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  • Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University
  • Osteopathic Medical School
  • Glendale, AZ
Individual Feedback 5 341 Responses
Overall Experience

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 279
Negatively 19
No change 37

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
3.66 327

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
7.42 239

0 = low, 10 = high

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

Response Avg # Responders
7.38 222

0 = low, 10 = high

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

Response # Responders
In Person 1
Virtual 0

Questions

How long was the interview?

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5 minutes 0
10 minutes 0
15 minutes 1
20 minutes 22
25 minutes 59
30 minutes 180
35 minutes 52
40 minutes 14
45 minutes 6
50 minutes 2
55 minutes 0
60+ minutes 4

Where did the interview take place?

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At the school 328
At a regional location 2
At another location 2

What was the style of the interview?

Response # Responders
One-on-one 167
In a group 160

What type of interview was it?

Response # Responders
Open file 137
Closed file 188

How many people interviewed you?

Response Average # Responders
2.94 333

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

"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 is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 2)?

"Why do you want to be a D.O." 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

"What was a time that you failed and how did you handle it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the last book you read? Asked me to explain both research projects. Asked about my non clinical work experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why physician and DO (in 1 question)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell us the last book you read that was not assigned" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are three things you would change in US healthcare right now if you had all the money in the world (i gave them two, asked for a moment to think of the third, and they stopped me, admitting the question was hard and moved on. They try to intimidate you but they are good men at heart, just be yourself)" 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

"Talk about a current public health crises in U.S. and steps we should take to solve it" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your greatest strength? Weakness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Important quality of a physician? Example where you exemplified said quality?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Argue in favor of universal healthcare" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Talk about your experience with Osteopathic Medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How one of my specific experiences (not medical) would relate to my career/prepare me for medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could bring one person back from the past, who would it be and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

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

"What is your single most significant act of kindness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you be willing to relocate so far from your family (from Florida to Arizona)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if a patient asked you for an abortion but the pharmacist will not give you the medicine for it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you learn from ____ (extracurricular experience)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give an example of a time you had academic difficulty and what you did in the situation." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How many units are you taking this semester? How you deal with stress> How would you react if you fail your first exams?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about a clinical experience. (Make sure to elaborate on how it affected you, not just tell)" 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

"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

"Why did you choose to volunteer with hospice?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could invite 3 people who were well respected in their fields to dinner, who would you invite, and what would you make?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Suppose you have a 9 month old pt. whose mother refuses to get them vaccinated regardless the information you present to try to convince/persuade her otherwise, what do you do? Have her sign a waiver of medical advice, refuse to see her anymore, etc.?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who are ur role models" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"what experiences have you had with a do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why go to Medical School?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think we should have a genetic profile for every citizen?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"1. What is morality, and 2. Is it dependent on a higher power?" 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

"If you caught a classmate cheating, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what is your favorite scene from a movie and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would a day in my life be like in 2020?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name an ethical dilemma you've faced and how you handled it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if a mom was refusing to immunize her two year old?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who is your mentor and what is one thing that they said that shaped your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My parents are both in medicine, so I was asked something along the lines of, "Are you doing this because your parents are in medicine or because you made the choice yourself?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think the first year of medical school will be like?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You mentioned the value of patient care, so why not become a nurse?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"What is the difference between empathy and sympathy? And can it be taught?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A patient researches a treatment that is not yet an established norm and is adamant about receiving the treatment and the other physicians within your practice advise you not to use the treatment since they could be liable legally. How would you handle this situation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What is the single greatest act of kindness in my life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you caught a fellow student cheating, what would you? Follow-up: You mention you have a duty to the college, the instructor, and your fellow students. What about a duty to the classmate cheating?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"If you got into your top DO and top MD school, how do you choose?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how will you, as a married student, adjust to life at azcom?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us an ethical situation you have faced and what you learned from it" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your favorite book? How do you think you will do in first year at med school? What will you do if you fail your first exam? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"last two books you read" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you feel should changed about healthcare today and why? What are your hobbies?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes a successful person?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is there a specific experience that stands out to you during your time working as an EMT?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your position on the current health care debate?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you see yourself interacting with the class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why are you taking an HPSP scholarship?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your opinion on the current health care debate happening in congress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what would you do if saw cheating classmates? what would you do if cheating classmate asked you to lie for them? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If Obama called you up and asked your advice for healthcare reform, what would you say?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the difference between MD and DO? (Follow-up) What do you mean by holistic? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"If you have one re-do in your life, what would you redo and why? Also: Why DO. (If you are applying DO, be prepared for this one at EVERY interview... Kind of common sense :/)" 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

"What did you do for your Eagle scout project?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have a memorable story from volunteering in the Children's hospital? (been there for 3 years)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How should healthcare in the United States be changed?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Difficult experience? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

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

"The President has just elected you to identify a major problem in healthcare and come up with a solution. What do you propose?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you prepare for the MCAT?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your favorite book and what is the most recent book you've finished? What do you do to relieve stress? What is your greatest weakness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why AZCOM as opposed to (a different school they knew I interviewed at). Why do you want to come here?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How have you been a leader? What complications did you have while being a leader?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"personal information from hobbies section of CV" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Did you apply to DO and MD? If so, how will you choose between allo and osteo?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How would you solve heatlhcare? what is the best act of kindness (totally bombed that one)? Why this school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you were having some trouble in a class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If healthcare as a profession was off of the table, what profession would you choose?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"who is your best friend? what trait do they have that you admire?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine and why AZCOM. At the end of the interview they asked why they should accept me." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is leadership the most important quality for an individual?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They asked really personal questions about my extracurriculars, my family, and my interests - everything that I had mentioned either in my statements or on my C.V. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"If a classmate was cheating during an exam, would you turn them in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your undergrad major and how will it help you as a physician? How have you dealt with a difficult class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think is the biggest problem facing healthcare?" 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

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

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

"How would you run a campaign to change healthcare? What would you change? How would you fund it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Health care experience" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""You seem like a high-achieving motivated person. What are you going to do when you make a mistake? (and you will)."" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you specifically provide affordable healthcare to the underserved and disadvantaged? Do you have any questions for us? What is one ethical problem facing medicine today and how would you deal with it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine and have I ever thought about any other medical career?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"selfish reason/DO v. MD" 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

