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Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University
Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University
  • Year founded: 1995
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Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University
Osteopathic Medical School
Glendale, AZ
  • SDN RANKING 3
  • INTERVIEW FEEDBACK 5 342 Responses
  • SCHOOL REVIEWS 3 2 Responses

Overview

Overview

School Stats

  • Resident Tuition $74
  • Non - Resident Tuition $74
  • Application Fee $50
  • AVG MCAT 507
  • AVG GPA 3.5
  • LIZZYM Score 63.8
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Admissions Information

  • Office of Admissions
  • 19555 North 59th Avenue
  • Glendale, AZ 85308
  • United States

School Overview

Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University Fast Facts

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School Info

The mission of the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine (AZCOM) Midwestern University (MWU) is to meet the contemporary societal need for physicians by emphasizing care and educational experiences needed to serve all communities. The curriculum provides an innovative academic foundation incorporating the philosophy of osteopathic principles and practices, striving to be fully integrated throughout the basic and clinical sciences, while promoting faculty development and research.

Curriculum

As scientists and practitioners of the healing arts, osteopathic physicians subscribe to a philosophy that regards the body as an integrated whole with structures and functions working interdependently. As an extension of this philosophy, osteopathic physicians treat their patients as unique persons with biological, psychological, and sociological needs an approach that underscores the osteopathic commitment to patient-oriented versus disease-oriented health care. In recognition of this approach, AZCOM has developed and continues to refine a four-year curriculum that educates students in the biopsychosocial approach to patient care, as well as the basic medical arts and sciences. Within this curricular format, AZCOM students spend their first two years both completing a rigorous basic science curriculum and preparing for their clinical studies. During their third and fourth years, students rotate through a variety of clinical training sites accruing an impressive 88 weeks of direct patient care experience.

Facilities

The 124-acre Glendale Campus boasts a scenic location situated 15 miles outside of downtown Phoenix. The new and attractive facilities on the campus include: the 64,000-square foot Sahuaro Hall that features lecture halls, conference rooms, and laboratory accommodations, the state-of-the-art Cholla Hall with two lecture auditoria, modern laboratories, multiuse classrooms, and a computer workshop, the Midwestern University Osteopathic Specialty Clinic, providing outpatient osteopathic manipulative medicine services, and the Cactus Club House for on-campus housing students.

Interview Feedback

Interview Feedback

Results Overview

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 280
Negatively 19
No change 37

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
3.66 328

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
7.42 240

0 = low, 10 = high

Select Questions & Recent Responses

What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Assign virtual tour as a pre-interview task and offer student panel the night before or early-morning of rather than at the very end of the day to avoid a huge gap/break" More from this Member | Report Response

"Be more consistent in communications with interviewed applicants." More from this Member | Report Response

"None" More from this Member | Report Response

"I have no complaints." More from this Member | Report Response

"N/A" More from this Member | Report Response

"Update the hotel listings & car rentals info sheet to those you invite to interviews. Promo codes are outdated" More from this Member | Report Response

"More dates for interviews, especially in November (I believe there was no interviews in the month of November 2014)." More from this Member | Report Response

"Update the school website with more/new information about the school. Not a lot of information to look up before the interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview experience was great. I thought it was especially sweet that you had students hang out with the interviewees while we were waiting for the morning to get started. I learned a lot about the school from them." More from this Member | Report Response

"None, they did a good job." More from this Member | Report Response

"Send out an email to students regardless their status whether accepted, wait-listed or rejected." More from this Member | Report Response

"Keep doing what you're doing!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Don't say continental breakfast in the email when there are only granola bars." More from this Member | Report Response

"Shorten the day a bit. There was a lot of downtime in between interviews and tours." More from this Member | Report Response

"The down time between events was beneficial as it gave you time to mingle with other applicants; however, it could have been minimized just a bit to make the process more streamline and seamless. Overall, it was a great experience." More from this Member | Report Response

"Every student I saw during the tour looked, interacted and had similar personality. Where is the di" More from this Member | Report Response

"Have a student lead the tour. Combine walking tour with driving portion." More from this Member | Report Response

"Send e-mails of the admission committee's decision to applicants. Why is the most important part of" More from this Member | Report Response

"On the tour show the gym and campus housing and do a student panel." More from this Member | Report Response

"Less downtime??? Maybe a TV in the waiting area... The typical conversation between applicants can o" More from this Member | Report Response

"Great job. Best financial presentation I saw. Include directions to building were admissions is or a" More from this Member | Report Response

"Less down time, more student interaction. But everyone was extremely friendly and really wanted to m" More from this Member | Report Response

"Give us more exposure to students.." More from this Member | Report Response

"A little more enthusiasm and activity during the day. There is a lot of sitting around that gives a" More from this Member | Report Response

"While I was able to fill the time by chatting with other interviewees, I noticed a lot of people who" More from this Member | Report Response

"Give tours in groups while we all wait for interviews to be done!" More from this Member | Report Response

"This one seriously needs to be restructured. We had a good two hours of sitting and doing nothing..." More from this Member | Report Response

