How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.96 | 344 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 292 |
| Negatively | 25 |
| No change | 28 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 3.12 | 338 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.82 | 275 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.21 | 251 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 0 |
| Virtual | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 0 |
| 10 minutes | 0 |
| 15 minutes | 4 |
| 20 minutes | 12 |
| 25 minutes | 25 |
| 30 minutes | 118 |
| 35 minutes | 59 |
| 40 minutes | 39 |
| 45 minutes | 65 |
| 50 minutes | 15 |
| 55 minutes | 2 |
| 60+ minutes | 9 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 332 |
| At a regional location | 4 |
| At another location | 8 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 157 |
| In a group | 179 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 328 |
| Closed file | 10 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.96 | 344 |
"Describe a time you empathized with someone."
"Describe delivering difficult news to someone"
"A lot of team-based questions"
"About research"
"What was your most difficult course in college?"
"Why medicine and why DO?"
"Tell me about a time where you worked in a team to overcome an obstacle"
"Name a time you worked with a team and experienced difficulty."
"Why DO instead of MD?"
"Why DMU, Why medicine?"
"Why do you want to become a physician and specifically why choose osteopathic medicine?"
"Tell me about a time you worked on a team"
"Tell me more about your unusual major."
"Why medicine and why DMU?"
"Questions about my personal statement, including exact word choice and meaning"
"What do you like to do in your free time not related to academics, medicine, research?"
"Why Iowa? Why DO?"
"What surprised you about medicine?"
"What is the most surprising thing you learned from your time shadowing?"
"Why Medicine"
"How do you deal with conflict?"
"What do you have to offer DMU?"
"Why DMU, Why DO?"
"Why DO, why DMU?"
"Why DO? Are you a compassionate person? How will classes such as art appreciation benefit you as a future physician?"
"What would you do if you were struggling in a class in medical school?"
"What are my thoughts on OMM?"
"If I asked your friends to describe to me your strengths and weaknesses, what would they say?"
"Choose a controversial ethical issue in medicine today and explain your position on it."
"Tell me about your research?"
"Research-related questions"
"What is one thing you would change in the health-care industry today?"
"Why am I interested in medicine? Why osteopathic and why DMU? What do I do to relax?"
"Do you have any questions for us, and is there something you wanted us to ask you/wanted to tell us? What was the most exciting/interesting thing from your tour of the school."
"3 things I liked about DMU."
"Why do you want to come to Iowa from the state Im living in now?"
"Why I failed 2 of my classes."
"Tell us something about you that is not in your application already"
"Why the low sGPA and high MCAT score? (I was surprised they asked this, didn't think my sGPA was low but I guess it is for DMU. I interviewed at allopathic schools and they never asked about grades)"
"You struggled early on in school. What makes you sure that you can succeed in medical school?"
"Why DMU? What about Des Moines?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"Why DMU, Why DO, Why medical school?"
"Anything you did not put in your application that you wish to discuss now? How did you find out about DMU? Why osteopathic medicine? Why DMU?"
"Why Des Moines?"
"Why do you want to be a physician? Why an osteopathic physician?"
"Why medicine, DMU, and DO?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor, why not PA, why not army medic..."
"What brought you from your high school to where you sit today?"
"What brings you here?"
""You seem like an intelligent and articulate person - how will you handle a professor who seems less intelligent than you?""
"How would you deal with the stresses of medical school?"
"Why DO? Why DMU?"
"Why medicine, and why DO? What does being a doctor mean?"
"What do you think of stem cell research?"
"What is something you struggle with?"
"Why DMU? Why Osteopathic med? What differences have I noticed between DO's and MD's? "
"Tell us about yourself. Why Osteopathic Medicine? Why DMU? Is this your first interview?"
"What do your parents do for a living?"
"Lots of questions specific to my app - I'd say 90% of them were app specific."
"How did you become interested in Osteopathic medicine?"
"What are problems in current healthcare system and how can they be rectified?"
"What is ABA?"
"What books are you reading?"
"Why DMU/ Why DO"
"What are your views on the current Health Care debate?"
"Lots of questions about extra-curriculars, research experience, shadowing"
"Where do you see yourself practicing Medicine? Whereelse did you apply?"
"Tell us about your family"
"Question about my personal statement/ what I learned living with my mom."
"Tell me more about your experience in ____."
"Tell me more about your international experience, how do you get involved? Is international medicine something you would be interested in here?"
"What do you perceive as the current challenges facing medicine?"
"Please explain your bad grade in xxx class (if you have bad MCAT, grade, or whatever be prepared to explain it!)"
"Why as a pharmacy Tech have you NOT counseled patients on their medication."
"If you were the surgeon general, what is one aspect of medicine that you would change?"
"What is the difference between an MD and DO?"
"why medicine? why DO? why DMU?"
"How do you think you and your family will deal with you relocating? What will your husband do?"
"Tell us about yourself. Why do you want to be a physician, why do? Tell us about a difficult situation and how you overcame it."
"what do you do to relieve stress"
"Why not pursue nursing rather than becoming a doctor? Having a major in X, would you consider a specialty in Y?"
"Why DMU? Why Osteopathic Medicine? Why not graduate school? Why not be a PA?"
"Tell us something about yourself that you want us to know that we can't find in your application."
"Why DMU, why DO, why accept me?"
"We talked about my academic history. They asked about what I would do if I found myself struggling in the change to medical school."
"Why medicine? Why DO? (what is it about osteopathic medicine that interests you?)"
