How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.94 | 333 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 279 |
| Negatively | 19 |
| No change | 37 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.66 | 327 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.42 | 239 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.38 | 222 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 1 |
| Virtual | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 328 |
| At a regional location | 2 |
| At another location | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 167 |
| In a group | 160 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 137 |
| Closed file | 188 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.94 | 333 |
"Why do you want to be a doctor"
"Do you think all treatments are required for every patient with the same disease or injury?"
"Why medicine? Why DO? Why AZCOM? (all at once)"
"Why physician? Why DO? Why AZCOM (all at once)"
"If you were accepted to multiple schools, how would you choose?"
"Your research is great, tell us about clinical experience"
"Why be a doctor?"
"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.)"
"List five characteristics that set you apart from the other applicants here today"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years."
"Why doctor? Why D.O.? Why Midwestern?"
"Why doctor? Why DO? Why AZCOM?"
"Why DO and AZCOM?"
"What specifically makes you want to be a doctor?"
"Why is a tennis ball fuzzy?"
"Why medicine, why DO, and why Arizona?"
"Who is your role model?"
"Why Medicine/Why DO/Why Midwestern"
"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?"
"What do you think the life of a medical students is on a daily basis?"
"Why should we choose you?"
"Why should we not accept you into this year's class?"
"specific follow-up questions about my secondary essay"
"Why medicine? Why DO? Why AZCOM?"
"Why medicine? Why DO?"
"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."
"What would your best friend say about you? What would your worst enemy say about you?"
"Why DO, why medicine?"
"What changed your interests from veterinary to medical?"
"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?"
"What book did you read recently?"
"Why medicine? Why DO? Why AZCOM?"
"Why Medicine? Why Osteopathic medicine? both together"
"What would your best friend say is your best quality? Your worst?"
"Why medicine, and why osteopathic medicine?"
"What is empathy, and can it be taught?"
"How does your background working in a cabinet shop correlate with your current position in an orthopedic clinic?"
"Name an ethical issue in medicine (but didn't ask to elaborate)"
"Three people, neither friend nor family, that you would invite over to dinner and cook for: who would you invite, what would you cook?"
"why doctor? why do? why midwestern?"
"What do you like to do?"
"Health care: a right or a privlidge?"
"Thirty years from now when I am retired, how do I want people to remember me, what is my legacy?"
"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?"
"If I had a patient who had terminal cancer and wanted me to help him die, what would I do?"
"What's the last book you read?"
"Why not be a nurse or PA?"
"This is always the first multi part question at any DO school: Why doctor, Why DO and Why AZCOM?"
"If you could be any kitchen appliance, what would you be?"
"What is something interesting about you to help me remember you out of all the other applicants?"
"If you could go anywhere after this interview with just the items you packed in your suitcase, where would you go?"
"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"
"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."
"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?"
"Have you ever failed in life?"
"I had questions about my skydiving past and what that was all about from personal statement I wrote in my supplemental. "
"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!"
"Research versus patient care. Which would you choose and why?"
"Why Medicine/Midwestern/DO?"
"why medicine and why azcom?"
"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? "
"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?"
"Why DO? Why MWU? "
"Why medicine? Why DO? Why Midwestern?"
"What is your position on stem cell research?"
"Why AZ? Why DO?"
"What is an ethical dillema that you have faced and how did you deal with it?"
"All in one: Why medicine, Why DO, Why AZCOM?"
"why osteopathic medicine why azcom? criteria to choose a school? some questions specific to me( EMT stuff)? positive attributes you have....?"
"Why medicine? Why doctor? Why osteopathic medicine?"
"Tell me about an ethical situation you have been involved in and what did you do?"
"Why Arizona? Why DO?"
"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""
"Why DO? Why medicine?"
"Questions regarding my personal statement. What was your worst grade in? Tell me how you chose your major. "
"Give me a biographical summary of yourself."
"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."
"Was there a specific incidence that made you want to become a physician?"
"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?"
"What do you do to relieve stress?"
"Who is/are your role model(s)?"
"Why AZCOM? Why not the other 3 medical schools in AZ? (I wrote that I am from AZ in my secondary essays)"
"Tell me about yourself and why you choice medicine and why D.O."
"Tell me about yourself, and tell me about your desire to become a physician. Include any exposure to osteopathic medicine and OMM."
"Tell us how you came to be here. Asked about my research. "
"Specific questions about my CV, why medicine?"
"why medicine, why do, why azcom?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor, why osteopathy, and why AZCOM?"
"Why DO, Why Doctor, Why AZCOM?"
"something about my research"
"When was the last time you cried?"
"What king of yoga do you do (specific to my file)? What would you do if you caught someone cheating?"
"Why DO, AZCOM? Tell us about yourself."
"Why medicine, why D.O., why AZCOM?"
"What is the biggest problem in healthcare today and what would you do to fix it."
"If you could invite anyone from the past to dinner, excluding family, who would it be and why?"
"Why D.O. and why did you chose to come all the way to Phoenix?"
"What is a selfish part of medicine that draws you to it?"
"Tell me about a specific problem in health care today and how you would attempt to fix it as a physician."
"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."
"It was semi blind going off of personal statement, resume, and secondary. General "Why DO/Medicine?" question"
"Why osteopathic medicine?"
"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)"
"Why Midwestern? Questions specific to my application."
"If you were to pick from all of your activities, which is your favorite and why? Tell us about your undergraduate research."
"Why medicine, DO, and AZCOM? -Did you apply to MD schools? Did you apply to only allopathic schools last year?"
"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"
"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"
"Why AZCOM and why Arizona?"
"stem cells"
"Tell me about your research?"
"Why Midwestern?"
"Who is a role model that you have within the medical field (I said I didn't have one!)"
"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.''"
"why did you choose AZCOM and why did you choose D.O.?"
"Why do you want to change careers?"
"If you had a super power, what would it be?"
"Ethical question about the 18 yr old girl."
"Why osteopathic medicine and why AZCOM?"
"Biggest issue in health care."
"What moral/ethical situation have you faced and how did you respond to it?"
"If you could have dinner with one dead and one alive person, who? and what would you cook?"
"What are the major issues in healthcare today? What would you do to fix the problem nation wide?"
"What brings you here today?"
"Tell me one thing you want us to know that is not on your application"
"If you absolutely could not go into any medical field, what would you do instead?"
"Explain your hospital volunteering experience."
"specific questions about my patient care experience and public health internship? "
"What came first for you, the research or medicine?"
"What is the biggest problem facing medicine in america?"
"Do you understand difference between DO and MD"
"Why is your best friend your best friend?"
"Tell us about yourself... How did you come to this decision to pursue medicine?"
"Are you passive?"
"Why D.O. and why AZCOM?"
"What challenges do you see medicine facing 10 years from now?"
"How did you learn about D.O's, why D.O?"
"With your extensive background in research, why medicine?"
"Why AZCOM"
"Strengths and weaknesses"
"What do you do for fun?"
"What do you think about abortion? and then being challenged with a lot of follow up questions.."
"Why do you want to attend AZCOM?"
"What is the most pressing issue in health care"
"With all of your other experiences, how do you know that medicine is for you?"
"Why DO? Did you apply to MD schools as well?"
"Tell me about your research. "
"how do you deal with personal and academic challenges?"
"The ethical question i mentioned above"
"Why a doctor?"
"What would be your ideal patient?"
"Tells us what you know about Osteopathic Medicine."
"Do you know what OMM is?"
"Why D.O.?"
"you seem to have only volunteered with children. why havent you volunteered with any adults? "
"Tell me about yourself?"
"If you recieve a bad grade on your first exam in medical school, what would be the first thing you'd do?"
"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."
"Tell me about osteopathy and why you want to become a DO."
"Tell us about yourself..."
"Tell me about yourself and patient experiences. "
"Tell us about yourself/what can you contribute to the next class?"
"If you could have dinner with any three people, alive or dead, who would they be and why?"
"Why do you want to be a DO?"
"What have you been doing since you graduated in May?"
"Describe your clinical experience"
"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!"
"Tell us how you got here to this point. (Why medicine, why DO, why AZCOM, etc)"
"Tell us about yourself. Then asked more specific questions about my experiences."
"13 year old girl wants abortion (see above)"
"Tell us about yourself"
"1) Tell me about yourself. 2) What do you think is the biggest problem in health care today and why?"
"What is wrong with healthcare in the US?"
"why DO? why doctor? what specialty and why?"
"Tell me more about your research?"
"What do you like about AZ?"
"Changes in health care?"
"Tell us about yourself?"