"None." More from this Member | Report Response

"be more truthful and open about the total cost of attendance for 4 years." More from this Member | Report Response

"Very organized day the breakfast was much appreciated but I didn't find it necessary to have the tou" More from this Member | Report Response

"The tour did not include lecture halls. There was a lot of down time. Interaction with students af" More from this Member | Report Response

"too much downtime for students. Talk about something other than how great your board scores are." More from this Member | Report Response

"There needs to be more opportunity for applicants to interact with current students!!!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview in groups and have the other group tour the campus. Include student interaction.." More from this Member | Report Response

"Have multiple tour guides on the bus or use a microphone - it was very hard to hear! Also, a tour of" More from this Member | Report Response

"Less downtime during the interview day." More from this Member | Report Response

"Kept bugging me w/letters to apply...makes them seem desperate! Maybe it works, though... " More from this Member | Report Response

"great presentation by dean at the beginning, then starts interview process." More from this Member | Report Response

"Great Job." More from this Member | Report Response

"None! They have been amazing... i dont know if I could have gotten through the interview if it were" More from this Member | Report Response

"Get information about the school (cirriculum, rotations, etc.) out to the student more quickly. Don'" More from this Member | Report Response

"I think they did a good job, they were friendly and willing to answer questions. I don't necessaril" More from this Member | Report Response