"Do you buy your own clothes? Why did you choose the color and pattern of the tie you are wearing?"
"How did you get to where you are today? You seemed to have a lot of successes in your life. Tell us some failures and what you learned from them. How are you going to transition from the Northwest to Iowa? "
"Why osteopathic medicine and what are the key differences you see between MD and DO? Why DMU? What are you going to do to adapt to a place like Iowa, coming from Southern California? Why not physical therapy (app experiences are heavy on sports med stuff)?"
"Tell me about extracurricular X."
"How do you define success?"
"Did you apply to MD schools? Which did you apply to and why?"
"How would you fix the doctor shortage in rural areas?"
"Start by saying anything that was not covered or has occured since your interview"
"Tell me one characteristic about so and so person! (pertinent to my application)"
"Why DMU? Why DO? I heard they asked other students about Medicaid and medicare; and how to improve health care."
"1. How do you think we should improve health care?"
"Explain the day of your MCAT"
"Are you happy with you MCAT score?"
"why medicine, why do? "
"Tell me about your research. Why not get your PhD?"
"Why DMU? Why DO?"
"What are you most proud of?"
"Tell us about your research."
"What field of medicine do you want to go to?"
"Tell me in 20 words what Medicare is? Medicaid?"
"why medicine? why dmu? why osteopathy? (all asked at once)"
"Why DO? Why DMU?"
"Why med? Why DO? Why Des Moines"
"Why osteopathy?"
"Name one problem with health care you see in the United States today."
"how did your motivation for medicine begin? why do you think you didn't get in last year? when you get into all your schools, how will you choose which school to attend?"
"Tell us about yourself?"
"If you recieved a 65% on an exam, and the required pass score was 70%, what would you do and how would you prevent it from happening again?"
"Why DO, Why DMU? etc."
"Why D.O.? "
"why medicine why do why dmu"
"Why medicine? Why osteopathic medicine? Why DMU as opposed to Kirkville (if I had a choice)? "
"Why should DMU pick you for the incoming class?"
"Do you think your age was a factor in not being accepted anywhere last year?"
"Why osteopathic medicine? Why DMU?"
"Why medicine? DO? DMU?"
"Why DMU, why medicine, why DO...(but let me point out that I got interrupted before I could complete and the interviewer sidetracked and started talking about herself...this happened repeatedly!!!) They were nice though."
"Why Osteopathy, why DMU, tell us about yourself..."
"Why DO, Why doctor, why DMU"
"So, why medicine, why osteopathic medicine and finally, why DMU? (this was all one question)"
"Tell us about the biochemistry behind the disease porphyria. (I had mentioned this disease in my personal statement! Be sure to know what you wrote in your PS and know about everything in it. I was caught off guard by this one!)"
"What do you think was the most important contribution the field of chemistry gave to medicine? the prof asked me this after he found out i had a major in chemistry because apparently not too many biology AND chem majors apply there."
"Why medicine, when did you know you wanted to be a doctor and why osteopathic?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"Tell us a litlle about yourself. "
"Tell us some things that we should know about you that aren't on your application."
"(This was asked in response to my desire to help a community). If you desire to help the community, why a physician? There are other professions that can help the community."
"Why medicine? Why now? Why DO?"
"Did you play a musical insturment?"
"Tell us something about yourself that isn't in your file."
"Where do you see yourself in ten years?"
"What do you struggle with?"
"Who are you going to root for in the upcoming Iowa vs. Illinois basketball game? (I'm sure that was a relax question)"
"What will make a medical school a good fit for you?"
"Why medicine?"
"Why medicine? Why D.O.?"
"What would a typical day be like here? (I'm thinking I don't know why don't you tell me)"
"Differece between DO and MD?"
"Why do you want to be an osteopathic physician?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"Tell us one something about yourself that's not in your personal statement. (asked by D.O. faculty member)"
"Why did you switch careers? Would you ever go back to an economics job?"
"You live in Pennsylvania, so why do you want to come to DMU. (If you live far from the school you will get this question). "
"see above"
"What's your biggest failure"
"Why DO?"
"Tell us about your DO shadowing?"
"Why medicine with my background (very nontrad)?"
"Tell us about what you have learned from your research."
"See most interesting. Tell me about your research, clinical experience, why you want to be a doctor, why you want to be a DO, why DMU (not all at once of course). What would you do if you failed your first exam in med school? Fairly basic."
"All Qs were basic and pertinent to my app. Just sit back and enjoy your experience as much as you can."
"Tell me a little about yourself..."
"Walk me through a typical day of a first-year DO student."
"Will you be able to keep up with the pace? "
"Tell me about yourself. What do you like to do in your spare time? "
"If you were a rural doctor who had received $200,000 and you could either immunize all of the children in the area or use the money for a child who needs a heart transplant, what would you do?"
"What do you do for fun?"
"What do you do for fun? (student question)"
"with such good grade/MCAT why DO?"
"What would you do if medicine no longer existed?"
"Tell me about your research experience... will you do research in the future?"
"Why DMU? Pretty much standard stuff."
"What is the hardest thing you've ever done."
"Tell me about your family and your life growing up."
"Why are you here?"
"What qualities have you attained from your experience with the military?"
"What does your father (an MD) think of you going into osteopathic medicine?"
"What do you believe is the most pressing issue in healthcare today? What is an important quality in a physician?"
"Tell us about yourself. By far my favorite question...best way to address it is to have a canned response and then when they look iterested branch off and emphasize one aspect."