"How do you handle emaciated patients or those who are obese with difficult veins? (I've been a phlebotomist for over five yrs.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you born with empathy, or can it be taught?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"So is your job like CSI? (This was right after I told them not to ask that question. Humor... I love it.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was something you learned from your shadowing experiences?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you change our healthcare system?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you deal with a difficult person?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think your research will help you as a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical question about Stem cell research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell us about research and experience. How will it help you as a professional? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"If a teenage pregnant girl came into your office wanting an abortion, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Will your husband come with you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the last book you read that was not required?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you learn from [something listed on my AACOMAS]." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what is one quality that you want us to know about you that is not reflected in your application? " 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

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

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

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

"Who are you role models" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had one million dollars, which charity would you donate to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you pick your major? And how will it help you in your future practice?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about my secondary application. They only have access to the secondaries. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"According to the doctors you shadowed, what is the difference between MDs and DOs? (I thought this was worded strangely - do they want to know what I think, or what the Drs thought?)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one thing you want to change about yourself? (aka your weakness)" 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

"What was your least favorite course and why? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think 1st and 4th year will be like?" 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

"Why did you choose AZCOM and do you think you can adapt? (i'm from the northeast)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your favorite/least favorite science class" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about stem cell research? and then being challenged again.." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Specific to my essay" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about stem cell research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the largest medical problem in the United States" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you see the role of a physician to be to the larger community?" 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

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

"what do you do in your spare time?" 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

"Describe the most difficult pt you came across during your volunteer experiences for hospice. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of patient would frustrate you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What allopathic and osteopathic schools are you applying to? If you got into both allopathic and osteopathic schools, what will you base your decision on?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Do you consider osteopathic medicine an alternative medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical abortion question stated above. (I later discovered that there really is no right answer to this question. The adcom wants to see how you handle yourself given this type of question. The really want to see that you are a compassionate individual and are able to give credance to both sides of the questions. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"your dad's a MD, how does he feel about you applying to DO schools and where does he work, etc." 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

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

"What is the least favorite thing you liked about your research experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would your friends say they like best about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Osteopathic medicine relies alot on it's alumni for support. Why would you be proud to support this profession after graduation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your position on medical marijuana and physician assisted suicide?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"If I were your patient in 10 years what would i expect from you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"if there was one thing that you wouldn't like about being a physician, what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will be the biggest problem in healthcare in the next 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were required to lethally inject an inmate on death row, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you handle stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could pick any disease to research and cure, which would you choose and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What intimidates you the most about being a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you intend to stay in the military after you finish med school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What other schools have you applied to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Ethical questions up the ying-yang. Death penalty, abortion, mixing personal views with medicine, illegal immigrants, greatest problem w/ health care and so on and so on and so on... (he's still there asking me questions). " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the most difficult thing you have ever done and how did you accomplish it?" 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

"Who are some of your role-models and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the biggest problem in the medical field today? Then because of my answer they asked the question about insurance company testing." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you like most/least about your volunteer work in Louisiana w/ the America n Red Cross?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If one of your classmates was struggling in a class you were doing well in, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"10 people on a bus that crashes (see above)" 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

"3) What would you do if you were having a problem in a class and didn't understand the material? 4) What would you do if you saw a classmate struggling in a class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would I treat an illegal alein " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"name and discuss a medical ethical issue" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think more money should be spent on AIDS research or education?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about your reseach and how it relates to medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What one feature would you like to change about yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When in your life did you decide you wanted to go into medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you see different at a DO or MD office? How would the doctors be different?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about OMM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"End stage emphasima, what do you do, and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What has been your experience/exposure to osteopathic med? Have you ever failed something?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Okay, but why AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What types of community service projects have you led and participated in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why azcom, why D.O., and why apply to M.D. programs?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about Stem Cell Research? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What is one time I have failed at something and how did I deal with it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical stuff about illegal immigrants and healthcare." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about "your hobby." The above "interesting" question." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you interested in family practice (both my parents do that)...answered no, said psych...asked (sarcastically though not in a mean way) how OMM can be used in psychiatry." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did you mind redshirting your first year in football?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a 14 year old girl came into your office wanting an abortion....? A year later dad comes back and says his daughter committed suicide because of her baby...what do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you expect MSI to be like and do you realize how much different it will be than graduate school was?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What aspects of your volunteer experience led you to your decision to pursue medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do evaluate an applicant's level of compassion?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What books have you read lately? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a resident punched you because you refused to do a procedure that you had never done what would you do, what if you and your girlfriend broke up in the middle of school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your view on affirmative action?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you regret anything?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Most questions are specific to your application. However, an MS-III was one of the interviewers on my panel, and he asked a few difficult ethical questions. Here's one example: You're a medical student and an attending is doing a surgical procedure with a resident (it's your first time observing this procedure). The attending finishes the procedure, takes off his gown, tells the resident to close up, and leaves the room. The resident, in turn, looks to you and tells you to close up and starts to walk out the door. You've never closed before, so you tell the resident that. The resident punches you in the chest and says, "Useless med student. Get out of here." How do you respond?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself. Why did you apply to AZCOM? What does osetopathic medicine mean to you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Specific questions from my application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When and how did you decide to pursue medicine as a career?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do I think is the definition of osteopathic medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you failed anatomy, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how my academic and other experiences have prepared me for osteopathic med school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the difference b/t D.O.s and M.D.s? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Should osteopathy be promoted on a national scale? Why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The cloning/stem cell/life support (ethical/moral) question. What was my most significant experience in my major? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why AZCOM? if you get into more than 1 school, still AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What questions do you have for us? Make sure you ask some, they almost expect you to." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked to describe two separate ecologically animal related research projects I worked on previously." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In a few sentences what would you say is the difference between DO and MD?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think your answer (to previous question) would offend an MD?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A question basically asked what the difference was between a DO and MD." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"When misjudged?" 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 do you want to be a doctor? How do you deal with stress? Why humanities major- do you think this is a disadvantage? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did you apply to any other schools? (I personally think this quesiton is irrelevant to an interview. So I answered vaguely. Of course everyone applies to more than one school, unless you know you only want to go to a particular school and nowhere else.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You took 3 years off to work for "this company" you were a paramedic why didn't you work as that for those 3 years? (answer is money and benefits...which is sad to say)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you expect from your first year of medical school? What was the last book you read? What did you learn from it? What was the best and worst part of two of my previous jobs?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you dislike most about the farm? What classes do you like and dislike and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your favorite duty station and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Mostly the questions were specifics from my resume and personal statement." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you decide to play ice hockey? How will you maintain your health during school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you think about abortion and relegion and opinions about it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had a few extra hours, how would you spend it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"In another life, what kind of kitchen appliance would you be? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Dicuss how you became interested in Osteopathic Medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"have you ever disagreed with a superior?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"explain reseach, clinical experiences, volunteer expereinces, tell abotu a specific patient you interacted with during a clinical experience" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Scenario: You are in surgery with a doctor, a resident and yourself. The surgery is finished except for closing procedure. Doctor tells resident to close, resident tells you to close, but you don't know what you are doing. You tell the resident and he reacts by punching you in the chest and calling you a good for nothing med student. What would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could invite 3 famous people for dinner, who would you invite and what would you serve for dinner. Have you ever disagreed with a superior, what did you do about it? Why AZCOM? " 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