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

"What is one thing you wished we asked you that we haven't yet?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think all treatments are required for every patient with the same disease or injury?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? Why DO? Why AZCOM? (all at once)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why physician? Why DO? Why AZCOM (all at once)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were accepted to multiple schools, how would you choose?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Your research is great, tell us about clinical experience" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why medicine, why DO, why do you want to come to the desert? (he asked all 3 together as he leaned back in his chair with his hands over his head. It was a distraction to try and intimidate. He cut me off when I was trying to answer all three questions. They just use it as an opener. Stay calm and stay yourself, they are really nice people at heart.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"List five characteristics that set you apart from the other applicants here today" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 10 years." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why doctor? Why D.O.? Why Midwestern?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why doctor? Why DO? Why AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO and AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What specifically makes you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why is a tennis ball fuzzy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine, why DO, and why Arizona?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who is your role model?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Medicine/Why DO/Why Midwestern" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine, why DO and why AZCOM? If you could invite three people to dinner, who would they be and why? And what would you cook them? What is your exposure to OMM and how do you feel about it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think the life of a medical students is on a daily basis?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why should we choose you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why should we not accept you into this year's class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"specific follow-up questions about my secondary essay" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? Why DO? Why AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? Why DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How I would respond to certain ethical situations such as if a young girl came into my office for birth control to help her with her acne and her mom was concerned about putting her on birth control at such a young age." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would your best friend say about you? What would your worst enemy say about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO, why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What changed your interests from veterinary to medical?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the most critical patient you saw while volunteering in the ED? What was the best volunteer experience? HAve you ever shadowed a DO? Did he practice OMT?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What book did you read recently?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? Why DO? Why AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Medicine? Why Osteopathic medicine? both together" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would your best friend say is your best quality? Your worst?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine, and why osteopathic medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is empathy, and can it be taught?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How does your background working in a cabinet shop correlate with your current position in an orthopedic clinic?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name an ethical issue in medicine (but didn't ask to elaborate)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Three people, neither friend nor family, that you would invite over to dinner and cook for: who would you invite, what would you cook?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why doctor? why do? why midwestern?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you like to do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Health care: a right or a privlidge?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Thirty years from now when I am retired, how do I want people to remember me, what is my legacy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you saw a classmate blatently cheating would you report them. . . what if they said they had family problems and didn't have time to study?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I had a patient who had terminal cancer and wanted me to help him die, what would I do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's the last book you read?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why not be a nurse or PA?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"This is always the first multi part question at any DO school: Why doctor, Why DO and Why AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could be any kitchen appliance, what would you be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is something interesting about you to help me remember you out of all the other applicants?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could go anywhere after this interview with just the items you packed in your suitcase, where would you go?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What three people would you invite to dinner? one must be a scientist, one must be a political figure, and one must be an artist" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When was the last time your cried? And they followed up with the question about it being ok to cry infront of a patient or not." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Let's say for whatever reason you are against abortion. Now, let's say the hospital you're employed at tells you that you have to put your profession above your morals and perform an abortion. What would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever failed in life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I had questions about my skydiving past and what that was all about from personal statement I wrote in my supplemental. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Many questions specifically about me and my resume and my background. The most interesting was due to the fact that I had worked at Toys R Us during the holidays for three years: Tell me how working at Toys R Us relates to being a doctor? I pulled off an answer that the interviewer told me stunned him in a good way!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Research versus patient care. Which would you choose and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Medicine/Midwestern/DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why medicine and why azcom?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? Why D.O.? What would you do if you didn't get into med school this year? (I said I already did) What will be the deciding factor in choosing btwn AZCOM or the other school? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The interviews were semi-open (They had PS, supplementary answers, CVs, and I think Letter of Rec. NO Grades or MCAT scores were seen by interviewers) Why DO? Why AZCOM? What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO? Why MWU? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? Why DO? Why Midwestern?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your position on stem cell research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why AZ? Why DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is an ethical dillema that you have faced and how did you deal with it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All in one: Why medicine, Why DO, Why AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why osteopathic medicine why azcom? criteria to choose a school? some questions specific to me( EMT stuff)? positive attributes you have....?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? Why doctor? Why osteopathic medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about an ethical situation you have been involved in and what did you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Arizona? Why DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"4 part q: Why medicine? What positive attributes will make you a good doc? Weakness that could affect your career? How you have improved on this area? "extra points if you answer all 4"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO? Why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions regarding my personal statement. What was your worst grade in? Tell me how you chose your major. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give me a biographical summary of yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you go back to (country I volunteered)? After I said probably yes, they told me how I most likely wouldn't. Sad, yes. But I've been told that they do this to see how well you take criticism and negativity...so the best thing is to take is with a smile, like i did." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Was there a specific incidence that made you want to become a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had a 14 yo boy in your office with his parents requesting you give him growth hormones to make him bigger, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do to relieve stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who is/are your role model(s)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why AZCOM? Why not the other 3 medical schools in AZ? (I wrote that I am from AZ in my secondary essays)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself and why you choice medicine and why D.O." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself, and tell me about your desire to become a physician. Include any exposure to osteopathic medicine and OMM." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us how you came to be here. Asked about my research. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Specific questions about my CV, why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why medicine, why do, why azcom?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor, why osteopathy, and why AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO, Why Doctor, Why AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"something about my research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When was the last time you cried?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What king of yoga do you do (specific to my file)? What would you do if you caught someone cheating?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO, AZCOM? Tell us about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine, why D.O., why AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the biggest problem in healthcare today and what would you do to fix it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could invite anyone from the past to dinner, excluding family, who would it be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why D.O. and why did you chose to come all the way to Phoenix?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a selfish part of medicine that draws you to it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a specific problem in health care today and how you would attempt to fix it as a physician." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They could see essays and CV. No grades or MCAT. So when I wanted to talk about something in those two realms, I felt like I was biting my tongue so I didn't tell them my stats. 1st question: Tell me a lil bout yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"It was semi blind going off of personal statement, resume, and secondary. General "Why DO/Medicine?" question" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why osteopathic medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Based on Arizona state law, do you think doctors should be penalized or supported if they treat patients based on their beliefs? (this pertained to if I thought doctors should be penalized or supported if they chose not to perform an abortion)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Midwestern? Questions specific to my application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were to pick from all of your activities, which is your favorite and why? Tell us about your undergraduate research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine, DO, and AZCOM? -Did you apply to MD schools? Did you apply to only allopathic schools last year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"It was semi-open file, they had my CV in front of them but no grades/MCAT scores. They asked why DO, why medicine, why AZCOM" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"partially closed file, they have your secondary application and your essay on aacomas application. Right of the bat they ask you 3 questions: 1) why medicine 2) why do 3) why azcom" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why AZCOM and why Arizona?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"stem cells" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Midwestern?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who is a role model that you have within the medical field (I said I didn't have one!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What were you thinking on the way to the interview? (That was easy cause the Red Sox had just won the ALCS... so I said ''My team just won the ALCS.''" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why did you choose AZCOM and why did you choose D.O.?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to change careers?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had a super power, what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical question about the 18 yr old girl." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why osteopathic medicine and why AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Biggest issue in health care." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What moral/ethical situation have you faced and how did you respond to it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could have dinner with one dead and one alive person, who? and what would you cook?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are the major issues in healthcare today? What would you do to fix the problem nation wide?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What brings you here today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me one thing you want us to know that is not on your application" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you absolutely could not go into any medical field, what would you do instead?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain your hospital volunteering experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"specific questions about my patient care experience and public health internship? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What came first for you, the research or medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the biggest problem facing medicine in america?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you understand difference between DO and MD" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why is your best friend your best friend?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself... How did you come to this decision to pursue medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you passive?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why D.O. and why AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What challenges do you see medicine facing 10 years from now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you learn about D.O's, why D.O?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"With your extensive background in research, why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why AZCOM" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Strengths and weaknesses" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for fun?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about abortion? and then being challenged with a lot of follow up questions.." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to attend AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the most pressing issue in health care" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"With all of your other experiences, how do you know that medicine is for you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO? Did you apply to MD schools as well?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how do you deal with personal and academic challenges?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The ethical question i mentioned above" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would be your ideal patient?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tells us what you know about Osteopathic Medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you know what OMM is?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why D.O.?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"you seem to have only volunteered with children. why havent you volunteered with any adults? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you recieve a bad grade on your first exam in medical school, what would be the first thing you'd do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There are always three questions I am asked at every interview, but I'm going to include it as one: Why do you want to come to this school, Why do you want to become an osteopathic physician?, Tell me about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about osteopathy and why you want to become a DO." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself and patient experiences. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself/what can you contribute to the next class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could have dinner with any three people, alive or dead, who would they be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have you been doing since you graduated in May?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your clinical experience" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about your research? (Details and specifics) How did you get a 45 on the MCAT and graduate with only a 2.1 GPA? (just kidding) ;) (it was really a 43) ha ha!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us how you got here to this point. (Why medicine, why DO, why AZCOM, etc)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself. Then asked more specific questions about my experiences." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"13 year old girl wants abortion (see above)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"1) Tell me about yourself. 2) What do you think is the biggest problem in health care today and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is wrong with healthcare in the US?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why DO? why doctor? what specialty and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me more about your research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you like about AZ?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Changes in health care?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself (start anywhere!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you deal with set backs? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the last book you read?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? Why DO? Why Midwestern? Who is your role model and why? Have you ever hired a tutor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What 1 thing would you change about the health care system?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? osteopathic medicine? Midwestern?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"see above; expect the basic questions, why DO and not MD, why apply MD; why azcom, strengths, weaknesses, ethical questions, healthcare in the US; undergraduate experiences, future plans etc" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you like the T.v show the Simpsons?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO? Why AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why osteopathic medicine, why Midwestern?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do I want to be a doctor and why Midwestern." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? Why osteopathic?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? Why AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Both of your parents are M.D.'s...how do they feel about you being a DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of music play with your violin?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you always been a leader? How do you lead?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself? (The interview jokingly admitted that the question was rather open so the question wasn't that bad)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your semester and travel abroad experience like?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could invite one person to dinner who would it be and why? What dinner would you present them with?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Patient has late stage emphysema and... (near death). What factors do you base your decision on whether to put him/her on a respirator?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why are certain grades so low, but MCAT so high?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are certain grades so low, but MCAT so high?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself, what would you do if you had a break between studies, why would you make a great D.O., if not accepted what would you do to improve your resume." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who do you think is the most influential American in the last 50 years? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why osteopathic?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why D.O.? Know what makes osteopathic medicine unique and why you want to become a D.O." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you like a glass of water? (I refused since I didn't want them to reject me based on my lack of coordination, plus, I drank the water in the waiting room right before I walked into the conference room). Why do you want to be a DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What experience have you had with osteopathic medicine? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Specific questions from my secondary application - re: my college thesis, current medical job, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"About my research experience " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why D.O.? Why AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"have u ever shadowed a do? how deal with stress? any questions for the panel? how do you think you will deal with med school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your greatest accomplishment? What was the last book you have read? Why AZCOM and why osteopathic medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what is osteopathic medicine? Why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be an Osteopathic Physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO and Why Midwestern?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you failed a test or class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why DO" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself and what led to this point. What will I do if I do not get in. If I could do something differently, what would it be? How do I think working full time through school affected my performance and life during college." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The questions were basically all from my app." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your website." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why osteo. med?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you get to this point and end up here?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why are you here?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself. Did you apply to other schools? Would you choose prestigious schools over this one? (I said that prestige doesn't necessarily translate into a good experience as a student, so I would go with my instincts). What do you want out of a school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine, why D.O., and why AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself. Why Medicine? Why AZCOM? What undergraduate classes did you take that had nothing to do with medicine, and what did you learn from taking those courses?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? Why osteopathic medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you transiton from a position of military leadership to one of being a student?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself, what has led you to this point in your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"IF you could have any car, what would it be? What was the last book you read? Why D.O. and why AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your greatest challenge and how did you overcome it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a doctor and why a DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Any car in the world could be yours...what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you saved someone and recieved any car as a reward, what would it be? Make sure you know what kind of engine it has, because I forgot a Viper has a V-10." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you know about osteopathic medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why AZCOM, WHY DO? have you ever worked with a DO, explain experience" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could be any animal what would you be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me something about yourself? What is the difference between Allopathic and Osteopathic medicine? What was the last book you read and what did you gain from it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of animal would you want to be" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself (this is not an easy question to answer by any means, I felt as though I was simply re-stating my personal statement and they could not have learned anything new from this question, but it had to be answered anyway). " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were a doctor who knew how to do abortions but was an anti-abortionist, and you were the only physician in the state who knew how to do an abortion, and a girl came to you who was raped and requested an abortion, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What experiences have you had that will help you in your future as a DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about your Law Enforcement career." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The same old questions--mostly about my file." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did I arrive at the decision to become a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Has your integrity ever been challenged?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO vs MD" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a physician? Why AZCOM? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How were my two majors related?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your strengths?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be an osteopathic versus an allopathic doctor? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical: You're an ER physician and what would you do if you find illegal drugs on your patient?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes a good Dr or a bad Dr? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe yourself, and why D.O and why AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You realize that doctors don't make that much money any more don't you? And the strong hold that managed care has on the industry?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could cure any disease, which one would it be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do I want to be an osteopathic vs allopathic physician." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why osteopathic medicine over allopathic? Why AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your worst experience in a college course?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a physician and qualities do you possess that will make you a good one?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever had to bend the rules? Describe the situation." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about your research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could dure any disease what would it be and why? Infamous dinner question. What was the last book you read?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What qualities do you have that would make you a good physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"We know you want to be a doctor, why did you decide to become a DO? Describe present, past experiences that led you to this decision" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were taking a test and the person next to you was cheating, how would you handle the situation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever been tutored?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you change anything in your educational past?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""What to do if a fellow classmate was cheating?"-->(my answer)..."What if he/she had a family crisis and it was just on a little quiz?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"1)tell me about your city ? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe the osteopathic philosophy in your own words and how it relates to you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the last movie you've seen?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How would I describe my current study habits?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's your most selfish reason for pursuing medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a college class that you started off hating but came to appreciate?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"which shadowing experience was the best?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"if you were a utensil, what utensil would you be." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think physical touch is still relevant to the doctor-patient relationship with more and more people glued to their phones and telemedicine on the rise?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could choose to have one superpower, what would it be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What non-medical related books have you read in the past three years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All pretty basic." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could invite three people to dinner, who and why? What would you cook them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you can cure any disease, what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical question about how to handle a mother that doesn't want her child (your pt) vaccinated." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could cure any disease, what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If inviting three people, living or dead, who would you invite?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical Question Regarding lethal injection" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The euthanasia scenario (specific to my experiences)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the most important skill for a practising physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will wars in the future be about?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you deal with ___ difficult patient (scenario described)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I have one year off and all the money that I need, what would I write a book about?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who was your favorite patient?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would I be able to handle and balance a rigorous and difficult lifestyle as a medical student?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about how OMM has influenced your desire to become a DO." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"An application specific question they asked as a follow up question to an earlier answer of mine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could choose between a vaccine for cancer, obesity or HIV for America which would you choose? What about for the world?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could invite three people to dinner, who would they be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could ask us any interview question, what would it be, and what would your answer be? (I read about AZCOM asking which kitchen appliance you would be and why, so i asked this one)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The question about how to deal with a mother refusing vaccinations for her child." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How are you different from your sister :)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Baking question - didn't expect it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what you change about your mom? your dad? have you every disappointed them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could invite any celebrity to dinner, who would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Gave me a situation about higher medical error rates for certain types of new residents, asked me to analyze and provide a solution (based on my past experience with medical safety)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could take any three people to dinner, who would they be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you base your decision to go to medschool with respect to your spouse?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Stuff related to my app." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I had a super power, what would it be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a social health issue you would choose to fix?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you going to do when you are a physician and people are unable to pay for your services, or when insurance companies try to pay you less than you ask for your services? They wanted a solution out of me, and all I could say was I would not refuse a patient due to their insurance, its just not who I am. I also said that I know that will happen going into this profession, and it doesnt bother me because it comes with the territory." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Kitchen appliances." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"With the current state of health care today, costs are sky high for people. What is the best way to reduce costs and what would you personally do to help reduce costs?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the most intense emotion you have ever felt? Do you know any jokes? Can you teach me how to sing? (they noticed on my ap I was in choir)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What influence did/does your parents' careers have on your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I am a parent and have a child and I am opposed to you giving them a flu vaccine because of all the horror stories I have heard, how would you convince me to let you vaccinate my child? (They wanted me to act as if I was really the doctor... role playing!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All of the questions were interesting in their own ways." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what would your ideal patient be like?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would I do if I was not doing well in my first semester of medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The Toys R Us question" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some problems with healthcare today? Followed by: How would YOU fix them? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Various questions from my resume - they were pretty specific!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If Pres. Obama were to call you and ask you about your opinions on the current healthcare debate, what would you say? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"biggest mistake in life" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They were all pretty straightforward questions though I did feel like i was repeating a lot of things. There was one question that the interviewer across from me seemed like she was looking for an answer so she asked the question a couple different ways." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical question about religion" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you weren't about to go into medicine right now, what would you be doing with your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is fear a motivator for you? 3 people to dinner, who would you bring and what would you make? If you had to put on a talent show right now, what talent would you showcase?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"#2" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"are you self gratifing or self deprecating?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had one plane ticket to anywhere in the world, where would you go. The catch: You only have the provisions you brought with you on this interview trip" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"dunno" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could have dinner with any 3 people dead or alive who would it be and what would you cook for dinner?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do when a patient refuses to follow your advice?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did I choose to come back to school after a hiatus" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Does your parents success make you feel like you have to live up to them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How often do you run? (Hobby on my CV). The rest is a blur...too many interviews at this point...!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you know how Jimmy Hendrix died? (led to a discussion about attempted suicide and a physician's role in respecting the wishes of the patient) What would you do if someone came to you with wounds that looked intentional?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name three musicians you would like to invite to dinner, why you would invite them, and what you would serve them." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"One of the interviewers basically insinuated I was stupid for wanting to volunteer my life to serving people. Thankfully, I didn't catch the sarcasm at the time. haha" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who has been your mentor, and what is the one phrase that they said to you that really shaped your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Q1" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are the 3 most important characteristics of choosing a medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did Jimi Hendrix die?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical question as a future doc on approving use of growth hormone on 14 yr old patient wanting to play football" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I don't remember!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"(specific to hobby) Who is your favorite artist and why, and what kind of art do you enjoy doing most?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"top 3 movies." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you happy and what makes you sad?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"three best qualities and three worst qualities" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could invite three people for dinner, who would they be, why and what would you serve them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could invite 3 people to dinner alive or dead, who would they be? What would you make them??" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What qualities does your best friend have that you admire?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"yoga" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you like to read and what books are they?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If the laws were changed to require every physician to participate in death-row executions, how would you feel?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what would you send into space to represent humankind to any other intelligent life out there?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What similarities have you found between rock climbing and medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you saw your classmate blatently cheating on an exam?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who is your best friend and what qualities do they have? Do you have those qualities?