"Describe your day as a first year student, as you imagine it."
"When and how did you know that you wanted to be a doctor?"
"What social issue would you change."
"WHAT DO YOU DO TO RELAX?"
"How did you become interested in medicine?"
"Why Osteopathic medicine?"
"Would you prefer a school that has only lecture based teaching or problem based learning? Why?"
"What do you do to relax? Have you ever lived in a cold climate?"
"Social issue"
"Tell me about yourself and how you became interested in osteopathic medicine."
"What do you do to relieve stress?"
"Tell me about your research."
"What is one obstacle you have encountered and how have you overcome it?"
"What was my favorite class in college?"
"tell us about your research?"
"What drew you to the field of Medicine?"
"Tell me about a certain grade."
"What is a social problem that concerns you?"
"Tell us about yourself and how you became interested in medicine and why you're going this route?"
"If we were to leave the room and you could change anything in your file without us knowing, what would you change?"
"Tell us about yourself and what brings you here today."
"What would you change about this country if you could?"
"Tell us about yourself..."
"Why did you choose osteopathic medicine as oppose to allopathic medicine?"
"What are your hobbies?"
"What do you think we--as a country--should do about the future of providing health care for our citizens?"
"Why do you want to be a physician and what event solidified your decision?"
"Why DO and not MD? Where did you apply?"
"One interviewer with a science faculty member, clinical science faculty member, a student, and an observer (learning to interview). It was meant to last from 30 minutes to an hour. Mine was closer to an hour. Not all of these questions are exact but are in the spirit of those asked. Started off with questions about: Why Medicine? Why D.O.? Why DMU?"
"If you were accepted at only two schools, DMU and another allopathic school, which one would you go to and how would you select between the two?"
"Why did you choose to apply to DMU-COM and why are you interested in Osteopathic schools?"
"Have you done any traveling "
"Your mom is an MD, how does she feel about you pursuing DO? "
"Tell us about yourself...what do you do in your free time?"
"What is one social problem that you are concerned about?"
"What type of speciality?"
"How do you study?"
"Why do you want to be an osteopathic doctor?"
"Explain a social problem you're concerned with?"
"What do you do to reduce stress?"
"Why be a DO?"
"What was the last book you read? Why do you want to come here in Iowa?"
"Is their anything that we didn't ask you that you thought we would."
"What is a social issue you are concerned about?"
"What are your weakness and how will you deal with it in medical school?"
"What qualities do you feel a physician should possess?"
"What would your suuport system be here?"
"Why Des Moines University?"
"If you could change anything about healthcare, what would you change?"
"Why D.O.?"
"What would your best friend say about you?"
"Tell me about yourself other than your file. What's an ethical issue in healthcare? Why doctor? Asked about some experiences listed in application. How many school did I apply to? MD? "
"Why DO, and why DMU?"
"Why DMU, Why DO not MD? "
"Why did you give up a successful career to go into medicine?"
"Tell me about a major issue facing healthcare today?"
"Tells us about your life and events that shaped the person you are today."
"Why DO, if you're also applying to MD?"
"How do you deal with stress?"
"Tell us about your family. How many brothers and sisters do you have? Fill in the portions of your life before your application here. "
"First question - Tell me about your background and how you became to pursue medicine? Why DO versus MD (didn't really grill me on this)? Why DMU?"
"Tell us about yourself. "
"Whats the difference between osteopathic and aleopathic disciplines?"
""To get started just tell me anything and everything you want to tell me about yourself and how you got to this point in your life.""
"How did I balance my extracurricular activities in undergrad and how will this help me in med school?"
"Why switch careers?"
"Why dmu?"
"Your MCAT scores are great, but your GPA is only so so, can you explain that difference?"
"Name three good qualities your friends would say you have."
"Tell us about why you want to become a DO and why did you choose DMU?"
"What would your friends say your greatest weakness is?"
"How did you come to the conclusion that medicine was for you?"
"Why would I be good at rural practice?"
"Tell us about yourself"
"Why do you want to become an osteopathic physician?"
"Why DO"
"Why DO? Tell me about yourself."
"Why medicine? why DO? why DMU? What do you think is the complete physician?"
"How do your experiences prepare you to become a phyiscian"
"Do you feel as though you can handle the academic workload of medical school?"
"Asked about research"
"Why dmu? why osteopath? Why not PA or nurse? Are you happy with your MCAT score? "
"How do you deal with difficult situations?"
"Why DMU"
"Do you think the MCAT is a fair measure of becoming a physician?"
"What were your responsibilities in the laboratory you worked in?"
"Tell us about yourself? Do you have other interviews?"
"What do think is one of the most important issues facing medicine today and how might you be able to help resolve it?"
"with the exception of the ethical question, everything else was pretty much based on your profile. So just know what your wrote and what you did before."
"See above for the unusual question."
"Tell us about yourself - discuss how/when your interest in medicine, and osteopathic medicine specifically, developed. What are the differences/similarities between allopathic & osteopathic medicine? What are your career goals? In what area of medicine are you interested in practicing?"
"Describe a time you explained a complex topic. How did you go about it?"
"How did you study for the MCAT differently since your second score is significantly better than the first?"
"Why Des Moines"
"Tell me of a time you worked in a group and it did not go smoothly"
"What is something about medicine that makes you not want to enter the field"
"Name a time when you being responsible helped others."
"Tell us about a time when you interacted with people who held different views than you did."
"Explain a time that you disagreed with a directive and how you responded to that."