"Ethical question about a person wanting to be removed from a ventilator but the family wanting him to stay on. I've found that there is no right or wrong answer to an ethical question, just a consistant one. Make sure you do not contradict yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you spotted one of your students in class cheating on a test, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself. (This is harder than you think because it is difficult to know where to begin and when to stop talking.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did the Dr. you know influence you decision to become a D.O." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you become interested in Osteopathic Medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will I handle it if I fail a class or a test?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why do you want to pursue osteopathic medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What specifically did you learn from your clinical experiences that reinforced your desire to become a DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Who do I see as the person that I will turn to for support? How will you handle being married and in school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about your particular experiences/responsibilities during your volunteer work." 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

"What was your most difficult class and how did you deal with it? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Personality: Describe your bestfriend? What kind of boooks do you read? What is the most exotic place that you've traveled?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think causes road rage?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"You have lived in MO your whole life, why would you want to move to Arizona?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How does your father feel about you wanting to become a DO? (My father is an MD.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They asked me a lot of questions about my personal statement, such as my cancer research and marathon running experiences." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I see here that you were involved in athletics. How do you think some of the things you learned in this arena will carry over to a medical career?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had established a practice and then your state mandated that physicians would have to give lethal injections (in a lottery based system), what would you do?" 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

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

"What do you think Medical School will be like?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could pick, what would you want your patients to be like? Name a time whan you disagreed with a boss/ teacher, and how you handled it. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had an extra hour each day what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you want to continue research while you are in med school? Why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were working in a group or was in a class with someone who made it very difficult for the group or class, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How have you and your wife prepared for medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you make a person with Type II DM, smokes, drinks, HTN, change their lifestyle for a more healthy life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""I see that you did a lot of reasearch...tell me about it."" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"2)why do you want to be a DO? 3)how would you handle a situation where DOs are looked down on " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What would you do if you caught a fellow student cheating?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 3)?

"One strength/One weakness" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Explain the most meaningful interaction I had with a patient in a clinical setting" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a selfish reason you are pursuing medicine? How do you handle difficult patients?" 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

"X looks really cool... (not a question but a statement)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"ethical question about vaccines" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What utensil would you be (answer fast, they are trying to see how adaptable you are). ALSO they asked "we all know smoking is bad. If you owned a hospital would you make all your employees stop smoking outside of the workplace for their safety?" (the answer is no, because you cannot infringe on someone's lifestyle, even if it would benefit them, it comes down to autonomy, The interviewer will question you, again and again, to try and make you crack but just stick with your answer). ALSO "if you had until the end of the day to give me the specialty of your choice, could you? (i said no because i may go through medical school and like something completely different, then they kept asking me "are you sure")" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Explain a time you failed. Last book I read. Why DO, why Midwestern." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A couple basic ethical questions, but mostly questions straight from my resume." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Two characteristics by which your friends would describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Talk about a stressful situation" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What qualities would you look for in a competitive applicant?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some things your friends would say about you (strengths and weaknesses) Talk about a stressful situation." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I could completely change healthcare in the US however I wanted, what would I do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do in your free time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Any academic challenges during college? How did you handle?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us of a significant moment during your shadowing experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are the biomarkers that can indicate a traumatic brain injury? (specific to my experiences)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think you will handle the stress of medical school? How do you relieve stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some doubts about the medical profession? About the osteopathic profession?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think your family will be able to handle you being in medial school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Would you give a new lung to a 20 year old male chronic smoke who shows no signs of stopping, or an 80 year old healthy man?" 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

"If you saw a person cheating on the test what would you do? What if he was your friend and was going through a tough time and asked that you keep it quite and it would be just this one time?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A question about my hobbies. Majority of the questions were application specific" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What type of medicine do you think you want to go into? Why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you not think that researchers have an impact on others (I changed from a research track to medicine)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"tell us about your research- nothing specific, no grilling..just gave a brief overview" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"On your CV you said you were a novice baker - how's that working out for you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"when was a time that you used critical thinking to solve a problem?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"What movie actor do I want to play me?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will you handle stress and failure in medical school?" 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

"What is my biggest concern for my first year at school and how will I deal with the problem" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's something you wish we'd asked?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I see that you have had extensive research experience, where do you plan to take this in your medical career and how will you balance everything?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is there any question that you wish we had asked you today? What is that question and how would you answer it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will you deal with the enormous amount of debt that you are about to undertake?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will you balance your life during medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your choice to enter medicine, DO, AZCOM." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the biggest mistake you have ever made in your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the most recent book you've read for pleasure and why did you read it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"besides friends and family, what makes you happy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have I ever broken a rule in my life? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the greatest thing you can do for another human being as a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you find yourself struggling first quarter of your medical career, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Cheating, patient refusals, ethics topics" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"other application specifics" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What challenges will you face as a DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Specific questions regarding activities listed on CV. They just wanted to know more about my responsbilities and involvement." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"do you think eveyone should have healthcare" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What really shaped your life and lead you to want to become a DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think you will fare in your first year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Your father is an allopathic physician, so what made you decide to go into osteopathy? What do you think the difference between allopaths and osteopaths are REALLY?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? Why not Ph.D.? (I've done a fair amount of research)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about EC's." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me the difference between DO and MD without using the term "holistic"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what makes you sad? happy? angry? what is one thing that you regret? three ppl you want to invite to dinner? who and why and what u make for them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why AZCOM? What criteria will you use to pick your top 3 schools?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Problems with medicine in the United States" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what is your family life like (i mentioned family was very important on my statement), and who are your role models?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There is an old man and a baby drowning in a river. You HAPPEN to be in a boat next to them and able to save only one...Which one? (Baby, duh) Follow up: Baby has cystic fibrosis, old man is researcher who won nobel prize for research on CF and is close to cure, then who?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What was your least favorite class? (I added favorite class to the answer, too)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you adjust to Arizona? Could you handle the move? (I'm from MI)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your favorite science class? Least favorite class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why med, DO, MWU? Basically they want to know that you really really really REALLY want to go there. they asked me if i would go there if i was accepted like 5 times, i was sick of saying YES! " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was one thing that really worked to your advantage in your undergrad, and how could it work here? And what is one thing that was a disadvantage in your undergrad and apply that here as well." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you do bad on your first test, what would you plan to do to improve?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the difference between an MD and a DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How will you manage to balance school life with family life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Other questions specific to my app about my music, research, learning habits/styles, teaching history" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the hardest question you've received in an interview? A couple more questions specific to my hobbies, interests, work experience, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Top 3 movies of all time and why? only question that really caught me off guard. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"would i be comfortable dissecting a cadaver" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you like to do for fun? What is the biggest ethical dilemma you've ever had?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Specific question about my profile" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you double major in Psychology?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"As a 2nd career do you feel that should be held against you? define empathy compare to sympathy? is compassion learned or inate? stuff about my file" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if your preceptor was mishandling one of your patients?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the biggest problem in the U.S. healthcare system today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"have you ever said something you didn't mean to say and if so what did you do to correct the situation." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your biggest failure or mistake, and how did you come to deal with it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Medicine, why DO? What would you tell a group of students who are interested in learning the differences among Dos and MDs ?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you deal with an ethical situation? (yes, that is EXACTLY how it was asked...I had to come up with my own scenario to make an example)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Do you have any questions for us?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think medical school will be like?" 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