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What goals have you set that you have failed>?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your favorite character to be when playing MarioKart? (I mentioned it in my PS)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When was the last time you cried?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"One that was specific to one of the responses I made in a previous answer. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The book question" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think stem cells should be used in research? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about a time when you were in an ethical situation." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who is you best friend and what are their qualities?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Healthcare question" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one time that you are been treated unfairly or discriminated against?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What problem do you see future physicians facing which isn't present today or wasn't in the past?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Question #2" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you specifically provide affordable healthcare to the underserved and disadvantaged?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Arizona?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a patient were unable to pay for services, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What does your wife think of all of this?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you instinctive?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had to write a book about yourself, would be you title it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your opinion on stem cell research? (Now the guy who asked it didn't feel the need to reveal that he is a stem cell research PhD until after my response. He proceeded to badger me over my response both before and after that revelation.) " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what qualitites about yourself would make you a good physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you consider yourself a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you had an extra 4 hours in a day?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could have a meal with a character from a book, who would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"An ethical question: an 18 yr old girl came into your clinic and you had prescribed birth control pills to her. Her mom later comes in and asks what you did to her. What do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Read any good books lately?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you a better candidate than the others applying? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think religion has a place in medicine and would you discuss your religion to your patients?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had all the money in the world for one weekend, what would you do with it and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"One of the interviewers asked me a question that took him five minutes just to explain it. I wont type the whole thing out, I will just say that he was trying as hard as he possibly could to generate questions designed to put someone on the defensive." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me a failure you had. If reading a medical journal for evidence-based medicine, what should I look for to save time? What is a recent non-fiction book you have read?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could change one thing in the world what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you choose your major and how will that help you in medical school and as an osteopathic physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"i am fluent in 3 lx and learning a 4th and they asked why i was interested in languages. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you describe empathy, and can empathy be taught?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the biggest issue facing osteopathic medicine today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could have dinner with any three people, dead or alive, who would it be and why? What would you serve?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about a significant patient interaction you've had." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about your upbringing" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about your journey to want to be a DO." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"It was all about me, nothing strange, not even about AZCOM... not even an ethical question." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were a tree what type of tree would you be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A question about childhood obesity and diabetes -- what would I do as a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were president of the United States, how would you fix healthcare?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The most interesting question that I was asked was who was a key person in my life that has influenced me." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's the best advice anyone has ever given you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your favorite car? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of tree woud you be and why? Why didn't you apply to the PA program?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would your friends describe you" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where are there good camping spots in the state" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing out of the ordinary but was told from other people interviewing the same day as me that they were asked what would you write on your gravestone?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Compare TCOM with AZCOM." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your most difficult question you were asked by your other interviews?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I you had to stack dollar bills against the empire state building how many do you think it would take? Please reason your way through it out loud." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think of empathy? Can someone learn empathy and how important is it that a patient feel their doctor is empathetic?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the most pressing issue in healthcare today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could chose 3 people (living or dead) to invite to dinner, who would it be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They were pretty run-of-the-mill...why DO, tell us about the osteopathic philosophy, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think of using animal models in research? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what would you do if you knew someone in class was cheating" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"An ethical/moral question: A mother brings her child to you, and after examining the child, it is obvious that the child has a viral infection. The mother demands antibiotics anyway. What do you do? This question came up after I said I was interested in pediatrics." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you deal with a pt who treats everyone in the reception office poorly but was nice and cordial with you (as a physician)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the last book you read?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was not really asked any questions I would consider difficult and/or interesting/suprising." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you consider to be your greatest accomplishment in life so far?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were a kitchen appliance, which one would you be, and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what makes you happy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would be your ideal patient?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself. We want to get to know you. ( this question seems simple but it can really be challenging if you answer too promptly. the adcom really just wants to see your human side such as hobbies and such)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"do you have a significant other?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you deal with a difficult patient? What if they would not follow your advice?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you write in you tombstone?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your philosophy on death? (In regards to my being a Hospice volunteer)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if a patient refused the treatment that you advised for her? For example, if you told her to take her medication but she refused, what would you do? Would you stop being her doctor if she did not listen to you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What causes low-back pain? (this question came from discussing my background as a trainer)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you tell a patient's family that their loved one has died?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They asked me about what issues I thought physicians need to deal with in the future and how we deal with those issues. I said malpractice insurance as one issue needing to be address. Based on my answer of possible ways to alleviate the problem , they asked me to argue the opposite point of view." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is my opinion on medicinal marijuana? (i was only asked this because of my answer to another question)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What three people from history would you like to meet? What would you serve as a meal?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing terribly interesting, just a good mix of straight forward, and open-ended questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What international news event from the past 6 months have you found to be the most interesting?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you don't get in, how would you improve your application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could have dinner with any three people, alive or dead, who would they be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I were the president of the FDA, what would I do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do I think my psychology degree will help me as a physician." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where else have you applied? (Hard to answer - do you really want to tell them that?) I think they were trying to figure out if I'd applied to any MD schoos (no)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"if you had 2 extra hours each day what would you do with them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You are selected by lottery to inject a prisoner on death row and kill them for their crimes. What would you do??? (kill the bas)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What causes poverty?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your thoughts on managed health care?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about an experience where you failed at something and then tell us what you did to fix it. or what seperates you from all the other candidates here today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were the president, would you support insurance companies doing genetic testing for specific diseases to exclude applicants?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You are a physician, and you were chosen randomly by a lottery and required by law to administer a lethal injection to a death row innmate. How do you feel about this? Would you do it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Fairly standard fare...lots of questions about why DO, why AZCOM, and lots on my background. Very few ethical questions. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"one below, what kind of car would you buy if money wasnt an object, 10 people are on a bus it crashes, you have to tell 5 they wont be helped and will die, what do you say?, tell me why you wore what you wore today (i had on a navy blue pantsuit, very traditional)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""If you had enough money, that you and your were financially set for the rest of your life, what would you do with the rest of the money that you have?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kinds of rockets did you build (referring to my old job)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing. All ethics questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what unique quality do you feel you can contribute to your class? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions concerning consciousness and the movie "What the Bleep?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"all standard interview questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your hardest class as an undergrad and how did you deal with this class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you want on your tombstone for people to remember you by?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you deal with setbacks?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could have dinner with any four people, living or dead, who would they be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What scares you about medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What non-science class have you taken that impacted your life the most?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the most recent good book you read?