"Tell us about yourself (start anywhere!)"
"How do you deal with set backs? "
"What was the last book you read?"
"Why medicine? Why DO? Why Midwestern? Who is your role model and why? Have you ever hired a tutor?"
"What 1 thing would you change about the health care system?"
"Why medicine? osteopathic medicine? Midwestern?"
"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"
"Why do you like the T.v show the Simpsons?"
"Why DO? Why AZCOM?"
"why osteopathic medicine, why Midwestern?"
"Why do I want to be a doctor and why Midwestern."
"Why medicine? Why osteopathic?"
"Why medicine? Why AZCOM?"
"Both of your parents are M.D.'s...how do they feel about you being a DO?"
"What kind of music play with your violin?"
"Have you always been a leader? How do you lead?"
"Tell us about yourself? (The interview jokingly admitted that the question was rather open so the question wasn't that bad)"
"What was your semester and travel abroad experience like?"
"If you could invite one person to dinner who would it be and why? What dinner would you present them with?"
"Patient has late stage emphysema and... (near death). What factors do you base your decision on whether to put him/her on a respirator?"
"Why are certain grades so low, but MCAT so high?"
"What are certain grades so low, but MCAT so high?"
"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."
"Who do you think is the most influential American in the last 50 years? "
"Why osteopathic?"
"Why D.O.? Know what makes osteopathic medicine unique and why you want to become a D.O."
"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?"
"What experience have you had with osteopathic medicine? "
"Specific questions from my secondary application - re: my college thesis, current medical job, etc."
"About my research experience "
"Why D.O.? Why AZCOM?"
"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?"
"Why a physician?"
"Why DO."
"What is your greatest accomplishment? What was the last book you have read? Why AZCOM and why osteopathic medicine?"
"what is osteopathic medicine? Why medicine?"
"Why do you want to be an Osteopathic Physician?"
"Why DO and Why Midwestern?"
"What would you do if you failed a test or class?"
"why DO"
"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."
"The questions were basically all from my app."
"Why AZCOM?"
"Tell me about your website."
"Why osteo. med?"
"How did you get to this point and end up here?"
"Why are you here?"
"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?"
"Why medicine, why D.O., and why AZCOM?"
"Why medicine?"
"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?"
"Why medicine? Why osteopathic medicine."
"How would you transiton from a position of military leadership to one of being a student?"
"Tell us about yourself, what has led you to this point in your life?"
"IF you could have any car, what would it be? What was the last book you read? Why D.O. and why AZCOM?"
"tell me about yourself"
"What was your greatest challenge and how did you overcome it?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor and why a DO?"
"Any car in the world could be yours...what would it be?"
"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."
"What do you know about osteopathic medicine?"
"Why AZCOM, WHY DO? have you ever worked with a DO, explain experience"
"If you could be any animal what would you be?"
"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?"
"What kind of animal would you want to be"
"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). "
"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?"
"What experiences have you had that will help you in your future as a DO?"
"Tell us about your Law Enforcement career."
"Tell us about yourself."
"The same old questions--mostly about my file."
"How did I arrive at the decision to become a doctor?"
"Why DO?"
"Has your integrity ever been challenged?"
"Why DO vs MD"
"Why do you want to be a physician? Why AZCOM? "
"How were my two majors related?"
"What are your strengths?"
"Why do you want to be an osteopathic versus an allopathic doctor? "
"Ethical: You're an ER physician and what would you do if you find illegal drugs on your patient?"
"What makes a good Dr or a bad Dr? "
"Describe yourself, and why D.O and why AZCOM?"
"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?"
"If you could cure any disease, which one would it be and why?"
"Why do I want to be an osteopathic vs allopathic physician."
"Why osteopathic medicine over allopathic? Why AZCOM?"
"What was your worst experience in a college course?"
"Why do you want to be a physician and qualities do you possess that will make you a good one?"
"Have you ever had to bend the rules? Describe the situation."
"Tell us about your research?"
"If you could dure any disease what would it be and why? Infamous dinner question. What was the last book you read?"
"What qualities do you have that would make you a good physician?"
"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"
"If you were taking a test and the person next to you was cheating, how would you handle the situation?"
"Have you ever been tutored?"
"Would you change anything in your educational past?"
""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?""
"1)tell me about your city ? "
"Describe the osteopathic philosophy in your own words and how it relates to you."
"What was the last movie you've seen?"
"Why do you want to be a D.O."
"Why do you want to be an osteopathic physician?"
"What was a time that you failed and how did you handle it?"
"What was the last book you read? Asked me to explain both research projects. Asked about my non clinical work experience."
"why physician and DO (in 1 question)"
"tell us the last book you read that was not assigned"
"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)"
"Why Midwestern?"
"Talk about a current public health crises in U.S. and steps we should take to solve it"
"What is your greatest strength? Weakness?"
"Important quality of a physician? Example where you exemplified said quality?"
"Argue in favor of universal healthcare"
"3 people you'd invite to dinner and why?"
"Talk about your experience with Osteopathic Medicine"
"How one of my specific experiences (not medical) would relate to my career/prepare me for medicine"
"If you could bring one person back from the past, who would it be and why?"
"Why moving to Arizona?"
"If you could have dinner with three people, living or dead, who would they be?"
"Tell us about your research experience."
"What is your single most significant act of kindness?"
"Would you be willing to relocate so far from your family (from Florida to Arizona)?"
"What would you do if a patient asked you for an abortion but the pharmacist will not give you the medicine for it?"
"What did you learn from ____ (extracurricular experience)?"
"Give an example of a time you had academic difficulty and what you did in the situation."
"How many units are you taking this semester? How you deal with stress> How would you react if you fail your first exams?"
"Why Phoenix, AZ?"
"Tell me about a clinical experience. (Make sure to elaborate on how it affected you, not just tell)"
"What makes you happy?"
"If you could choose between a vaccine for cancer, obesity or HIV for America which would you choose? What about for the world?"
"Why did you choose to volunteer with hospice?"
"If you could invite 3 people who were well respected in their fields to dinner, who would you invite, and what would you make?"
"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.?"
"Who are ur role models"
"Why Osteopathic, why medicine, why AZCOM?"
"what experiences have you had with a do?"
"Why go to Medical School?"
"Do you think we should have a genetic profile for every citizen?"
"1. What is morality, and 2. Is it dependent on a higher power?"
"Why medicine? Why osteopathic medicine?"
"If you caught a classmate cheating, what would you do?"
"what is your favorite scene from a movie and why?"
"What would a day in my life be like in 2020?"
"Name an ethical dilemma you've faced and how you handled it."
"What would you do if a mom was refusing to immunize her two year old?"
"Who is your mentor and what is one thing that they said that shaped your life?"
"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?""
"What do you think the first year of medical school will be like?"
"You mentioned the value of patient care, so why not become a nurse?"
"What do you like to do for fun?"
"why do? why midwestern? why physician"
"What is the difference between empathy and sympathy? And can it be taught?"
"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?"
"are you self gratifying or self deprecating?"
"What is the single greatest act of kindness in my life?"
"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?"
"If you could invite 3 people for dinner who would they be, why, what would you serve them and why?"
"If you got into your top DO and top MD school, how do you choose?"
"how will you, as a married student, adjust to life at azcom?"
"Tell us an ethical situation you have faced and what you learned from it"
"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? "
"last two books you read"
"What do you feel should changed about healthcare today and why? What are your hobbies?"
"What makes a successful person?"
"Is there a specific experience that stands out to you during your time working as an EMT?"
"What is your position on the current health care debate?"
"How do you see yourself interacting with the class?"
"why are you taking an HPSP scholarship?"
"What is your opinion on the current health care debate happening in congress?"
"what would you do if saw cheating classmates? what would you do if cheating classmate asked you to lie for them? "
"If Obama called you up and asked your advice for healthcare reform, what would you say?"
"What is the difference between MD and DO? (Follow-up) What do you mean by holistic? "
"Why MD, why DO, why DCOM?"
"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 :/)"
"tell me about your research."
"What did you do for your Eagle scout project?"
"Do you have a memorable story from volunteering in the Children's hospital? (been there for 3 years)"
"How should healthcare in the United States be changed?"
"Difficult experience? "
"If you could invite three people (alive or dead) to dinner, who would they be and why?"
"What types of books do you like to read?"
"Why did you choose osteopathic medicine?"
"The President has just elected you to identify a major problem in healthcare and come up with a solution. What do you propose?"
"How did you prepare for the MCAT?"
"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?"
"Why AZCOM as opposed to (a different school they knew I interviewed at). Why do you want to come here?"