"How many schools did you apply to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A hero of yours who isn't living" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a challenge you've had to overcome during your research. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you learn from the difficult time you encountered during your life (taken from my essay)? Are you willing to live in Phoeniz/Arizona area after graduating?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was my favorite (clinical or non-clinical) volunteer experience?" 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

"If a patient couldn’t pay a bill what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How do you think you will manage the course load in medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is an issue specific to the osteopathic profession?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your opinion on stem cell research?" 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 is your view on euthenasia? And follow up questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you choose to apply to AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your familiarity with osteopathic medicine and OMT." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who is the historical figure that I look up to the most." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your toughest decision while on Student Senate during your undergrad?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What were you thinking about on your way in today? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is there anything else you would like us to know that is not on your application? " 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

"Is there anything on your application that you want us to know that isn't already stated?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How has (random experience from my resume) helped prepare you to become a physician? BTW - the interview is sort of halfway open file. The interviewers do not have any of your scores in front of them but they do have information from your secondaries as well as your personal statement." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your pet peeve?" 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

"Why are you interested in DO as opposed to MD?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how would you handle being belittled by a patient and MD for being a DO? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the biggest problem facing health care today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why are you switching from teaching to medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"(something specific from resume) mine was about dancing and research" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were working in a hospital and you disagreed with a superior's behavior, how would you handle it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How does teaching empower individuals? Have you ever had to use your CPR skills?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Childhood obesity and diabetes." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I(interviewer) was an anxious person and you had to call me in to do some medical tests because there was a possibility that I might have a serious disease, how would you approach me?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What did you take away from your volunteer/work experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think is a healthcare issue in the U.S?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one thing that you enjoy about your research? - I could have told them more things that I didn't like about it!!" 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

"What do you do to relax, what was your favorite non-major course" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why DO? Where else did you apply?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about your ...(student organization)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What patient experiences have you had? (I told them about dealing with my mother's illness. I suppose they weren't satisfied with that answer because then they asked me to elaborate on a particular patient that influenced me besides my mother). " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How does you background help you in your future practice" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What would you do if you were not accepted to medical school this year? (I already have been and told them so; they laughed and moved on)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Your dad is MD- why did you choose DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 10 years? They wanted specifics such as location/what type of place I'd like to live. At first I addressed the question professionally, then personally (like family stuff)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a time that you failed and then made up for the failure or overcame it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you got an F on your first test in your first year, how would you handle it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How, as a physician, can you give DO's a positive image" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a patient with chronic pain came to you requesting euthanization, what would you do?" 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 you do if a teenaged girl came to you requesting an abortion and she didn't want her parents to know?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself. I later poked fun at myself on how much I had practiced for the interview and responses that other people would tell me to say. The director of admissions later remembered me on how personable I was at the interview. Just remember that you are being interviewed because they feel that your stats are good enough. They also want to make sure that your personality is on par as well." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"significant other question. which i was really taken aback by." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think physicians will have to face in 10-15 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about the Schiavo case?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you handle stress? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the most shocking thing you have ever done in your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think of the new Medicare Bill being introduced at the beginning of the new year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you knew that you would struggle to get by financially as a physician, would you still go to medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discuss your research project and paper" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us something you read recently in the news that was interesting to you? (mentioned that 10x concentrated synthetic cabbinoid variant used to grow new neurons in rats) which lead to the most interesting question.." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"is there anything you would like to tell us that hasn't been covered in this interview?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You have a 16 year old patient who comes in and turns out to be pregnant. What do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your most memorable clinical experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"He picked out parts of my resume and asked about different activities." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel about stem cell research?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you been keeping up with the news about Vioxx?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell us what you know about osteopathic medicine." 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

"What do you think of OMM/OMT?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Greatest weakness? blah, blah, blah..." 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

"Name a selfish reason you have for becoming a doctor." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What seperates you from all the other candidates here today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Dinner with 3 people." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the difference between MD and DO? Why DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The rest were just about my specific file." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Give a pro and a con of osteopathic medicine. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If your left thumb was somehow cut off, and you could not become a physician, what would would do for a career?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"5) Questions pertaining to my background--jobs, research, etc. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is healthcare a right or privilege?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"talk about my psychology and biology honors thesis and research projects" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What made you decide DO rather than other fields, i.e. naturopathy?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one of the greatest problems you've ran into and what did you do to overcome it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself? Support system? How would you handle living in AZ?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you want to tell us about you that isn't already stated in your application materials?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about your research, How do you have time to be proficient playing the guitar and trumpet, what can you bring to AZCOM, Why DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is something you have read recently about the medical system that you believe needs changed?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Where else did you apply to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you planning on doing during your time off? (out of school)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"Tell me about yourself and why we shoudl take you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If one patient asked me if I could even write prescriptions since I was a DO, what would you say?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about your clinical experiences?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"Have you studied abroad and if so, tell us about that? What interesting book have you read recently? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was a difficult situation in your life and how did you overcome it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why did you wear what you wore today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your opinion of OMM and the osteopathic philosophy in general?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"JUST READ STUDENT DOCTOR QUESTIONS. You will be asked a total of 10-15 questions total" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you aware of the sacrifice med school will require from your family (avg. 6 months away during MS III and IV)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you personally experienced OMM/OMT?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your family. Tell me about your shadowing experiences. Why did you pick the physicians that you shadowed." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A 14 year old girl came to you confessing she is pregnant, do you tell the parents?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did you ever wish that you had put your foot in your mouth? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Also, make sure to read up on current healthcare issues and national news. They want to make sure you are aware of major global issues, both in healthcare and in general." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What can you contribute to our school? " 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