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If we were to meet your best friend, what would s/he say is your greatest strength? your biggest weakness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you believe that you could bring to the osteopathic profession - and more pointedly, what activities would you participate in, and what organizations would you join/create if you were a student here?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were doing a life saving operating on a little girl and a phone call came into the O.R. saying your father just had a heart attck, would you leave?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did your greek chapter mold you as a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think in wrong with Medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think it is possible for McDonald's to become a healthy restaurant?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You have a patient that needs heart surgery. Because they are switching insurance companies, their current company refuses to pay for the surgery, and the new company won't pay for it until the new year. Meanwhile, there is a good chance your patient will die. What do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"As a caring individual, what will you do to care for the underserved in your practice?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Not too many interesting ones. Mainly all about me, no ethical questions. I guess it would be "how will your experiences with sports help you in medical school?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a situation in your medical experience? Now describe in that experience how medicine needs to change?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were on a bus in a snow storm and the bus ran off the road and 5 people were going to die but 5 would survive, how would you tell the 1st 5 they weren't going to make it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did you also apply to allopathic schools?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you decide on a career in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really. All the questions came straight out of student doctor. I was very well prepared thanks to Studentdoctor.net" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do to determine if a candidate is compassionate?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So, why are you here? This was the first question that I was asked when I sat down. Very open ended with no direction. I felt it a little inappropriate considering I am taking off of work and traveling half way across the country and spending seven hundred dollars. They do not realize that some of us are working full time and are busting butt just to get a foot in the door." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So, why are you here? This was the first question that I was asked when I sat down. Very open ended with no direction. I felt it a little inappropriate considering I am taking off of work and traveling half way across the country and spending five hundred dollars. They do not realize that some of us are working full time and are busting butt just to get a foot in the door." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could do whatever you wanted for one entire day, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think selling human organs via the internet should be legalized?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could have anyone over for dinner, from any era, living or dead, who would it be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked a couple of hypothetical situational questions that were interesting." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were a kitchen utensil, what would you be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had a patient who you had been friends with for a long amount of time, and he passed out in front of you because of an amphetamine overdose, would you report him to authorities?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What I would do if a young girl came to me for an abortion, saying she would commit suicide if I told her parents" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name 3 adjectives describing yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing too interesting, essentially all the questions from my resume." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you was put in a room with world leaders, what would you tell them is the most pressing health issue for them to focus on?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What three (living or dead) people would you invite to dinner and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethics Question: Your patient, 100% cognitive, tells you he wants to commit suicide because the cancer meds make him a zombie and completely out of it. Aside from any legal obligations, how would you handle the situtation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were able to invite three people from any time period to dinner, who would they be and what would you serve them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you do last nite? did you like the mall ?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"With all the things you do in your life, what do you do with the little spare time you have?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your research project on animal X?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A patient is in late end stage emphazema. He comes to you and says that "he's had a good life, and wouldn't mind dying." Would you put him on a respirator? Why or why not?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing that interestingm quite a few about handling stress, time management etc. kind of repititive." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They received a letter from a professor whose class I did well in and asked why I thought that I did well." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who had the most influence on your life" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your surf report website. (I do an online surf report in Hawaii)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The questions were relatively standard." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"It's really a laid back interview and they just want to get to know you. Did ask a hypothetical medical question relating to my CV." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing very interesting, though some other applicants had ethical questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could be an animal, which one would you be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really. Just the typical interview questions that everyone gets asked." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could be a movie personality who would you be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Being a basketball fan and from Utah, do you hate Michael Jordan? (That's still a sore subject!) Is there any circumstance under which you would not play basketball? (I'm a b-ball freak!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you dislike the most about working on a farm?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would do I see myself transitioning from a leadership position in the military to one of a 1st year med student. I told them I would welcome the change, from one of being responsible for multiple people to being only responsible for me." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They asked me mostly just questions about my resume and personal statement." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could be any kitchen appliance, what would you be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I was the PI to my lab, what would I do differently." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you help your patient quit smoking?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had to choose between going to a Diamondback/Yankee (I'm a yankee fan) and performing poorly on a test, what would you do. Kind of a fun question that they asked to break the ice, but tougher than you might think;)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of kitchen appliance would you be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What type of munitions do assassins most commonly use? I am a forensic science student, and the guy was a ballistics injuy expert." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What ethical issues do you think will doctors face in the future?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you saw someone doing something unethical what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is you opinion of the medical school application? What would you do to fix it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the best and worst thing about being a counselor at summer camp?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What animal would you be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"About being home schooled and the effect it had, specifically the transition to a public school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your opinion on music sharing and mp3s?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If your admission depended on a meal that you had to make us, what would you make?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"About my Law Enforcement background" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing particulary interesting...They asked what areas I like to mountain bike (perhaps because I race)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us something you said recently and had to put your foot in your mouth." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really out of the ordinary or interesting." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are DO's better than MDs?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked about my minor in Anthro. They don't have grades or MCATs but they do read the rest of your app. very thoroughly so be prepared." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain detassling to me?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had to tell a patient that they had cancer and they began to cry, would you cry with that patient?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did Wendy's remove their salad bar? (I worked at Wendy's in high school)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"see below" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What specific role(s) to you play when assigned to a team?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you handle treating an illegal alien?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you believe in population control?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I had to split money between Aids Research and Education, how would I do it and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When you're old, what would you think you'd consider to be your greatest accomplishment?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would my significant other be insecure or jealous? I'm not sure my male counterparts got this one!!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You say you have a great sense of humor, do your best impersonation for us?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think you will run into some resistance being a women in medicine? If so, how will you handle it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How is marathon-running like medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I invite 3 people over to my house for dinner, what do I serve?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A couple comes in for genetic screening. They are both carriers for cystic fibrosis and you discover that the fetus has the full blown disease. You also happen to find out that the father is not the true biological father of the child. Who do you tell (mother, father, both, none) and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about your most memorable patient." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Since boxing and martial arts are your hobbies, how do you relate them to medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever disagreed with a superior? If so, how did you handle the situation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could cure any disease, what would it be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who is your best friend, and what qualities do they have that make them your best friend?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When was a time I was misjudged?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever had OMM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Lots of resume questions. Know what you write about." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"After applicants leave, they usually think of something they wished they would have been able to tell the interviewer. What do you want to make sure we know about you? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What 3 people would you invite to dinner and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could cure one disease, what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You are the doc in charge of 15 bus crash victims. 5 have to go to immediate surgery, another 5 are triaged as 'will die soon.' What do you tell the 5 who will die?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 10 years? And when your career is done what do you want to say about it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""What would you like on your tombstone?" There were some interesting questions regarding my past music career." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"they knew I liked watching foreign films so that asked me about what countries films I like the best" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I could invite 3 famous persons to dinner, who would they be and what would I serve them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes you happy? What disease would you eradicate and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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What do you like most?