"How have you been a leader? What complications did you have while being a leader?"
"personal information from hobbies section of CV"
"Tell us about your research experience. "
"Did you apply to DO and MD? If so, how will you choose between allo and osteo?"
"something about my family"
"How would you solve heatlhcare? what is the best act of kindness (totally bombed that one)? Why this school?"
"What would you do if you were having some trouble in a class?"
"If healthcare as a profession was off of the table, what profession would you choose?"
"who is your best friend? what trait do they have that you admire?"
"Why medicine and why AZCOM. At the end of the interview they asked why they should accept me."
"Is leadership the most important quality for an individual?"
"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. "
"What are your pet peeves? "
"If a classmate was cheating during an exam, would you turn them in?"
"What was your undergrad major and how will it help you as a physician? How have you dealt with a difficult class?"
"What do you think is the biggest problem facing healthcare?"
"Tell me about your research "
"Tell us about a time when you were in an ethical situation."
"What is empathy and can it be learned?"
"How would you run a campaign to change healthcare? What would you change? How would you fund it?"
"Health care experience"
""You seem like a high-achieving motivated person. What are you going to do when you make a mistake? (and you will).""
"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?"
"Why medicine and have I ever thought about any other medical career?"
"selfish reason/DO v. MD"
"Why DO?"
"How do you handle emaciated patients or those who are obese with difficult veins? (I've been a phlebotomist for over five yrs.)"
"Are you born with empathy, or can it be taught?"
"What is a major issue facing medicine today?"
"So is your job like CSI? (This was right after I told them not to ask that question. Humor... I love it.)"
"What was something you learned from your shadowing experiences?"
"How would you change our healthcare system?"
"How would you deal with a difficult person?"
"How do you think your research will help you as a physician?"
"Ethical question about Stem cell research."
"Tell me about your research project?"
"Tell us about research and experience. How will it help you as a professional? "
"What do you do for fun? Why DO?"
"If a teenage pregnant girl came into your office wanting an abortion, what would you do?"
"If you could cure one disease, what would it be and why?"
"Will your husband come with you?"
"What was the last book you read that was not required?"
"What did you learn from [something listed on my AACOMAS]."
"what is one quality that you want us to know about you that is not reflected in your application? "
"Why Medicine? Why DO?"
"What is the biggest problem facing OSTEOPATHIC medicine?"
"Tell me about your research experiences."
"Do you know the difference between DO and MD?"
"Who are you role models"
"If you had one million dollars, which charity would you donate to?"
"How did you pick your major? And how will it help you in your future practice?"
"Questions about my secondary application. They only have access to the secondaries. "
"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?)"
"What is one thing you want to change about yourself? (aka your weakness)"
"Why Osteopathic Medicine? Why Midwestern?"
"What was your least favorite course and why? "
"What do you think 1st and 4th year will be like?"
"Why DO"
"Why did you choose AZCOM and do you think you can adapt? (i'm from the northeast)"
"What was your favorite/least favorite science class"
"What do you think about stem cell research? and then being challenged again.."
"Specific to my essay"
"How do you feel about stem cell research?"
"What is the largest medical problem in the United States"
"What do you see the role of a physician to be to the larger community?"
"Tell us about your research."
"What do you think of using animal models in research?"
"what do you do in your spare time?"
"Why medicine?"
"Describe the most difficult pt you came across during your volunteer experiences for hospice. "
"What kind of patient would frustrate you?"
"Why do you want to be a physician, especially a DO?"
"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?"
"What is your view on stem cell research?"
"Do you consider osteopathic medicine an alternative medicine?"
"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. "
"your dad's a MD, how does he feel about you applying to DO schools and where does he work, etc."
"Why AZCOM?"
"What would you write on your tombstone?"
"What is the least favorite thing you liked about your research experience?"
"What would your friends say they like best about you?"
"Osteopathic medicine relies alot on it's alumni for support. Why would you be proud to support this profession after graduation?"
"What is your position on medical marijuana and physician assisted suicide?"
"Why DO and Midwestern?"
"If I were your patient in 10 years what would i expect from you?"
"if there was one thing that you wouldn't like about being a physician, what would it be?"
"What will be the biggest problem in healthcare in the next 10 years?"
"If you were required to lethally inject an inmate on death row, what would you do?"
"How do you handle stress?"
"If you could pick any disease to research and cure, which would you choose and why?"
"What intimidates you the most about being a doctor?"
"Do you intend to stay in the military after you finish med school?"
"What other schools have you applied to?"
"Where do you yourself in 10 years?"
"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). "
"What is the most difficult thing you have ever done and how did you accomplish it?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"Who are some of your role-models and why?"
"What is the biggest problem in the medical field today? Then because of my answer they asked the question about insurance company testing."
"What did you like most/least about your volunteer work in Louisiana w/ the America n Red Cross?"
"If one of your classmates was struggling in a class you were doing well in, what would you do?"
"10 people on a bus that crashes (see above)"
"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?"
"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?"
"Would I treat an illegal alein "
"name and discuss a medical ethical issue"
"Do you think more money should be spent on AIDS research or education?"
"Tell us about your reseach and how it relates to medicine."
"Why DO? Why Midwestern?"
"What one feature would you like to change about yourself?"
"When in your life did you decide you wanted to go into medicine?"
"What would you see different at a DO or MD office? How would the doctors be different?"
"How do you feel about OMM?"
"End stage emphasima, what do you do, and why?"
"What has been your experience/exposure to osteopathic med? Have you ever failed something?"
"Okay, but why AZCOM?"
"Why would you make a good doctor?"
"What types of community service projects have you led and participated in?"
"why azcom, why D.O., and why apply to M.D. programs?"
"How do you feel about Stem Cell Research? "
"What do you do to releave stress?"
"What is one time I have failed at something and how did I deal with it?"
"Ethical stuff about illegal immigrants and healthcare."
"Tell us about "your hobby." The above "interesting" question."
"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."
"Did you mind redshirting your first year in football?"
"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?"
"What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?"
"What do you expect MSI to be like and do you realize how much different it will be than graduate school was?"
"What aspects of your volunteer experience led you to your decision to pursue medicine?"
"How do evaluate an applicant's level of compassion?"
"What books have you read lately? "
"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."
"What is your view on affirmative action?"
"Do you regret anything?"
"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?"
"Tell me about yourself. Why did you apply to AZCOM? What does osetopathic medicine mean to you?"
"Specific questions from my application."
"When and how did you decide to pursue medicine as a career?"
"What do I think is the definition of osteopathic medicine?"
"If you failed anatomy, what would you do?"
"how my academic and other experiences have prepared me for osteopathic med school."
"What is the difference b/t D.O.s and M.D.s? "
"Should osteopathy be promoted on a national scale? Why?"
"The cloning/stem cell/life support (ethical/moral) question. What was my most significant experience in my major? "
"Why AZCOM? if you get into more than 1 school, still AZCOM?"
"What questions do you have for us? Make sure you ask some, they almost expect you to."
"Asked to describe two separate ecologically animal related research projects I worked on previously."
"In a few sentences what would you say is the difference between DO and MD?"
"Do you think your answer (to previous question) would offend an MD?"
"A question basically asked what the difference was between a DO and MD."
"What was your research?"
"Tell me about your reseach."
"When misjudged?"
"Who is your role model?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor? How do you deal with stress? Why humanities major- do you think this is a disadvantage? "
"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.)"
"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)"
"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?"
"What do you dislike most about the farm? What classes do you like and dislike and why?"
"What was your favorite duty station and why?"
"Mostly the questions were specifics from my resume and personal statement."
"How did you decide to play ice hockey? How will you maintain your health during school?"
"what do you think about abortion and relegion and opinions about it."
"If you had a few extra hours, how would you spend it?"
"What disease would you cure and why?"
"In another life, what kind of kitchen appliance would you be? "
"Dicuss how you became interested in Osteopathic Medicine?"
"have you ever disagreed with a superior?"
"explain reseach, clinical experiences, volunteer expereinces, tell abotu a specific patient you interacted with during a clinical experience"
"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?"
"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? "
" what was the last book you read?"
"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."
"If you spotted one of your students in class cheating on a test, what would you do?"
"Tell us about yourself. (This is harder than you think because it is difficult to know where to begin and when to stop talking.)"
"How did the Dr. you know influence you decision to become a D.O."
"How did you become interested in Osteopathic Medicine"
"How will I handle it if I fail a class or a test?"
"Do you believe in osteopathic manipulations?"
"Why do you want to pursue osteopathic medicine?"
