Des Moines, IA
Osteopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
1 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
What are your general comments?
Very laid back and relaxing. Puts the interviewee at ease from the start. Des Moines is a very nice city, larger than I expected, has a population of 450,000 including the surburban areas. Very safe and family friendly area.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
Tell us about yourself? Do you have other interviews?
What was the most interesting question?
Nothing difficult at all, no ethics or scenario-based questions. What qualities do you possess that would make you a good physician?
How did you prepare for the interview?
This site and the school's internet site.
What impressed you positively?
The Chairman of the Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine department gave us a quick brief on the many uses of OMT, very impressive! Stated that MD schools are starting to teach OMT to its students, under the course name of "Bio-Mechanics". Des Moines is a very nice city, extremely clean and progressive, definitely not "Hickville, USA". Would be a great city to raise a family. To choose between UHS-COM and DMU would be difficult. Both boast a 96% COMLEX Part 1 pass rate.
What impressed you negatively?
Many of the other schools have nicer facilities, but DMU is growing, a major construction project is due to start in the Spring of 2003. Should be very nice.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
Nothing
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
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