"Why do you want to pursue DO as opposed to MD?"
"Tell me about a time that you received feedback from a manager that you did not necessarily agree with."
"Describe a situation where you made a mistake and what occurred after."
"How did you use your Emotional Intelligence on the mission trip you went on?"
"What leadership roles have you had and how have they impacted you?"
"Tell me about a time when you did everything you could and the outcome was still a failure."
"Tell me more about a specific experience on your application."
"How have you handled difficulties in the past?"
"Specific questions about my experiences on my application."
"They asked me specifically about my time in grad school, including a reference to a comment I made in my PS. I enjoyed how thoroughly they knew my application."
"Why major in Physics?"
"Tell me about your job as **."
"Why DO? Tell us about your research experience. Tell us about your study abroad."
"What do you like about Osteopathic Medicine?"
"How comfortable are you being a leader?"
"how has your position as team captain affected your leadership skills?"
"How did you score higher the second time you retook the MCAT?"
"Why DO"
"You will have taken two years off from school, how have you been preparing for the rigorous studies that accompany medical school?"
"You have a non-compliant patient, what do you do?"
"Talk about your involvement in the medical field- what type of experiences have you had that makes you feel like you will be a good doctor?"
"Discuss a time when communicating with someone was difficult."
"Will you seek help from adviser if you begin to struggle academically?"
"What is something that your future patients will appreciate about you?"
"What type of job would I like to have in 10-20 years?"
"How will your leadership involvement benefit you in medical school?"
"How do you manage time? What do you do for fun/how do you handle stress?"
"How did you get to where you are now?"
"What do you look for in a school and why does DMU seem like a good fit for you?"
"Why do you think volunteering is good?"
"How do I think being a student-athlete prepared me for being successful? How do I handle stress/How will I handle school and having a boyfriend etc? Who is my support system?"
"Name a time when you hurt someone (not nec. physically), what did you do/learn?"
"Asked my opinion on the current health care situation."
"What is your favorite thing about genetics?"
"Why DO why DMU?"
"What was your favorite class?"
"Why business school? (Im a business major)"
"Tell us about your hobbies."
"What was the most interesting case/patient you saw/worked with in your clinical experience?"
"What qualities do you have that would make you a good osteopathic physician?"
"Tell me about how you got to this point in your life."
"What do you look for in a medical school?"
"How will activity X (eg - research project) help you become a better physician?"
"What did you learn from your clinical experience? (2-3 follow ups about this)"
"What do you to do relax?"
"What is the number one thing you look for in a medical school?"
"Have you ever failed? Explain."
"What are your study habits?"
"What would you do if you fail out of my biochem class? And if that didn't work? And if that didn't work? And then what?"
"If you couldn't ever become a doctor, what profession would you then pursue?"
"What was something you look forward to about being a physician, and something you don't look forward to?"
"tell us about X?"
""Why do you think you were not accepted to any medical schools last year (I was 18 when I applied - I graduated 2 years early)? Is that why you're applying to osteopathic programs this year?"
"Why DO medicine?"
"If [tragic serious of personal hardships] happened next year during med school, how would you handle it?"
"There is an ongoing debate in medicine about whether medical students should be required to engage in lab-based research. Do you think research should be a requirement?"
"Tell us about yourself."
"Why did you do ______ ?"
"What would you tell a patient's family if you made a mistake that the patient was going to die from in 10 minutes? "
"Why DO? "
"How are you going to be able to adjust to Iowa weather since you have lived your whole life in California? How are you going to adjust to going back to school? (I graduated June 08)"
"Asked about research I have been involved in."
"What is the one thing we should take away from meeting you today?"
"What did you do different to get a nine-point increase on your MCAT?"
"How did you prepare for _______ experience?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor/DO?"
"What do you think are the issues with current healthcare policy?"
"Most interesting undergrad class"
"Why DMU? Why DO?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor as opposed to a ...... (unique undergrad major)? Why do you want to be a DO?"
"Would you change anything in your life if you could? What are you doing currently?"
"What do you do when you fail?"
"How important is basic medical research to a medical school?"
"If you had a choice between Cornell Medical School and a DO school, which one would you choose? "
"Tell me about the most interesting class you took during undergrad..."
"How do you think you'll adjust to the transition from working full time to being a full time student?"
"what is best advice someone's ever given u?"
"What if you irrevocably harm a patient, what will you do / how handle it. And if (answer) does not work? And if (second answer) doesnt not work? "
"About my file"
"If you failed your first exam, what would you do?"
"where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"Why medicine? Why DO? "
"What do you do for fun? What books are you reading? Describe a situation that exemplifies your integrity. Describe a situation that demonstrates compassion."
"why d.o., not m.d."
"Tell us about x and y activity? What's something you learned from shadowing this DO?"
"What weaknesses do you have that prevent you from reaching your goals?"
"How do you relieve stress?"
"Questions about my trip to Ecuador"
"Moving away from your family when you have lived with them so long, how will you deal with this?"
"Talked about my file. What do you do outside of studying/extra curriculars?"
"Why do you want to become a doctor when you could do nursing?"
"How do you handle failure? What do you do to relieve stress?"
"What do you see as one of the biggest problems in medicine today? What do you do for fun, to relax? What do you look for in a medical school when choosing one? "
"Tell me about your experience at your undergraduate institution. Tell me of an interesting/unique situation you encountered during your shadowing. How do you manage your time and how do you deal with stress? How do you deal with dissapointment? "
"What do you think the main differences are between a DO and a MD?"
