the health care policy or ethics answers. You're not a doctor (yet). They just want to know if you have an opinion and if you'll stand by your word. Be yourself and don't throw canned answers back at them - they'll be able to tell. They are there to get to know YOU, not a facade.

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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