"What specifically did you learn from your clinical experiences that reinforced your desire to become a DO?"
"What disease would you eliminate and why? "
"Who do I see as the person that I will turn to for support? How will you handle being married and in school?"
"Tell us about your particular experiences/responsibilities during your volunteer work."
"Why Osteopathic medicine?"
"What was your most difficult class and how did you deal with it? "
"Personality: Describe your bestfriend? What kind of boooks do you read? What is the most exotic place that you've traveled?"
"What do you think causes road rage?"
"Do your favorite impersonation?"
"You have lived in MO your whole life, why would you want to move to Arizona?"
"How does your father feel about you wanting to become a DO? (My father is an MD.)"
"They asked me a lot of questions about my personal statement, such as my cancer research and marathon running experiences."
"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?"
"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?"
"If you could cure any disease, what would it be and why?"
"Tell me about your research experience."
"What do you think Medical School will be like?"
"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. "
"If you had an extra hour each day what would you do?"
"Would you want to continue research while you are in med school? Why?"
"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?"
"How have you and your wife prepared for medical school?"
"How would you make a person with Type II DM, smokes, drinks, HTN, change their lifestyle for a more healthy life?"
""I see that you did a lot of reasearch...tell me about it.""
"2)why do you want to be a DO? 3)how would you handle a situation where DOs are looked down on "
"How do you deal with stress?"
"What would you do if you caught a fellow student cheating?"
"One strength/One weakness"
"Why our program?"
"Explain the most meaningful interaction I had with a patient in a clinical setting"
"What is a selfish reason you are pursuing medicine? How do you handle difficult patients?"
"What is a college class that you started off hating but came to appreciate?"
"X looks really cool... (not a question but a statement)"
"ethical question about vaccines"
"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")"
"What would you do if you saw one of your classmates cheating on an exam?"
"Explain a time you failed. Last book I read. Why DO, why Midwestern."
"A couple basic ethical questions, but mostly questions straight from my resume."
"Two characteristics by which your friends would describe you?"
"Talk about a stressful situation"
"What qualities would you look for in a competitive applicant?"
"What are some things your friends would say about you (strengths and weaknesses) Talk about a stressful situation."
"If I could completely change healthcare in the US however I wanted, what would I do?"
"What do you do in your free time?"
"Any academic challenges during college? How did you handle?"
"Tell us of a significant moment during your shadowing experience."
"What are the biomarkers that can indicate a traumatic brain injury? (specific to my experiences)"
"How do you think you will handle the stress of medical school? How do you relieve stress?"
"What are some doubts about the medical profession? About the osteopathic profession?"
"Do you think your family will be able to handle you being in medial school?"
"What do you like to do for fun?"
"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?"
"Why Medicine?"
"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?"
"A question about my hobbies. Majority of the questions were application specific"
"What type of medicine do you think you want to go into? Why?"
"Do you not think that researchers have an impact on others (I changed from a research track to medicine)?"
"Why doctor, DO, AZCOM?"
"Why a doctor, why DO, why AZCOM?"
"tell us about your research- nothing specific, no grilling..just gave a brief overview"
"On your CV you said you were a novice baker - how's that working out for you?"
"when was a time that you used critical thinking to solve a problem?"
"What is your greatest weakness?"
"Why medicine, why AZCOM, why DO?"
"What movie actor do I want to play me?"
"How will you handle stress and failure in medical school?"
"Tell me about your research"
"What is my biggest concern for my first year at school and how will I deal with the problem"
"What's something you wish we'd asked?"
"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?"
"Is there any question that you wish we had asked you today? What is that question and how would you answer it?"
"How will you deal with the enormous amount of debt that you are about to undertake?"
"How will you balance your life during medical school?"
"Tell me about your choice to enter medicine, DO, AZCOM."
"What is the biggest mistake you have ever made in your life?"
"What was the most recent book you've read for pleasure and why did you read it?"
"besides friends and family, what makes you happy?"
"Have I ever broken a rule in my life? "
"What is the greatest thing you can do for another human being as a doctor?"
"If you find yourself struggling first quarter of your medical career, what would you do?"
"Cheating, patient refusals, ethics topics"
"other application specifics"
"What challenges will you face as a DO?"
"Specific questions regarding activities listed on CV. They just wanted to know more about my responsbilities and involvement."
"do you think eveyone should have healthcare"
"What really shaped your life and lead you to want to become a DO?"
"How do you think you will fare in your first year?"
"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?"
"Why medicine? Why not Ph.D.? (I've done a fair amount of research)"
"Questions about EC's."
"Tell me the difference between DO and MD without using the term "holistic""
"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?"
"Why AZCOM? What criteria will you use to pick your top 3 schools?"
"Problems with medicine in the United States"
"what is your family life like (i mentioned family was very important on my statement), and who are your role models?"
"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?"
"tell me about shadowing."
"What was your least favorite class? (I added favorite class to the answer, too)"
"How would you adjust to Arizona? Could you handle the move? (I'm from MI)"
"What was your favorite science class? Least favorite class?"
"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! "
"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."
"If you do bad on your first test, what would you plan to do to improve?"
"What is the difference between an MD and a DO?"
"How will you manage to balance school life with family life?"
"Other questions specific to my app about my music, research, learning habits/styles, teaching history"
"What is the hardest question you've received in an interview? A couple more questions specific to my hobbies, interests, work experience, etc."
"Top 3 movies of all time and why? only question that really caught me off guard. "
"would i be comfortable dissecting a cadaver"
"What do you like to do for fun? What is the biggest ethical dilemma you've ever had?"
"Specific question about my profile"
"Why did you double major in Psychology?"
"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"
"What would you do if your preceptor was mishandling one of your patients?"
"What is the biggest problem in the U.S. healthcare system today?"
"have you ever said something you didn't mean to say and if so what did you do to correct the situation."
"What was your biggest failure or mistake, and how did you come to deal with it?"
"Why Medicine, why DO? What would you tell a group of students who are interested in learning the differences among Dos and MDs ?"
"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)"
"Personal things and then "What was the last book you read?""
"Do you have any questions for us?"
"What do you think medical school will be like?"
"Who is you best friend and what are their qualities?"
"How many schools did you apply to?"
"A hero of yours who isn't living"
"Describe a challenge you've had to overcome during your research. "
"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?"
"What was my favorite (clinical or non-clinical) volunteer experience?"
"why AZCOM"
"If a patient couldn’t pay a bill what would you do?"
"What are you entitled to?"
"How do you think you will manage the course load in medical school?"
"What is an issue specific to the osteopathic profession?"
"What is your opinion on stem cell research?"
"What do you do for fun?"
"What is your view on euthenasia? And follow up questions."
"Why did you choose to apply to AZCOM?"
"Describe your familiarity with osteopathic medicine and OMT."
"Who is the historical figure that I look up to the most."
"What was your toughest decision while on Student Senate during your undergrad?"
"What were you thinking about on your way in today? "
"Is there anything else you would like us to know that is not on your application? "
"What was the last book you read?"
"Is there anything on your application that you want us to know that isn't already stated?"
"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."
"What is your pet peeve?"
"Why D.O. and why AZCOM?"
"Why are you interested in DO as opposed to MD?"
"how would you handle being belittled by a patient and MD for being a DO? "
"What is the biggest problem facing health care today?"
"Why are you switching from teaching to medicine?"
"(something specific from resume) mine was about dancing and research"
"If you were working in a hospital and you disagreed with a superior's behavior, how would you handle it?"
"How does teaching empower individuals? Have you ever had to use your CPR skills?"
"What makes you unique?"
"Childhood obesity and diabetes."
"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?"
"How do you deal with stress?"
"What did you take away from your volunteer/work experience?"
"What do you think is a healthcare issue in the U.S?"
"What is one thing that you enjoy about your research? - I could have told them more things that I didn't like about it!!"
"How would your friends describe you"
"What do you do to relax, what was your favorite non-major course"
"Why DO? Where else did you apply?"
"Tell us about your ...(student organization)."
"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). "
"How does you background help you in your future practice"
"What would your friends say about you?"
"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)"
"Tell me about your journey to this decision. "
"Your dad is MD- why did you choose DO?"
"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)"
"Describe a time that you failed and then made up for the failure or overcame it."
"If you got an F on your first test in your first year, how would you handle it?"
"How, as a physician, can you give DO's a positive image"
"If a patient with chronic pain came to you requesting euthanization, what would you do?"
"What makes you happy?"
"What would you do if a teenaged girl came to you requesting an abortion and she didn't want her parents to know?"