"Name a stressful situation that you experienced and how it was resolved?"
"What did you learn from shadowing?"
"Do you think you will be able to handle the medical school curriculum?"
"Why do you want to study in Iowa? Why DMU? Why not CCOM? (CCOM is a few minutes from where I live)"
"What is your opinion about diversity in medicine?"
"Describe experience X from my file."
"Describe rural medicine"
"Why did your verbal score not change the second time?"
"What do you do to relax? What was your favorite course in undergrad?"
"2. Tell me about activity X?"
"What is a rural medical doctor?"
"What other schools have you applied to, and how can we convince you to choose DMU?"
"What have you learned from your work experience that can be applied to medicine?"
"how do you balance school & other things?"
"Why DO, why DMU? "
"Tell my about your research."
"Why medicine?"
"Tell us about your 'D' in Organic Chemistry. Is it a one-time incident? Do you have a plan B?"
"What qualities should a DMU applicant have? Please prove to us that you have these qualities."
"What was the last book you read?"
"what other schools i applied to and how many interviews i've had "
"Whats your biggest accomplishment? Strengths/weaknesses? Favorite book?"
"What will you do it you don't get in anywhere?"
"What can you contribute to DMU?"
"How did you manage to get good grades with all of the activities that you are involved in?"
"What will you do if you don't get in?"
"What three books did you read most recently?"
"if your best friend was here, what would she say is your best quality? your worst? would those qualities hinder your future successes?"
"What book did you read recently? (due to my response to the first question)"
"Why not go to University of Iowa?"
"is it more important to be competant or compassionate?"
"my research exp "
"Have you ever seen OMT being practiced before?"
"(I graduated in June of '05) Since you have been out of school for almost two years, what makes you think you will be able to hand the work load of going back to such a difficult program?"
"What will you have to work on to be successful in medical school?"
"Why Midwest? (I am originally from Seattle and currently reside in DC.)"
"Describe a problem facing health care today."
"complete the following sentence. my friends say i'm a really nice guy, but _______. (fill in the blank w/ some negatives about yourself)."
"What are you outside interests? What kind of music do you play? Describe your undergrad institution and how you picked it (they had never heard of it)?"
"Tell us about an influential or pivotal moment in your life."
"What is a time you have made a mistake, and how have you learned from it?"
"Tell us more about your research."
"What was my most recent book I read?"
"Where have you applied? If you got accepted all of those schools how would you choose?"
"I honestly don't remember any more. They're all typical questions though. "
"Why did you become an EMT?"
"why medicine, why DO, why DMU"
"Tell us about how you learned spanish and what a mission is "
"What would you say your best quality is? Your worst? "
"Do you think we can have universal health care in the United States?"
"Tells us about your research"
"Why did you only attend graduate school for such a short duration(One semester)? A: Reader's Digest version: I HATE RESEARCH!!"
"do you know the person who made the first vaccine? the professor asked this after a lengthy discussion on my response to the first question."
"Are you concerned about getting back into formal education, like studying, etc.?"
"What will be a big problem in healthcare in the future? "
"What other schools have you applied to? How will you choose which one to go to? What about osteopathy speaks to you?"
"Why did you take a course on Japanese History and culture when you are a Spanish major?"
"Would you like to do research when in medical school?"
"Have you ever had a OMM treatment by a DO?"
"Tell us about A.T. Still and his theory."
"What are your hobbies? What do you do with your free time?"
"Tell me about (volunteer experience)."
"How do you handle conflict?"
"How do you deal with death?"
"If you could change something about your past experiences, what would it be and why?"
"If you were to start a new student organization as a medical student, what kind of community service event would you like to organize?"
"Define Cancer. How many irreversible steps are there in glycolysis? (luckily i knew this one, one of my interviewers was a biochemist)"
"What do you think is the biggest problem in medicine today."
"Why D.O.?"
"Tell us about yourself?"
"Explain your research."
"Tell me about your research?"
"In one of your letters of recommendation your professor said (yada yada.) Give us a specific example of this situation. (asked by 2nd year student)"
"Why DMU? If you get multiple acceptances, how will you decide which school to attend?"
"What type of medicine do you see yourself practicing later on and where."
"what kind of experience have you had with osteopathic medicine and how did it help you decided to become an osteopathic medical doctor"
"Tell me about your medical experiences. What did you do? What have you learned?"
"Stumbling blocks in life and school."
"Assisted suicide question -- see above."
"Who has influenced your life the most?"
"With all of your research experience, why not grad school instead? "
"In your personal statment you said X, can you explain this statement, it caught my eye! (this was not in a negative tone, very positive)"
"What have you gained from your experience working with people who have disabilities?"
"Tell us about experience in countries X and Y."
"If you received a 68% on your first exam, how would you deal with that?"
"How do you deal with stress? "
"Tell me about your research. (more of a statement really) Ph.D. question"
"Why did you chose an non science major (I am a spanish major with chem and bio minors)? Do you feel you will be well prepared for advanced science classes in medical school?"
"What do you do in your spare time?"
"Why osteopathy, and what led you to it?"
"With such a high GPA/MCAT why not MD? Why DO? "
"Name the biggest challenge you've overcome in your life."
"Why did you choose Neuroscience over Biology?"
"Having a family, what would be your safety net?"
"What was the last movie you saw?"
"Tell us about living/studying abroad."
"So, I see you play lacrosse? What do you do to relax?"