"What kinds of challenges do you perceive primary care physicians currently face?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Top three D.O. schools I am applying to, and why I chose those as my top three." 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

"what was your most memorable patient. describe what you did at a particular job. have you ever been misjudged? What would you do if you dont' get accepted to med school? name 3 words to describe yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The one about the suicidal patient" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When have you put your foot in your mouth?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The dinner question. Do you have any questions for us? What accomplishment are you most proud of? If you could cure one disease, what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Should US have socialized medicine?" 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

"There were a lot of questions about what I put on my resume (especially from the med student). Be prepared to go into detail on some of your activities, and be able to expalin what each is throughly-I accidentally forgot to omit a project on my resume (it's not important and I don't like discussing it), but sure enough I was asked about it and could have answered the question much better than I did." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Hypothetical about performing abortion on someone, very general." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They asked me about the most important finding in my research. Would I consider a MD/PhD dual degree?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about things I said in my essay." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Have I ever shadowed a DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What if you don't get in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Describe your motivation to be a DO. Asked if I had experienced manipulation under the DO I shadowed. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Mainly about my extracurricular activities and hobbies." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you intrested in studying as a speciality?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the most significant experience you had in Mexico City while serving your L.D.S. mission?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you doing to prepare yourself for medical school? What did you learn most on your (church) mission?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about your native language and it's culture." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When did you get here? What did you do last night? Scenario about 2 out of 8 people can't be saved--how do you tell them." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what can u bring to AZCOM" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What drives you in life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you respond to an MD's argument that the best way to practice medicine is to diagnose then, fix them and then send them on their way? Efficient medicine is the best route to take? Pretty much, why DO over MD?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you do yesterday when you got into town? I made the mistake of mentioning I read the DO's Osteopathic Medicine in America in the hotel, and so I was asked to briefly discuss the history of osteopathic medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"would you like a glass of water?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell us about yourself, what is a successful physician, " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you caught someone cheating on a test? What if they gave a sob story about their wife and kids being sick?" 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? What do you want out of medical school? What would your ideal patient be like? There was a question about my research. Have you ever put your foot in your mouth? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

" how do you unwind?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Will I continue to train and race triathlon while in medical school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you saw friends trying illegal substances, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What I would change about my past if I could and why." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What I would chnage about my past if I could and why." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you gain from your clinical experiences." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do I tell people when they ask the difference between osteopathic medicine and "regular" medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What clinical experience do you have?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who do you turn to for support?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had studied for an exam all weekend and it was now 7pm on sunday night and you could cram all night to get a 97% or you could stop studying and get a 92% what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you believe is the most important ethical situation facing medicine today? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about any specific patients that have stood out in your memory?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will you do if you don't get into medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What is the difference between allopathic and osteopathic medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What field of medicine are you interested in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your most meaningful patient experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your volunteer experiences and shadowing." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do (career) if you didn't get into medical school at all? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I have a patient who is diagnosed with a chronic illness and asked me to do physician assisted suicide.. what do I do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think that medical school is going to be like?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you want to be a physician versus a nurse/PA?" 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

"What do you think medical school will be like? How do you relieve stress? Why Physician, specifically DO? Name a time when you were misjudged and how did it make you feel?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could be something other than a physician, what would you be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You have a family, why do you think you can handle med school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think your typical day will be like in ten years?" 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

"What does Haleakala in the name Haleakala Crater mean? - I'm from Hawaii. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""Do you find that you study better in groups or on yuor own?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"4)what clinical experience do you have? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you consider your greatest strength? Weakness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why osteopathic medicine? Where else did you interview?" 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

What was the most difficult question?

"Medical ethics question: you have a white patient who currently is being treated by an African-American resident. The patient says he would be more comfortable with a white physician. how do you respond?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Think of an ethical dilemma you might face when you are a doctor and how you might deal with it" 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

"Would you, as a pediatrician, still see children whose parents don't vaccinate?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"ethical question about vaccines. should it be mandated?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"we all know smoking is bad. If you owned a hospital would you make all your employees stop smoking outside of the workplace for their safety?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My opinions about Obamacare and it's future" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Choose a novel that you have read in the past year and tell us how you relate to one of the characters." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name an upcoming issue in medicine." 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

"Why a doctor, and not a nurse or teacher?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I tell you that we have two other very well applicants who are very smart and etc., competing for one spot. What makes you stand out? why should we select you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about a time when someone questioned your validity (not sure if that was the exact word they used, but that general idea)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could be a democrat, leader, or innovator, what would you choose and why?" 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 your single most significant act of kindness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What is a question you had expected us to ask you that we haven't?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you in favor of giving electricity (NOT ELECTROSHOCK) to cure depression? I said I am interested in psychiatry so they asked me tons of questions about that.You have a patient with cirrhosis that is not listening to your advice to stop drinking, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The ethics question above, and another ethics question on should performance-enhancing drugs be banned in sports?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do for fun? (Honestly, I should have been way more prepared for this question lol)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What doubts do you have about becoming a DO?" 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