"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."
"significant other question. which i was really taken aback by."
"What do you think physicians will have to face in 10-15 years?"
"How do you feel about the Schiavo case?"
"How do you handle stress? "
"What is the most shocking thing you have ever done in your life?"
"What do you think of the new Medicare Bill being introduced at the beginning of the new year?"
"If you knew that you would struggle to get by financially as a physician, would you still go to medical school?"
"Discuss your research project and paper"
"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.."
"is there anything you would like to tell us that hasn't been covered in this interview?"
"You have a 16 year old patient who comes in and turns out to be pregnant. What do you do?"
"What is your most memorable clinical experience?"
"He picked out parts of my resume and asked about different activities."
"How do you feel about stem cell research?"
"Have you been keeping up with the news about Vioxx?"
"tell us what you know about osteopathic medicine."
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"What do you think of OMM/OMT?"
"Greatest weakness? blah, blah, blah..."
"What causes poverty?"
"Name a selfish reason you have for becoming a doctor."
"What seperates you from all the other candidates here today?"
"Dinner with 3 people."
"What is the difference between MD and DO? Why DO?"
"The rest were just about my specific file."
"Give a pro and a con of osteopathic medicine. "
"If your left thumb was somehow cut off, and you could not become a physician, what would would do for a career?"
"5) Questions pertaining to my background--jobs, research, etc. "
"Is healthcare a right or privilege?"
"talk about my psychology and biology honors thesis and research projects"
"What made you decide DO rather than other fields, i.e. naturopathy?"
"What is one of the greatest problems you've ran into and what did you do to overcome it?"
"Tell us about yourself? Support system? How would you handle living in AZ?"
"What do you want to tell us about you that isn't already stated in your application materials?"
"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?"
"What is something you have read recently about the medical system that you believe needs changed?"
"Why Midwestern/DO?"
"Where else did you apply to?"
"What are you planning on doing during your time off? (out of school)"
"Explain your research?"
"What do you do in your freetime to relieve stress?"
"Tell me about yourself and why we shoudl take you?"
"If one patient asked me if I could even write prescriptions since I was a DO, what would you say?"
"tell me about your clinical experiences?"
"If I could cure one disease what would it be and why?"
"Why should we accept you?"
"Have you studied abroad and if so, tell us about that? What interesting book have you read recently? "
"What was a difficult situation in your life and how did you overcome it?"
"Why medicine? Why Midwestern?"
"Why did you wear what you wore today?"
"What is your opinion of OMM and the osteopathic philosophy in general?"
"Why AZCOM? Why Phoenix?"
"JUST READ STUDENT DOCTOR QUESTIONS. You will be asked a total of 10-15 questions total"
"Are you aware of the sacrifice med school will require from your family (avg. 6 months away during MS III and IV)?"
"Have you personally experienced OMM/OMT?"
"Tell me about your family. Tell me about your shadowing experiences. Why did you pick the physicians that you shadowed."
"A 14 year old girl came to you confessing she is pregnant, do you tell the parents?"
"Did you ever wish that you had put your foot in your mouth? "
"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."
"What can you contribute to our school? "
"Why AZCOM?"
"What kinds of challenges do you perceive primary care physicians currently face?"
"Top three D.O. schools I am applying to, and why I chose those as my top three."
"What do you do to relieve stress?"
"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"
"The one about the suicidal patient"
"When have you put your foot in your mouth?"
"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?"
"Should US have socialized medicine?"
"Tell me about yourself. "
"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."
"Hypothetical about performing abortion on someone, very general."
"They asked me about the most important finding in my research. Would I consider a MD/PhD dual degree?"
"Questions about things I said in my essay."
"Why do you want to go to AZCOM?"
"Have I ever shadowed a DO?"
"What if you don't get in?"
"What attributes do you have that would make you a good doctor?"
"Describe your motivation to be a DO. Asked if I had experienced manipulation under the DO I shadowed. "
"Mainly about my extracurricular activities and hobbies."
"What are you intrested in studying as a speciality?"
"What was the most significant experience you had in Mexico City while serving your L.D.S. mission?"
"What are you doing to prepare yourself for medical school? What did you learn most on your (church) mission?"
"Tell us about your native language and it's culture."
"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."
"what can u bring to AZCOM"
"What drives you in life?"
"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?"
"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."
"would you like a glass of water?"
"tell us about yourself, what is a successful physician, "
"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?"
"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? "
" how do you unwind?"
"Will I continue to train and race triathlon while in medical school."
"If you saw friends trying illegal substances, what would you do?"
"What would yuou do if you failed a test?"
"What I would change about my past if I could and why."
"What I would chnage about my past if I could and why."
"What did you gain from your clinical experiences."
"What do I tell people when they ask the difference between osteopathic medicine and "regular" medicine?"
"What clinical experience do you have?"
"Who do you turn to for support?"
"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?"
"What do you believe is the most important ethical situation facing medicine today? "
"Tell me about any specific patients that have stood out in your memory?"
"What will you do if you don't get into medical school?"
"Describe your clinical experiences "
"What is the difference between allopathic and osteopathic medical school?"
"What field of medicine are you interested in?"
"Describe your most meaningful patient experience?"
"Tell me about your volunteer experiences and shadowing."
"What would you do (career) if you didn't get into medical school at all? "
"I have a patient who is diagnosed with a chronic illness and asked me to do physician assisted suicide.. what do I do?"
"What do you think that medical school is going to be like?"
"Why do you want to be a physician versus a nurse/PA?"
"If you could cure any disease, what would it be and why?"
"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?"
"If you could be something other than a physician, what would you be?"
"You have a family, why do you think you can handle med school?"
"What do you think your typical day will be like in ten years?"
"If you could cure one disease what would it be?"
"What does Haleakala in the name Haleakala Crater mean? - I'm from Hawaii. "
""Do you find that you study better in groups or on yuor own?""
"4)what clinical experience do you have? "
"What do you consider your greatest strength? Weakness?"
"Why osteopathic medicine? Where else did you interview?"
"How would I describe my current study habits?"
"What's your most selfish reason for pursuing medicine?"
"What is a college class that you started off hating but came to appreciate?"
"which shadowing experience was the best?"
"if you were a utensil, what utensil would you be."
"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?"
"If you could choose to have one superpower, what would it be and why?"
"What non-medical related books have you read in the past three years?"
"All pretty basic."
"If you could invite three people to dinner, who and why? What would you cook them?"
"If you can cure any disease, what would it be?"
"Ethical question about how to handle a mother that doesn't want her child (your pt) vaccinated."
"If you could cure any disease, what would it be?"
"If inviting three people, living or dead, who would you invite?"
"Ethical Question Regarding lethal injection"
"The euthanasia scenario (specific to my experiences)."
"What is the most important skill for a practising physician?"
"What will wars in the future be about?"
"How would you deal with ___ difficult patient (scenario described)"
"If I have one year off and all the money that I need, what would I write a book about?"
"Who was your favorite patient?"
"Would I be able to handle and balance a rigorous and difficult lifestyle as a medical student?"
"Tell me about how OMM has influenced your desire to become a DO."
"An application specific question they asked as a follow up question to an earlier answer of mine."
"If you could choose between a vaccine for cancer, obesity or HIV for America which would you choose? What about for the world?"
"If you could invite three people to dinner, who would they be?"
"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)"
"The question about how to deal with a mother refusing vaccinations for her child."
"How are you different from your sister :)"
"Baking question - didn't expect it."
"what you change about your mom? your dad? have you every disappointed them?"
"If you could invite any celebrity to dinner, who would it be?"
"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)"
"If you could take any three people to dinner, who would they be?"
"How do you base your decision to go to medschool with respect to your spouse?"
"Stuff related to my app."
"If I had a super power, what would it be and why?"
"What is a social health issue you would choose to fix?"
"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."
"Kitchen appliances."
"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?"
"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)"
"What influence did/does your parents' careers have on your life?"
"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!)"
"All of the questions were interesting in their own ways."
"what would your ideal patient be like?"
"What would I do if I was not doing well in my first semester of medical school?"
"The Toys R Us question"
"What are some problems with healthcare today? Followed by: How would YOU fix them? "
"Various questions from my resume - they were pretty specific!"
"If Pres. Obama were to call you and ask you about your opinions on the current healthcare debate, what would you say? "
"biggest mistake in life"
"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."
"Ethical question about religion"
"If you weren't about to go into medicine right now, what would you be doing with your life?"
"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?"
"#2"
"are you self gratifing or self deprecating?"