"What is it in particular about DO philosophy that fits in with your personality? I told a joke at this point which went over well, then eased into it."
"What part of your military experience has contributed to who you are today?"
"Why do you want to attend DMU?"
"Are you interested in psych-med"
"WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEA ALLOPATHIC AND OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE?"
"Who will act as your support, when family issues arise?"
"Why did you take the MCAT so many times? Why don't you get your PhD (because I have a lot of research experience)?"
"What is your impression of the first year of medical school?"
"What schools have you applied to? Why Osteopathy?"
"Why medicine"
"What upsets you?"
"Tell me about the community that you have lived in. "
"Why osteopathy? (Why medicine was addressed in personal statement)"
"What is one social issue that you are concerned about?"
"Tell us about the last book you read?"
"Why medicine, why Osteo?"
"Why Osteopathy? Why DMU? "
"Describe to me your volunteer experience and how it shaped you."
"Why Osteopathy?"
"Do you like to read? What are your hobbies? What's a social issue you'd like to address/fix if you could? Tell us about your research. Do you have a doctor in the family? No hypothetical questions - just direct questions based on my application, etc."
"How many times a week do you play the piano?"
"What scientific advancement since the beginning of recorded history has had the greatest impact on medicine?"
"What are you looking for in a school?"
"How do you study/make it though tons of school work and still do well?"
"Why DO not MD?"
"Why should we pick you if we had just one seat left"
"Why do you want to go to DMU?"
"Why would you want to leave the big city (NYC) and come here?"
"How do you relieve stress? What sorts of things do you do for fun?"
"How do you think a family member who is an MD would respond to you attending a DO school?"
"What was the funniest thing that happened to you?"
"Do you consider yourself passionate about medicine? Tell us about your travel abroad experiences? What was your favorite class in undergrad? Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"What is something special that you would bring to DMU that would be a great addition to the DMU sudent body?"
"What are your strengths and weaknesses?"
"What do you like to read?"
"What do you look for in a medical college? Why Iowa? Wouldn't it be more conveninet for you in your home state? (I explained why I applied to DMU before they asked this-but they will ask so be prepared)."
"What specific moment did you know that you were going to become a doctor...why D.O.,.....why DMU?"
"If your best friends were sitting here, how would they describe you?"
"What do you look for in a school?"
"What will be the hardest thing about medical school that you will have to overcome?"
"How do you think you'll be able to balance school and work (I mentioned I intended to work part time during year 1)"
"What this school?"
"Tell me about your best friend."
"Tell me about your research."
"What do you do to relax? Who is your role model? Do you prefer to work in groups or alone?"
"What is the last book you read."
"Why DMU?"
"See above (interesting ?)"
"Why DO?"
"Why here vs. other D.O schools?"
"Do you plan to be active in the community where you will one day practice? How?"
"What do you like to do for fun?"
"Who do you consider to be a role model?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor when no one else in your family is in the medical profession...Why DO, why DMU etc."
"The questions from faculty weren't bad at all. It was the student questions that were the stumpers. I hate those damn students...until I'm one of them. :) "
"experiences of failure/being humbled"
"If you got into >1 school how would you decide?"
"If accepted to both DO and MD programs, where would you go? They grilled me on the difference between MD's and DO's although I had substantial experience with both."
"Are there any questions you wished that you would have been asked? Tell us how you feel your reading and writing abilities rate and what you feel will help you in the future to do better?"
"Why osteopathic Medicine?"
"What would I do if I noticed another student cheating on an exam?"
"Do you plan on participating in extra-curricular activities in medical school?"
"What is a pressing health care issue that keeps you up at night?"
"What was the last book you've read? Have you been accepted to any other schools and what would it take for you to choose DMU? How do you feel you will handle having a family and being in medical school? "
"Do you play a musical instrument?"
"Why did you choose this school?"
""What experiences do you have with osteopathic physicians?""
"What specialities? Why primary care? "
"What experiences and ideas will you bring from your prior career to this school and the medical field?"
"What do you do for fun?"
"What do you do to relieve stress?"
"If you failed your first test in med school, what would you do?"
"How did you balance collegiate sports and school?"
"What is your greatest accomplishment?"
"If you could fix one thing about medicine, with the wave of a magic wand, what would it be?"
"Do I think the MCAT or my GPA is a better reflection of me as a student?"
"How does DMU compare with other osteopathic medical schools?"
"What do you enjoy doing in your free time?"
"Was asked to explain a few poor grades."
"What books have you read recently? What is the weakest area in your application? Why DMU? What do you like to do? What would you do if you failed the first test?"
"what would make you decide between schools if had multiple acceptances?"
"Has your integrity ever been tested?"
"Have you ever had manipulation done on you, or have you observed a manipulation before?"
"What kind of medicine you want to practice, why DMU?"
"In your medical experiences, have you ruled out becomming any specalities? What type of med. do you want to go into?"
"How do you know that the medical profession is right for you? "
"Why Osteopathy"
"What would you do if you were accepted into both DO and MD schools? How would you choose?"
"Why are you not applying to Emory Medical School (my undergrad. school) What qualities will make you a good doctor? What was your hardest class in undergrad and why?"
"Describe your experiences in more detail "
"What qualities do you possess that would make you a good physician?"
"Tell us what you typically do to relieve stress."
"What is, in your mind, the difference between an allopathic and an osteopathic physician?"
"What activities do you participate in to relax?"
"How will you contribute to your community as a physician?"
"If you saw a student cheating, what would you do?"