"Amazing faculty" | Report Response

"The pre-clinical faculty is mostly very good. The neuroscience department is unmatched, the pharm faculty was superb. The campus is very nice and upheld well. The OMM faculty is knowledgable and helpful." | Report Response

"Prepare you for boards" | Report Response

"The speech pathology students. Very nice. Also, the recorded lectures." | Report Response

"Feel well prepared for boards. Major classes seem to follow board prep material pretty well. Program is receptive to change if enough people complain." | Report Response

What do you like least?

"The tuition! Way overpriced. You could get the same level of education at many other DO programs with lower tuition." | Report Response

"Administration is terrible, disorganized, uncoordinated. There is very little student support and feedback. Deans do not listen to student requests which results in student frustration very commonly. The tuition and cost of attendance is not worth it, the education is not world class or to be sought out for the price. Clinical rotations are a hit or miss but thats a common feature of all DO schools. The testing schedule is murder as you're in a constant cram session for 2 years - This is not the way medicine should be taught. Our tuition is constantly wasted on subpar resources (COMBANK, IHuman, etc) and when students suggest getting something like Uworld or Pathoma, we are denied." | Report Response

"Tuition" | Report Response

"Faculty. Not helpful and they play favoritism. They also give away grades, which I find to be rather immoral and unethical." | Report Response

"OMM averages 4 hours a week in mandatory classes which gets annoying second year. Class size of 250 is pretty large." | Report Response

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