"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"
"dunno"
"If you could have dinner with any 3 people dead or alive who would it be and what would you cook for dinner?"
"What do you do when a patient refuses to follow your advice?"
"Why did I choose to come back to school after a hiatus"
"Does your parents success make you feel like you have to live up to them?"
"How often do you run? (Hobby on my CV). The rest is a blur...too many interviews at this point...!"
"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?"
"Name three musicians you would like to invite to dinner, why you would invite them, and what you would serve them."
"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"
"Who has been your mentor, and what is the one phrase that they said to you that really shaped your life?"
"Q1"
"What are the 3 most important characteristics of choosing a medical school?"
"Why did Jimi Hendrix die?"
"Ethical question as a future doc on approving use of growth hormone on 14 yr old patient wanting to play football"
"I don't remember!"
"(specific to hobby) Who is your favorite artist and why, and what kind of art do you enjoy doing most?"
"top 3 movies."
"What makes you happy and what makes you sad?"
"three best qualities and three worst qualities"
"If you could invite three people for dinner, who would they be, why and what would you serve them?"
"If you could invite 3 people to dinner alive or dead, who would they be? What would you make them??"
"What qualities does your best friend have that you admire?"
"yoga"
"Do you like to read and what books are they?"
"If the laws were changed to require every physician to participate in death-row executions, how would you feel?"
"what would you send into space to represent humankind to any other intelligent life out there?"
"What similarities have you found between rock climbing and medicine"
"What would you do if you saw your classmate blatently cheating on an exam?"
"Who is your best friend and what qualities do they have? Do you have those qualities?"
"What goals have you set that you have failed>?"
"What is your favorite character to be when playing MarioKart? (I mentioned it in my PS)."
"When was the last time you cried?"
"One that was specific to one of the responses I made in a previous answer. "
"The book question"
"Do you think stem cells should be used in research? "
"Tell us about a time when you were in an ethical situation."
"Who is you best friend and what are their qualities?"
"Healthcare question"
"What is one time that you are been treated unfairly or discriminated against?"
"What problem do you see future physicians facing which isn't present today or wasn't in the past?"
"Question #2"
"How would you specifically provide affordable healthcare to the underserved and disadvantaged?"
"Why Arizona?"
"If a patient were unable to pay for services, what would you do?"
"What does your wife think of all of this?"
"Are you instinctive?"
"If you had to write a book about yourself, would be you title it?"
"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.) "
"what qualitites about yourself would make you a good physician?"
"Do you consider yourself a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond."
"What would you do if you had an extra 4 hours in a day?"
"If you could have a meal with a character from a book, who would it be?"
"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?"
"Read any good books lately?"
"What makes you a better candidate than the others applying? "
"Do you think religion has a place in medicine and would you discuss your religion to your patients?"
"If you had all the money in the world for one weekend, what would you do with it and why?"
"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."
"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?"
"If you could change one thing in the world what would it be?"
"Why did you choose your major and how will that help you in medical school and as an osteopathic physician?"
"i am fluent in 3 lx and learning a 4th and they asked why i was interested in languages. "
"How would you describe empathy, and can empathy be taught?"
"What is the biggest issue facing osteopathic medicine today?"
"If you could have dinner with any three people, dead or alive, who would it be and why? What would you serve?"
"Tell us about a significant patient interaction you've had."
"Tell us about your upbringing"
"Tell us about your journey to want to be a DO."
"It was all about me, nothing strange, not even about AZCOM... not even an ethical question."
"If you were a tree what type of tree would you be and why?"
"A question about childhood obesity and diabetes -- what would I do as a physician?"
"If you were president of the United States, how would you fix healthcare?"
"The most interesting question that I was asked was who was a key person in my life that has influenced me."
"What's the best advice anyone has ever given you?"
"What is your favorite car? "
"What kind of tree woud you be and why? Why didn't you apply to the PA program?"
"How would your friends describe you"
"Where are there good camping spots in the state"
"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?"
"Compare TCOM with AZCOM."
"What was your most difficult question you were asked by your other interviews?"
"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."
"What do you think of empathy? Can someone learn empathy and how important is it that a patient feel their doctor is empathetic?"
"What is the most pressing issue in healthcare today?"
"If you could chose 3 people (living or dead) to invite to dinner, who would it be and why?"
"They were pretty run-of-the-mill...why DO, tell us about the osteopathic philosophy, etc."
"What do you think of using animal models in research? "
"what would you do if you knew someone in class was cheating"
"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."
"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)?"
"What was the last book you read?"
"I was not really asked any questions I would consider difficult and/or interesting/suprising."
"What do you consider to be your greatest accomplishment in life so far?"
"If you were a kitchen appliance, which one would you be, and why?"
"what makes you happy?"
"What would be your ideal patient?"
"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)."
"do you have a significant other?"
"How would you deal with a difficult patient? What if they would not follow your advice?"
"What would you write in you tombstone?"
"What is your philosophy on death? (In regards to my being a Hospice volunteer)"
"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?"
"What causes low-back pain? (this question came from discussing my background as a trainer)"
"How would you tell a patient's family that their loved one has died?"
"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."
"What is my opinion on medicinal marijuana? (i was only asked this because of my answer to another question)"
"What three people from history would you like to meet? What would you serve as a meal?"
"Nothing terribly interesting, just a good mix of straight forward, and open-ended questions."
"What international news event from the past 6 months have you found to be the most interesting?"
"If you don't get in, how would you improve your application."
"If you could have dinner with any three people, alive or dead, who would they be and why?"
"If I were the president of the FDA, what would I do?"
"How do I think my psychology degree will help me as a physician."
"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)."
"if you had 2 extra hours each day what would you do with them?"
"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)"
"What causes poverty?"
"What are your thoughts on managed health care?"
"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?"
"If you were the president, would you support insurance companies doing genetic testing for specific diseases to exclude applicants?"
"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?"
"Fairly standard fare...lots of questions about why DO, why AZCOM, and lots on my background. Very few ethical questions. "
"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)"
""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?""
"What kinds of rockets did you build (referring to my old job)?"
"Nothing. All ethics questions."
"what unique quality do you feel you can contribute to your class? "
"Questions concerning consciousness and the movie "What the Bleep?""
"all standard interview questions"
"What was your hardest class as an undergrad and how did you deal with this class?"
"What would you want on your tombstone for people to remember you by?"
"How do you deal with setbacks?"
"If you could have dinner with any four people, living or dead, who would they be?"
"What scares you about medical school?"
"What non-science class have you taken that impacted your life the most?"
"What was the most recent good book you read?"
"If we were to meet your best friend, what would s/he say is your greatest strength? your biggest weakness?"
"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?"
"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?"
"How did your greek chapter mold you as a doctor?"
"What do you think in wrong with Medicine?"
"Do you think it is possible for McDonald's to become a healthy restaurant?"
"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?"
"As a caring individual, what will you do to care for the underserved in your practice?"
"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?""
"Describe a situation in your medical experience? Now describe in that experience how medicine needs to change?"
"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?"
"Did you also apply to allopathic schools?"
"How did you decide on a career in medicine?"
"Nothing really. All the questions came straight out of student doctor. I was very well prepared thanks to Studentdoctor.net"
"What would you do to determine if a candidate is compassionate?"
"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."
"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."
"If you could do whatever you wanted for one entire day, what would you do?"
"Do you think selling human organs via the internet should be legalized?"
"If you could have anyone over for dinner, from any era, living or dead, who would it be and why?"
"I was asked a couple of hypothetical situational questions that were interesting."
"If you were a kitchen utensil, what would you be?"
"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?"
"What I would do if a young girl came to me for an abortion, saying she would commit suicide if I told her parents"
"Name 3 adjectives describing yourself."
"Nothing too interesting, essentially all the questions from my resume."
"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?"
"What three (living or dead) people would you invite to dinner and why?"
"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?"
"If you were able to invite three people from any time period to dinner, who would they be and what would you serve them?"
"What did you do last nite? did you like the mall ?"
"With all the things you do in your life, what do you do with the little spare time you have?"
"Tell me about your research project on animal X?"
"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?"
"nothing that interestingm quite a few about handling stress, time management etc. kind of repititive."
"They received a letter from a professor whose class I did well in and asked why I thought that I did well."
"Who had the most influence on your life"
"Tell me about your surf report website. (I do an online surf report in Hawaii)"
"The questions were relatively standard."
"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."
"Nothing very interesting, though some other applicants had ethical questions."
"If you could be an animal, which one would you be?"
"Nothing really. Just the typical interview questions that everyone gets asked."
"If you could be a movie personality who would you be and why?"