"in a clinical setting, how do you see conflicting opinions of physicians resolved"
"Name a time when you helped improve a process."
"Tell us about a time when you tried your hardest and still failed."
"Tell us about a time that you failed."
"Name a time you worked with a team and overcame an obstacle."
"Tell me about a time when somebody came to you with a problem that you empathized with."
"Describe an encounter you had with someone that was maybe unpleasant and how you changed that."
"Why do you want to be a physician specifically, rather than a nurse, nurse practitioner, or physician's assistant?"
"Why DMU, why osteopathy?"
"How will you adjust to the rigorous curriculum of medical school?"
"What kind of physician do you want to be? (both specialty and how I want my patient's to view me)"
"N/A"
"Multiple questions specific to my experiences and academic record"
"What person characteristics do you think you could improve upon?"
"What programs are you interested in here?"
"What is one mistake you've made in the last 6 months, and how did you handle it?"
"What is the state of healthcare today?"
"how do you think your position as head coach and dealing with parents will help you deal with patient's family members in the future?"
"Tell us about your research projects."
"Why DMU"
"Tell me more about XXX (application specific)"
"How has being a college athlete prepared you for a career in medicine?"
"What do you like to do in your free time?"
"Who is one person that you admire, and why?"
"What types of clubs/activities would I be involved in as a DO student?"
"Compare the Chinese health care system with the United States health care system."
"Did you talk to any of our married students? (I am married.)"
"How does your husband feel about moving to IA?"
"Why osteopathic medicine?"
"What was it like as a U.S. NAVY combat search and rescue swimmer?"
"Lots of application-specific questions"
"What are some negative qualities that you wouldn't want to see in a doctor?"
"I have an academic misconduct charge and they asked me to explain what happened, and why they should let me in."
"What was the last book you read..what do you do for fun...What would you do if you failed your first test.."
"How I will decide between multiple acceptances"
"What was your most difficult class?"
"What did you learn from this experience? (referring to experiences I talked about in my application papers)"
"What kind of books do you like to read?"
"What have you done in your time since graduating?"
"What have you done when you've had difficulty in a class?"
"Are you interested in rural medicine? (I asked if they meant as a career or just experience and he said both)."
"Discuss your strategies/factors on how you did well in undergrad?"
"Did you apply to M.D schools? If you got into no schools, what would you do? What type of physician do you see yourself as?"
"What other schools did you apply to?"
"What is your greatest weakness?"
"Tell me about (activity from AACOMAS)"
"What do you think will be the hardest part of attending medical school?"
"What kind of dogs do you have?"
"Tell me something about you that is not on your application, what have you been doing since you wrote this?"
"What difficulties do you expect having been out of school for two years?"
""What do you like about the DMU atmosphere? Do we have the kind of people you'd like to make friends with?""
"They asked me to explain and elaborate on a low grade or two."
"What is your biggest concern in transitioning to medical school?"
"What is the latest book you've read for pleasure?"
"Have you thought of what you want to specialize in?"
"What are your hobbies? Tell me about your research? "
"Specifics on my application"
"What do you do to de-stress?"
"Asked about my strengths and weaknesses."
"Explain grades."
"Why should we accept you?"
"If you were accepted here would you cancel all your other interviews?"
"Lots of application specific questions"
"Are you interested in rural medicine?"
"What is going to be the hardest part about being a physician?"
"specific questions to my application"
"If you got into DMU and Iowa, which one would you pick and why?"
"What are your perceived strengths and weaknesses?"
"Describe Osteopathic Medicine without using the word Holistic?"
"What do you think about the coordination of care for patients (i.e. primary care and specialists)?"
"Do you think it's a physician's job to tell patients what to eat? What about a dietician? "
"If there was only one spot left in this fall's class, tell us why we should give it to you."
"What's hardest situation you ever dealt with?"
"How will you handle medical school, what if you fail a test? How will you handle it? What if you keep failing? "
"What is the physician's role in the healing process in activity x?"
"describe a stressful situation and how you dealt with it."
"What is an ethical issue you encountered in a health care setting and how did you deal with it?"
"Where do you see our health care system in ten years? Do you think your mom practices holistic medicine? (my mom is an MD) "
"What are you interested in?"
"What are your hobbies and what do you do for fun?"
"What worries you most about medical school?"
"Hobbies, interests, how i will deal with med school load"
"What will you do if you fail a test?"
"What would you do if you didn't get into medical school?"
"What are you looking for in your medical education?"
"Tell us about your research. Do you feel bad when you kill (I like to hunt)"
"If you kept applying to medical school over and over and never got in, what would you do then? Why do you want to practice overseas when there are so many problems here in America to face regarding healthcare? "
"What would your friends and family say are your strengths and weaknesses?Specific questions regarding my application and experiences."
"Do you think you would ever consider doing Rural Medicine?"
"Where do you see healthcare in 10 years?"
"Why such a long path to medicine?"
"Is it hard being Indian and living away from your family? Would your parents prefer if you were an MD? Who is Bobby Jindal? Can you tell me about any Indian authors?"
"What would you do if you failed your first test?"
"How will you add to our school?"
"What do you think your first year of medical school will be like?"
"Would you be willing to relocate if accepted? Did you apply to the DO program in your city? "
"3. Tell me about XYZ in Personal Statement. 4. What do you have to offer this school?"
"What field of medicine do you want to pursue... do you know the difference between primary care and rural medicine? "
"Have you thought about our dual degree program, DO/MPH or DO/MHA?"