"Do you know what the first year of medical school will be like?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you fix healthcare?" 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 infant." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"3 people I'm inviting to dinner: I consider almost everyone that I know well enough to invite for dinner a friend, so I had a hard time coming up with something that didn't sound super cliche'd." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about a time you put your foot in your mouth." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"1. Explain humanity to an alien. (I explained it in terms of compassion, benevolence and cooperation, all at the same time realizing the big hole in my argument and praying not to get a follow up question) 2. If we are so kind, why do we have war? And is war the result of wanting to help our kind? (they pulled WWII in for me to use as an example)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were stranded on a desert island, what two lifetime supply of medications would you bring with you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Honestly none." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what is your most selfish reason for wanting to practice medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you handle it if your 15 year old patient came in with her mother and her pregnancy test was positive?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a selfish reason you have for doing medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a selfish part of medicine that draws you to it? What was I supposed to say to this... Haha. I ended up saying that as a physician I would be making decisions for people, and I enjoy doing things like that. Then the interviewer asked me if I was controlling! Wow. Not what I was trying to say. Think I smoothed it out in the end though." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The other day a 15-year-old and her mother came into my office to have me look at the daughters symptoms. A pregnancy test came back positive. How would you handle the situation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why be a physician over any other job in health care - nursing, PA, NP, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what is the difference between empathy and sympathy and can it be taught?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"At what point does determination become stubbornness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was the biggest mistake you have ever made in your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I didn't really find any single question more difficult than any of the others." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what doubts do you think you'll have about practicing osteopathic medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is it ever okay to cry in front of or with a patient?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None really too difficult. I was expecting something about ethics besides cheating or a health policy question, but having worked as a lobbyist before and having a degree in ethics I guess they decided to forego those." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were chosen to administer the death penalty to a prisoner, what would you do? (Pick a stance and stick with it is my advice. I did not stick with mine out of nervousness and I wanted to kick myself!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Not difficult - more just thought provoking - What have you learned from your non-medical volunteering experiences that has contributed to you wanting to become a DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What made you decide to take classes at the graduate program you are in? Are you a reapplicant? Why not work or research? (for some reason, I fumbled around this answer and he furrowed his eyebrows at my answer)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"do you think we should increase taxes to cover everyone healthcare wise? what makes you different than the rest of our applicants?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"again straightforward questions, nothing out of the ordinary" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What makes a successful person?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a difficulty you have faced in the past and how did you overcome it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Stem cell research question. The last time I studied stem cells I was a junior in college so it wasn't fresh in my mind." 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

"what is going to make me remember you after interviewing 60 people?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Question about health care, follow up questions about what I feel should be added or removed from Obama's plan." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what is one thing that you regret? uhhhhhh.......blanked for a second" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Choose 1 ethics topic you would like to discuss." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Weakness/redo. OR: "You will probably get accepted to many schools, what would it take to get you to come here?" Do NOT fall into the trap this Q sets. Do not get cocky and start demanding things. What they really want, I think, is for you to have a sincere desire to attend this school, and answer by telling them about this desire...." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me advantages and disadvantages of the US healthcare system" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Just about all of the questions that were on SDN, but fortunately I wasn't asked them...! I was ready for the WORST based on SDN feedback, but it seemed fine. SDN question: How would you run a campaign to change healthcare in the US? How would you fund it? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none- a LOT more laid back than I expected. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Talk about a time when you showed leadership." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none really...i was just overly nervous." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were accepted at three schools (One MD and Two DO) where would you choose to go, and for what reasons?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"2 people outside of your family members that you consider role models or motivational?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Actually, I didn't get any real tough questions. I thought they were all very fair and, for the most part, specific to me." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the hardest question you've received in an interview? (ironic...?) " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You've interviewed at other schools...what has been your hardest question that you have been asked?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"who are three historical figures i would invite to dinner and what would i cook for them" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had to choose between antibiotic development and implementation of public sanitary conditions as to which one has a bigger effect on health, which one and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe an ethical issue that faces physicians today. How would you handle this situation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A couple specific questions about my personal statement. Did college meet my expectations?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What is the biggest single act of kindness you have ever done? (I had to clear my head. All I could think about were kittens on tree limbs)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"a pregnant 15 yr old comes to you and wants an abortion. what would you do and/or say to her?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what disease would you cure if you could and describe problems you might encounter if you were a doctor guiding a group of climbers on a climb." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What goals have you set for yourself that you have not achieved, and what did you do after?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Define empathy? Is someone born with it or is it learned?" 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 us about a time when you were stereotyped or negatively categorized and how it affected you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a difficult decision you have had to make." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any questions for us? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The problems with healthcare. It is just so open and I can rant forever." 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

"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

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

""Why AZCOM?"...besides the location (not to far from Southern CA) and they seem to do well on the boards, I really didn't like the school. So when they asked this I had some trouble answering...don't let it discourage you though since "liking" a school is very much personal preference and doesn't have too much to do with the school itself!" 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

"What's the biggest problem in healthcare?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your biggest mistake? Why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a family of a 9 year old asked you not to give blood to their child for religious reasons and during an appendectomy on the child there was massive blood loss, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you say is the single most important invention/discovery in medicine thus far?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your opinion on stem cell research? (The question itself is not hard. The indigination that I received after indicating that as people of science it is our duty to educate the public about the ''possibilities'' of science instead of making wild claims was a bit annoying to deal with. But I stand by my assertion.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you imagine your first year of medical school to be like?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Views on euthenasia, then challenging follow-up questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us what you think about ethical issues facing the medical field?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if a patient failed to heed your advice about their health condition?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"About Stem cell research. My stand on that." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical type question about a sexually active 14 year old girl seeking contraceptives...what do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe an ethical/moral dilemma you were in and how you responded to it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked about a project from my resume that I did on Marfan syndrome, which was years ago so I stumbled around for a reasonable answer. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How have you prepared yourself to handle to monotonous days spent as a physician? (Random...)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Same as above." 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

"Where do you see the future of healthcare?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"what is one quality/characteristic that you would like us to know about you that is not reflected in your resume/personal statement? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is one thing you would change about yourself?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name one selfish reason that you are aplying to medical school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the extent of your clinical exposure and what particular interaction with a patient affected you most and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you foresee as a major problem for you during medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who are your role models and what is the diff btw MD and DO" 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

"Nothing difficult, I just had to explain myself and motivations. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The Tree Question. I even tried to prepare for this one and came up with nothing." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None were difficult -- it was a lot of questions out of my file." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The president question. I just picked a stance that I heard on C-span the night before and went with it. I don't think they want someone who will be wishy washy on the issue." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None, they were all really easy to answer." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They were all relatively fair." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None were really difficult, probably most thought provoking was to explain what I thought the issue with healthcare was in the U.S and compare it to the issue in my home country (since I am an international student)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was an ethical or moral situation that you have been in and what did you do to handle it? - I had to think a while b/c I wasn't prepared for that." 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