"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!)"
"What do you dislike the most about working on a farm?"
"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."
"They asked me mostly just questions about my resume and personal statement."
"If you could be any kitchen appliance, what would you be?"
"If I was the PI to my lab, what would I do differently."
"How would you help your patient quit smoking?"
"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;)"
"What kind of kitchen appliance would you be?"
"What type of munitions do assassins most commonly use? I am a forensic science student, and the guy was a ballistics injuy expert."
"What ethical issues do you think will doctors face in the future?"
"If you saw someone doing something unethical what would you do?"
"What is you opinion of the medical school application? What would you do to fix it?"
"What was the best and worst thing about being a counselor at summer camp?"
"What animal would you be?"
"About being home schooled and the effect it had, specifically the transition to a public school."
"What is your opinion on music sharing and mp3s?"
"If your admission depended on a meal that you had to make us, what would you make?"
"About my Law Enforcement background"
"Nothing particulary interesting...They asked what areas I like to mountain bike (perhaps because I race)."
"Tell us something you said recently and had to put your foot in your mouth."
"Nothing really out of the ordinary or interesting."
"Are DO's better than MDs?"
"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."
"Explain detassling to me?"
"If you had to tell a patient that they had cancer and they began to cry, would you cry with that patient?"
"Why did Wendy's remove their salad bar? (I worked at Wendy's in high school)"
"see below"
"What specific role(s) to you play when assigned to a team?"
"How would you handle treating an illegal alien?"
"Do you believe in population control?"
"If I had to split money between Aids Research and Education, how would I do it and why?"
"When you're old, what would you think you'd consider to be your greatest accomplishment?"
"Would my significant other be insecure or jealous? I'm not sure my male counterparts got this one!!"
"You say you have a great sense of humor, do your best impersonation for us?"
"Do you think you will run into some resistance being a women in medicine? If so, how will you handle it?"
"How is marathon-running like medical school?"
"I invite 3 people over to my house for dinner, what do I serve?"
"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?"
"Tell us about your most memorable patient."
"Since boxing and martial arts are your hobbies, how do you relate them to medicine?"
"Have you ever disagreed with a superior? If so, how did you handle the situation?"
"If you could cure any disease, what would it be and why?"
"Who is your best friend, and what qualities do they have that make them your best friend?"
"When was a time I was misjudged?"
"Have you ever had OMM?"
"Lots of resume questions. Know what you write about."
"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? "
"What 3 people would you invite to dinner and why?"
"If you could cure one disease, what would it be?"
"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?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years? And when your career is done what do you want to say about it?"
""What would you like on your tombstone?" There were some interesting questions regarding my past music career."
"they knew I liked watching foreign films so that asked me about what countries films I like the best"
"If I could invite 3 famous persons to dinner, who would they be and what would I serve them?"
"What makes you happy? What disease would you eradicate and why?"
"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?"
"Think of an ethical dilemma you might face when you are a doctor and how you might deal with it"
"What's your most selfish reason for pursuing medicine?"
"Would you, as a pediatrician, still see children whose parents don't vaccinate?"
"ethical question about vaccines. should it be mandated?"
"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?"
"My opinions about Obamacare and it's future"
"Choose a novel that you have read in the past year and tell us how you relate to one of the characters."
"Name an upcoming issue in medicine."
"All pretty basic."
"Why a doctor, and not a nurse or teacher?"
"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?"
"Tell us about a time when someone questioned your validity (not sure if that was the exact word they used, but that general idea)"
"If you could be a democrat, leader, or innovator, what would you choose and why?"
"If inviting three people, living or dead, who would you invite?"
"Ethical Question regarding lethal injection"
"The euthanasia scenario (specific to my experiences)."
"What is your single most significant act of kindness?"
"What kitchen appliance would you be and why?"
"What is a question you had expected us to ask you that we haven't?"
"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?"
"The ethics question above, and another ethics question on should performance-enhancing drugs be banned in sports?"
"What do you do for fun? (Honestly, I should have been way more prepared for this question lol)"
"What doubts do you have about becoming a DO?"
"If you could choose between a vaccine for cancer, obesity or HIV for America which would you choose? What about for the world?"
"Do you know what the first year of medical school will be like?"
"How would you fix healthcare?"
"The question about how to deal with a mother refusing vaccinations for her infant."
"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."
"tell me about a time you put your foot in your mouth."
"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)"
"If you were stranded on a desert island, what two lifetime supply of medications would you bring with you?"
"Honestly none."
"what is your most selfish reason for wanting to practice medicine"
"How would you handle it if your 15 year old patient came in with her mother and her pregnancy test was positive?"
"What is a selfish reason you have for doing medicine?"
"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."
"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?"
"Why be a physician over any other job in health care - nursing, PA, NP, etc."
"what is the difference between empathy and sympathy and can it be taught?"
"At what point does determination become stubbornness?"
"What was the biggest mistake you have ever made in your life?"
"I didn't really find any single question more difficult than any of the others."
"what doubts do you think you'll have about practicing osteopathic medicine?"
"Is it ever okay to cry in front of or with a patient?"
"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."
"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!)"
"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?"
"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)"
"do you think we should increase taxes to cover everyone healthcare wise? what makes you different than the rest of our applicants?"
"again straightforward questions, nothing out of the ordinary"
"What makes a successful person?"
"What is a difficulty you have faced in the past and how did you overcome it?"
"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."
"#2"
"what is going to make me remember you after interviewing 60 people?"
"Question about health care, follow up questions about what I feel should be added or removed from Obama's plan."
"what is one thing that you regret? uhhhhhh.......blanked for a second"
"Choose 1 ethics topic you would like to discuss."
"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...."
"Tell me advantages and disadvantages of the US healthcare system"
"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? "
"none- a LOT more laid back than I expected. "
"Talk about a time when you showed leadership."
"none really...i was just overly nervous."
"If you were accepted at three schools (One MD and Two DO) where would you choose to go, and for what reasons?"
"2 people outside of your family members that you consider role models or motivational?"
"Actually, I didn't get any real tough questions. I thought they were all very fair and, for the most part, specific to me."
"What is the hardest question you've received in an interview? (ironic...?) "
"You've interviewed at other schools...what has been your hardest question that you have been asked?"
"What makes you sad?"
"who are three historical figures i would invite to dinner and what would i cook for them"
"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?"
"Describe an ethical issue that faces physicians today. How would you handle this situation?"
"A couple specific questions about my personal statement. Did college meet my expectations?"
"kindness"
"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)"
"a pregnant 15 yr old comes to you and wants an abortion. what would you do and/or say to her?"
"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."
"What goals have you set for yourself that you have not achieved, and what did you do after?"
"Define empathy? Is someone born with it or is it learned?"
"what is a selfish part of medicine that draws you to it?"
"Tell us about a time when you were stereotyped or negatively categorized and how it affected you."
"Tell me about a difficult decision you have had to make."
"Do you have any questions for us? "
"The problems with healthcare. It is just so open and I can rant forever."
"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)"
"What is one time that you are been treated unfairly or discriminated against?"
""see above""
""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!"
"How would you specifically provide affordable healthcare to the underserved and disadvantaged?"
"What's the biggest problem in healthcare?"
"What was your biggest mistake? Why?"
"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?"
"What would you say is the single most important invention/discovery in medicine thus far?"
"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.)"
"What do you imagine your first year of medical school to be like?"
"Views on euthenasia, then challenging follow-up questions"
"Tell us what you think about ethical issues facing the medical field?"
"What would you do if a patient failed to heed your advice about their health condition?"
"About Stem cell research. My stand on that."
"Ethical type question about a sexually active 14 year old girl seeking contraceptives...what do you do?"
"Describe an ethical/moral dilemma you were in and how you responded to it."
"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. "
"How have you prepared yourself to handle to monotonous days spent as a physician? (Random...)"
"Same as above."
"If you could cure one disease, what would it be?"
"Where do you see the future of healthcare?"
"What makes you unique?"
"what is one quality/characteristic that you would like us to know about you that is not reflected in your resume/personal statement? "
"What is one thing you would change about yourself?"
"Name one selfish reason that you are aplying to medical school."
"What is the extent of your clinical exposure and what particular interaction with a patient affected you most and why?"
"What do you foresee as a major problem for you during medical school?"
"Who are your role models and what is the diff btw MD and DO"
"Why is your best friend your best friend?"
"Nothing difficult, I just had to explain myself and motivations. "
"The Tree Question. I even tried to prepare for this one and came up with nothing."
"None were difficult -- it was a lot of questions out of my file."
"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."
"None, they were all really easy to answer."
"They were all relatively fair."
"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)."
"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."
"Why a doctor?"
"Give an example of when you were a follower other than the one that is listed in your personal statement."
"There are a lot of ethnical questions, and prepare to be challenged once you gave them your answer"
"Describe a time when you showed initiative?"
"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?"
"If you were studying late in the school and one of your classmates found a copy of tomorrow's exam, what would you do?"
"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!)"
"Tell me about your journey to this decision. "
"is there anything about your personality you would change"
"What are your weaknesses?"
"The interesting question above."
"What is an obstacle (academic) you had to overcome?"
"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"
"Tell me about a time when you had to put your foot in your mouth."
"If you can invite a world leader to dinner who would it be and what would you serve him?"
"What is a recent negative experience you have had and what did you do to turn it into a positive one?"
"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?"
"how do you feel about the aging?"
"None were difficult."
"So what do you think about the Terri Schiavo case?"
"If you could go back and change something you've done over your past years in college, what would it be?"
"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)"
"During President Bush's presidency, what is his biggest success and biggest failure? (this was completely out of the blue)"
"Tell us about yourself... (this is a good question but I hate it. "I was born at a very young age...") ;-)"
"How do you deliever bad news to patients? How do you give a patient hope when their situation is hopeless?"
"What are some goals that physicians need to achieve in the next 10-20 years?"
"Compare the Canadian and American health systems outlining advantages and disadvantages of each."
"What will be the biggest problem in healthcare in 10 years?"
"Tell us about yourself? (I didn't know where to start and how much detail they wanted, so that made it difficult)"
"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?"
"If you could pick any disease to research and cure, which would you choose and why?"
"If I were the president of the FDA, what would I do?"
"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."
"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."
"Did you apply to any allopathic schools?(I answered Yes) How are you going to decide between MD/DO?"
"The large majority of questions were fairly difficult. Not an easy interview. They wanted to make me squirm. "
"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?"
"They asked all the basic interview questions that you should expect."
"If you could have dinner with any three people, who would they be and why?"
"How will your English major affect your practice of medicine?"
"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."
"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?"
"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."
"What do you think is the biggest problem in health care today and why?"
""Why should we accept you?" This question is actually difficult to answer without sounding arrogant."
"name and discuss a recent healthcare current event in the news"
"Do you think more money should be spent on AIDS research or education?"
"some people came out with ethical questions and questions on healthcare....but I didn't get any."
"What do you want to tell us about you that isn't already stated in your application materials?"
"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)"
"There are so many health care professions, why do you want to be a doctor?"
"Above question"
"Who are the three most influential people in your life? (non-religious) I drew a total blank here!!"
"same as above"
"How do you deal with someone with addictions?"
"Why would you make a good physician?"
"None really."
"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?"
"Why AZCOM as opposed to Western which is closer to your house and closer to your family?"
"What feature about yourself would you change?"
"Your patient has in stage emphysema, you can either intibate, or let the patient be, what do you do?"
"What was a time you failed and how did you deal with it?"
"See above."
"Nothing really."
""What is a problem in healthcare in the news today that you are concerned about?""
"see above"
"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)"
"Is healthcare a right or privilege?"
"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)"
"2 of them. What is the difference between arrogance and confidence? What difficult do you perceive you will have in medical school?"
"Describe a situation where you weren't as compassionate as you should have been? (my response to the above got turned back on me!)"
"What are your personal views on mal-practice and what wouuld you do to fix it? "
"Explain aspects of osteopathic medicine, such as self healing and preventative medicine."
"What do you feel the United States' role is on an international level, and how do feel about their relationship with the United Nations?"
"One of the situational questions was quite difficult for me although I thought that I had answered it thoroughly."
"How would you deal with the medical crisis in our nation?"
"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)?"
"What are your weaknesses"
"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.)"
"What were my top three D.O. schools I applied to, and why were they my top three choices?"
"What do you see as the biggest problem facing physicians today and what would you do to solve it?"
"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)"
"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?"
"What are your views on stem cell and cloning research? Also~what are your views on taking someone off life support?"
"What do you know about Osteopathic Medicine and how has that affected you interest in AZCOM?"
"None, all were very easly with no ethical questions at all."
"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."
"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."
"Are osteopathic adjustments different from chiropractor adjustments."
"How does your undergrad major relate to your desire to become a physician"
"Do you feel like swimming in college enhanced or lowered your grades?"
"Nothing"
"Because of preparation, I did not found any of the questions to be difficult."
"No difficult questions."
"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!"
"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)"
"None."
"See above....that really stumped me. (but I recovered nicely :) )"
"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!"
"What are you doing to prepare for med school? (everything that it says on my application!)"
"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."
"Have you experienced any roadblocks in attempting to get into medical school?"
"What is the difference between morals and ethics?"
"What can you bring to AZCOM?"
"Why do you want to be a D.O.? "
"How would you respond to a 14 yr. old's wish to have an abortion?"
"Tell us why you've decided to switch careers and go into medicine."
"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."
"You're pretty good at time management aren't you? "
"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"
"What is your opinion on selling organs on e-bay?"
"What do you want out of medical school? Have you ever put your foot in your mouth? "
"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?"
"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)?"
"What is your opinion on malpractice lawsuits against doctors and the idea of capping?"
"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."
"Where I want my pratice to be in 10 years"
"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."
"None"
"What my greatest accomplishment has been thus far?"
"Explain in detail osteopathic manipulation."
"Pick two words to describe yourself."
"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?"
"What disease would you eliminate and why? I said paralysis and they seemed to be disappointed that I didn't say AIDS. "
"How specifically would you change the laws of medicare to allow the elderly to afford their perscription medications?"
"What has been the most difficult time/experience in your life?"
"None. Very standard questions about your background."
"Nothing, mine was straight forward ,however another group got several ethical questions (5 or more) that they described as tough "
"Lots of hypothetical questions, not hard ones, but you do have to think quick."
"Describe a situation wherein you bent or broke a rule in order to receive a positive outcome."
"My questions seemed to be very personal in nature, I didn't expect that. I didn't get any situations or dinner questions."
"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?"
"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?"
"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?"
"A patient with a known drug addiciton history loses consciousness in my office and I find drugs on their person, do I report them?"
"A fellow student has repeatedly tried to cheat off you during tests even after you've asked him to stop. What do you do?"
"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.)"
"Discuss a controversial/ethical issue facing society today."
"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?"
"Tell us about a time when you were misperceived by others and what you did to change that."
"Do you have any doubts about medicine, specifically osteopathic education?"
"If you could cure one disease what would it be and why?"
"What will the biggest problem in medicine be in 10 years, why, and how would you solve it."
"Has there ever been a time that it was just impossible for you to do something?"
"Who was the most influential president in the past 40 years?"
"Ironically, I had difficulty with answering the question, "What was the most difficult class you've ever taken?""
"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?"
"Has there been a time when you have had to break/bend the rules in order to receive a positive outcome?"
"NOTHING.I wasn't even asked about "why osteopathic medicine.""
"nothing difficult at all, but I was nervous because it was my first interview, but overall the interviewers are very friendly."
"Look at most common interview questions"
"Researched the school. Wrote out answers to basic interview questions."
"SDN, practice interview questions, practice virtual interview"
"Mock interviews, SDN"
"Mock interview, forums, prior interviews"
"SDN, a book i bought off amazon"
"sdn, arizona com website, search demographics of the area"
"SDN mainly."
"SDN, school website, conversations with current students."
"SDN Interview Feedback Practice with family"
"SDN Interview Feedback, Reviewing my CV"
"Mock interviews, SDN questions"
"SDN, practicing questions"
"SDN, Review my Personal Statement / Primary application."
"Reviewed school's website, SDN forums, and my primary and secondary applications."
"SDN, and practice with friends"
"Read primary, secondary, resume, interview feedback, practiced questions and answers"
"Read SDN questions, practiced in front of mirror"
"SDN, read over ethical cases"
"SDN, reviewing my application, jotting down bullets so my answers wouldn't be rehearsed"
"SDN Website"
"Wrote out possible interview questions and answered them, Reviewed SDN posts, Read a book about Osteopathic Medicine"
"Read about AZCOM, knew about the program and Phoenix, knew some osteopathic history"
"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"
"Looking at sdn interview feedback, sdn threads, practicing questions before interview."
"SDN! and talking and rehearsing with a friend."
"SDN interview survey, website, SLEEP"
"Re-read my personal statement, reviewed my transcripts, and read up on some osteopathic topics."
What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?