"Give an example of when you were a follower other than the one that is listed in your personal statement." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There are a lot of ethnical questions, and prepare to be challenged once you gave them your answer" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a time when you showed initiative?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were working on an Indian reservation and 80% were obese and had diabetes and had no health insurance, what would be your plan to treat them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were studying late in the school and one of your classmates found a copy of tomorrow's exam, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had to choose a moment when you decided medicine was the path you'd choose, what would it be? (There were many such moments for me!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"is there anything about your personality you would change" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"The interesting question above." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is an obstacle (academic) you had to overcome?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about critical thinking/problem solving and can you give an example of this in your life? I wasn't quite sure how to answer that" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time when you had to put your foot in your mouth." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you can invite a world leader to dinner who would it be and what would you serve him?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a recent negative experience you have had and what did you do to turn it into a positive one?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical question-2 parts; If a pregnant minor came to you and wanted an obortion w/o partents consent would you do it? If you did it and she later committed suicide due to regret what would you tell the parents?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how do you feel about the aging?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None were difficult." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So what do you think about the Terri Schiavo case?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could go back and change something you've done over your past years in college, what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the dumbest thing you have ever done? (Although this question isn't all that difficult, it's hard to think of something on the spot..I couldn't think of anything so I just changed the question a little and described something that I regretted doing but wasn't necessarily "dumb" and my answer seemed fine with the interviewers)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"During President Bush's presidency, what is his biggest success and biggest failure? (this was completely out of the blue)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself... (this is a good question but I hate it. "I was born at a very young age...") ;-)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you deliever bad news to patients? How do you give a patient hope when their situation is hopeless?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some goals that physicians need to achieve in the next 10-20 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Compare the Canadian and American health systems outlining advantages and disadvantages of each." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will be the biggest problem in healthcare in 10 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself? (I didn't know where to start and how much detail they wanted, so that made it difficult)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You're in clinicals and a senior doctor tells you to do something you don't know how to do - how do you handle it? Also the same doctor asks you to do something that conflicts with what another doctor told you to do, how do you handle it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could pick any disease to research and cure, which would you choose 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

"Tell us some of the things you do now that you think you'd like to continue in medical school. Upon my answer, I was asked to tell them if those were things I'd do if free time happened to come by, or if they were enough of a priority to make time for them." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I didn't really have any. A lot of other kids had nothing but ethical questions in their interviews, but I didn't have a single one." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did you apply to any allopathic schools?(I answered Yes) How are you going to decide between MD/DO?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The large majority of questions were fairly difficult. Not an easy interview. They wanted to make me squirm. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The FDA approved an over-the-counter morning-after-pill (a form of contraception) but the government rejected it. What role do you feel, if any, should the government play in the regulation of medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They asked all the basic interview questions that you should expect." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How will your English major affect your practice of medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None really. I was asked what I would do if a classmate of mine was struggling in a class I was doing well in...but that's not too bad of a quesiton." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"13 year old wants an abortion and doesnt want to tell her parents...what do you do?...6 months later her dad comes back and says his daughter committed suicide, hadnt told them anything and your name was in her suicide note...what do you tell him?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The most difficult question was the first question I was asked, which was "Tell us about yourself". Its difficult to start of the interview which such an open ended question." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"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

""Why should we accept you?" This question is actually difficult to answer without sounding arrogant." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"name and discuss a recent healthcare current event in the news" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think more money should be spent on AIDS research or education?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"some people came out with ethical questions and questions on healthcare....but I didn't get any." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you want to tell us about you that isn't already stated in your application materials?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were to be accepted to both and MD and DO school where would you go? I said DO school because I wanted to learn about OMM but wanted to be honest too. I said if a state school accepted me I would probably go there because I was funding Medschool myself. (I dunno if I shot myself in the foot for saying this but I did reassure them that I really wanted to go there)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There are so many health care professions, why do you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Who are the three most influential people in your life? (non-religious) I drew a total blank here!!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"same as above" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"None really." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"since you believe a lack of access to healthcare to be the biggest problem facing the medical community today - are you willing to work for free?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why AZCOM as opposed to Western which is closer to your house and closer to your family?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What feature about yourself would you change?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Your patient has in stage emphysema, you can either intibate, or let the patient be, what do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was a time you failed and how did you deal with it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See above." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""What is a problem in healthcare in the news today that you are concerned about?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why did you choose AZCOM? (after the tour and speaking with some of the students i honestly wondered why i had bothered to go to the interview)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is healthcare a right or privilege?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Your alma mater has an M.D. program. Did you apply there? (wasn't quite sure how to answer this one without making it sound as though AZCOM was not one of my top choices)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"2 of them. What is the difference between arrogance and confidence? What difficult do you perceive you will have in medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a situation where you weren't as compassionate as you should have been? (my response to the above got turned back on me!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your personal views on mal-practice and what wouuld you do to fix it? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain aspects of osteopathic medicine, such as self healing and preventative medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you feel the United States' role is on an international level, and how do feel about their relationship with the United Nations?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"One of the situational questions was quite difficult for me although I thought that I had answered it thoroughly." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you deal with the medical crisis in our nation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had to choose between your top two choices, how would you decide (essentially what criteria would you use to decide on a school)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Have you seen osteopathic manipulative treatment? (Only difficult because I hadn't, so I felt compelled to mention that I had read about it and heard about it.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What were my top three D.O. schools I applied to, and why were they my top three choices?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you see as the biggest problem facing physicians today and what would you do to solve it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a patient came to you JUST TO LET YOU KNOW that he/she has talked it over with his family and he/she is going to commit suicide, what would you do? (aside from all the legal stuff)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See most interesting question. The key to this question isn't what you would do, per se, but what questions would you ask and what resources would you use?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your views on stem cell and cloning research? Also~what are your views on taking someone off life support?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you know about Osteopathic Medicine and how has that affected you interest in AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None, all were very easly with no ethical questions at all." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See above. This question isn't a difficult hypothetical/ethical questions, however I wasn't expecting to be badgered with my answer. I stated what I would do, and why. Then the interviewer reworded the question slightly, and I repeated my answer. Then the interviewer reworded the question again, and I stuck to my original answer. However, it was a little unerving since I wasn't expecting it (plus the interview went a little downhill from there too). Just be confident with your answer, stick with your original answer and prepare to be a little peppered." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did I think of the Cuban Embargo? My personal view on abortion. I didn't think some of the questions were appropriate for a medical school interview." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are osteopathic adjustments different from chiropractor adjustments." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How does your undergrad major relate to your desire to become a physician" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you feel like swimming in college enhanced or lowered your grades?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Because of preparation, I did not found any of the questions to be difficult." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"No difficult questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There was nothing very difficult. I was mainly asked questions about my resume and essays. Make sure you review your material though; I was asked questions about my research which I hadn't thought about in a while!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name a significant development in the past 10 years in medicine that has inspired you (I said stem cell research), why? (I said b/c of new therapies), Can you name a disease it might cure? (uhhhhh.... blank)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"See above....that really stumped me. (but I recovered nicely :) )" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I wasn't asked any real tough questions. I felt like I was literally having a conversation (with 3 people), so the questions I was asked didn't surprise me at all!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you doing to prepare for med school? (everything that it says on my application!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were accepted by another school as well as AZCOM which would you take? I told them that the only school that would be a priority for me over AZCOM would be Kirksville due to its geographical location closest to my family whom I've been away from for 10 years." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you experienced any roadblocks in attempting to get into medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the difference between morals and ethics?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What can you bring to AZCOM?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How would you respond to a 14 yr. old's wish to have an abortion?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us why you've decided to switch careers and go into medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a 14-year old girl wanted an abortion what would you do? I refused to do it, and so she committed suicide, and she wrote about me in the note. The interviewer pretended to be the dad and I had to explain it all to him and why his daughter had to die. That question and one about a school bus accident with 5 people salvagable, and 2 that couldn't be helped. I had to tell him what I was say to the ones that would die." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You're pretty good at time management aren't you? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"everything was pretty typical interview questions- asked about a time when I had a conflict with someone with power (professor, boss) and what i did about it. talked about a bad grade in a class and kind of dug myself in a hole, but i think i got out all right" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your opinion on selling organs on e-bay?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you want out of medical school? Have you ever put your foot in your mouth? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Scenario involving knowing the future grade on a test. It would be higher if you studied for several hours longer. Would you study longer or not and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you see your role being as a first year medical student (tough question because you do not want to sound as though you are going to become the first year dicatator, but at the same time they want to know that you can be a leader and are confident in yourself)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your opinion on malpractice lawsuits against doctors and the idea of capping?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"End of life ethical question: patient with end stage emphysema, respiratory failure after weaning off ventilator for third time. Patient in her eighties wants to die, family doesn't." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where I want my pratice to be in 10 years" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do you if did not get into medical school this year? I wasn't quite sure whether to say I'd already been accepted elsewhere. I said it anyways, and they respected it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What my greatest accomplishment has been thus far?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain in detail osteopathic manipulation." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pick two words to describe yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I was a psychiatrist and had a patient who was responding very well to a specific drug but their insurance would no longer allow them to recieve the drug, what would I do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What disease would you eliminate and why? I said paralysis and they seemed to be disappointed that I didn't say AIDS. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How specifically would you change the laws of medicare to allow the elderly to afford their perscription medications?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What has been the most difficult time/experience in your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None. Very standard questions about your background." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing, mine was straight forward ,however another group got several ethical questions (5 or more) that they described as tough " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Lots of hypothetical questions, not hard ones, but you do have to think quick." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a situation wherein you bent or broke a rule in order to receive a positive outcome." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"My questions seemed to be very personal in nature, I didn't expect that. I didn't get any situations or dinner questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You are the head of the CDC and there has just been a Bioterrorism attack , and you only have a limited amount of vaccines to distribute...how do you handle this situation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do yo want to go to medical school after being out of school for 5 yrs and having a good job? Why rock the boat?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were in a state that had death penalty and lethal injection is to be given by a physician picked by lottery... one day you get a call, and you're picked- what do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A patient with a known drug addiciton history loses consciousness in my office and I find drugs on their person, do I report them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A fellow student has repeatedly tried to cheat off you during tests even after you've asked him to stop. What do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think your life will be like as a med student. (I could tell they were trying to get a feel for my perception of a MS1 course load, so I tried to answer accordingly.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discuss a controversial/ethical issue facing society today." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will be the most difficult thing about your first in year in med school, and how will you remedy the situation? What kind of physician will you be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about a time when you were misperceived by others and what you did to change that." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any doubts about medicine, specifically osteopathic education?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What will the biggest problem in medicine be in 10 years, why, and how would you solve it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Has there ever been a time that it was just impossible for you to do something?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who was the most influential president in the past 40 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ironically, I had difficulty with answering the question, "What was the most difficult class you've ever taken?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A 13 y/o F comes in to get an abortion, where there is no legal restriction, or parental notification or permission required. Do you perform the abortion. Second part: it doesn't matter wether you perform the abortion or not, as she commits suicide and leave a note telling her father that you either performed an abortion or refused to, in either case causing her to commit suicide. He comes to see you with the letter. What do you tell him?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Has there been a time when you have had to break/bend the rules in order to receive a positive outcome?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"NOTHING.I wasn't even asked about "why osteopathic medicine."" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing difficult at all, but I was nervous because it was my first interview, but overall the interviewers are very friendly." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Look at most common interview questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"Researched the school. Wrote out answers to basic interview questions." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, practice interview questions, practice virtual interview" More from this Member | Report Response

"Mock interviews, SDN" More from this Member | Report Response

"Mock interview, forums, prior interviews" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, a book i bought off amazon" More from this Member | Report Response

"sdn, arizona com website, search demographics of the area" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN mainly." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, school website, conversations with current students." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN Interview Feedback Practice with family" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN Interview Feedback, Reviewing my CV" More from this Member | Report Response

"Mock interviews, SDN questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, practicing questions" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, Review my Personal Statement / Primary application." More from this Member | Report Response

"Reviewed school's website, SDN forums, and my primary and secondary applications." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, and practice with friends" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read primary, secondary, resume, interview feedback, practiced questions and answers" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read SDN questions, practiced in front of mirror" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, read over ethical cases" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN, reviewing my application, jotting down bullets so my answers wouldn't be rehearsed" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN Website" More from this Member | Report Response

"Wrote out possible interview questions and answered them, Reviewed SDN posts, Read a book about Osteopathic Medicine" More from this Member | Report Response

"Read about AZCOM, knew about the program and Phoenix, knew some osteopathic history" More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN advice; past questions & writing some answers to them, practice in front of a mirror occasionally, had done some mock interviews many months ago when I was applying to Aussie med schools" More from this Member | Report Response

"Looking at sdn interview feedback, sdn threads, practicing questions before interview." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN! and talking and rehearsing with a friend." More from this Member | Report Response

"SDN interview survey, website, SLEEP" More from this Member | Report Response

"Re-read my personal statement, reviewed my transcripts, and read up on some osteopathic topics."