"What do you do to relax?"
"What are two of your strengths and two of your weaknesses?"
"I see that you have graduated and are now working. Tell me about your work."
"Tell us about a social issue our society is facing that is important to you."
"Where do you see yourself in 15 years?"
"What qualities should doctor have?"
"If a classmate could thank you for something, what would it be?"
"Are you a morning person?"
"rural med question mentioned above. "
"What do you do in your free time?"
"Most of the questions were verbatim off of SDN."
"Why DO?"
"the difficult question mention above"
"What is one thing that you like about yourself and one thing that you would change?"
"The biochem question."
"Why did you go to school as an undergrad so far away from your home town?"
"what future problems in healtcare are you scared to face?"
"What is the biggest problem in healthcare today?"
"Will you stay in Des Moines to practice?"
"Did you apply to other schools?"
"How will I select the school?"
"What specialty are you interested in?"
"my hobbies "
"Why do you think we should allow you to come to DMU?"
"Out of all your volunteer experiences, what was the most profound and what did you learn from that experience?"
"What do you think is required for somebody to be a fit for rural medicine?"
"How do you account for the clear contrast in your grades from your earlier academic career to your last 60 hours of outstanding grades?"
"what has been your greatest accomplishment."
"What did you learn from your shadowing? What did you gain from your Americorps experience (volunteering)? Since you took time off from school, how do think you'll do with the rigors of the cirriculum at DMU?"
"Why aren't you applying to the medical school of your undergraduate university?"
"What would your wife say is your worst quality?"
"Are you interested in a particular specialty?"
"Explain my low MCAT score and how will I be able to make it in medical school which requires so much focusing?"
"If we called one of your friends asked them one good thing about you and one bad thing about you?"
"Why was your MCAT so low?"
"what in your research will help you in becmoing a doctor?"
"How will you deal with the work load of medical school"
"How do I cope with strees?"
"Do you have a hobby? "
"How will you cope with staying up 30+ hours a day and still be a good doctor?"
"Why osteopathic medicine"
"With all of you clinical experience you have had in the past, explain to us what you believe the role of a physician is."
"What are the specific differences in the way a DO would treat a diabetic patient as opposed to an MD? this was in response to the answer i gave for "why do you want to be a DO?""
"Tell me about a time you've shown compassion."
"What did you like about your shadowing experience?"
"Tell about your misdemeanor. (asked in a friendly non-confrontational way, its better to get this out in the open)"
"In your letters of recommendation you were referred to as a life-long learner, why would someone say that about you?"
"What makes you stand out among other applicants?"
"How do you think you will handle the load of medical school?"
"How will your educational background and prior profession help you practice medicine?"
"Did you apply here as your back-up for MD? "
"What can you bring to this school?"
"With all of your clinical experience, how will you deal with being ahead of your students during the first 2 years? How will you interact with them?"
"How is a doctor a teacher? (Hint: "Global Doctor" = educator/teacher)"
"What is the most difficult thing you may run into becoming a physician?"
"Why do you want to do family practice even though it's the lowest paid? You won't be able to drive a fancy car, or wear 5000 dollar suits!!"
"Tell us what you know about Des Moines."
"How might already having a family be both a positive and negative during medical school?"
"What would your bestfriend say about you?"
"What are you doing now, in terms of school, work, volunteer, etc."
"I see that you've been working in a hospital. Tell me about your job."
"Why do you want to be an osteopath? What influenced you to choose the D.O. path? (asked by P.H.D. faculty member)"
"What do you do for fun?"
"What is one thing I would change in America ( I answered "the number of people currently without health insurance" they said, "how, you wont raise my taxes will you?")"
"Describe your typical day as a med student here"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Where will you be practicing, etc."
"Is there anything you would like to ask us?"
"What will I do if I'm accepted to an allopathic school?"
"Why would you want to go here over a resident school?"
"Since your father is a MD, what does he think about you going to a DO school?"
"During your health care experience, what sort of valuable things did you do?"
"What was your favorite class during your undergraduate years?"
"What would you do to help other people with their personal healthcare?"
"Are you scared about returning to full time school after a long hiatus? Do you think you can handle the course load?"
"What do you plan to do if you do not get into medical school this year?"
"What would you do if you don't get accepted this year? "
"Why do you want to go into medicine? (D.O. question)"
"Tell me about your volunteer work in honduras"
"Most of my questions were specific to my application, and seemed to be just trying to get to know me better."
"Research? What do you do for fun? What type of doc?"
"Tell us about yourself. (NOTE: This was a "we'll tell you about us, then you tell us about you". Interviewer #1: I'm A, and I teach here. #2: I'm B, and I work here. #3: I'm C, and I'm a 2nd year student here. Me: I'm me, followed by a paragraph of general information which was all in my file. 30 seconds of silence followed this answer while they stared at me stoney-faced.)"
"Tell me about your research with child development"
"What do you expect with your education from des moines?"
"What are your academic strengths and weaknesses?"
"What do you know about osteopathic medicine?"
"What is it that you like about osteopathic medicine. "
"I noticed that you took a course--Electron Microscopy Techniques--how was that? Actually, an excellent segway into medicine since this is more of an artistic science course, and I was then able to weave in how the practice of medicine is both an art as well as a science. They really liked this...!"
"Up to this point in your education, what is the longest that you have ever had to study for a test?"
"Why don't you wear a watch?"
"How will you get back to where you came from?"
"WHY DO YOU HAVE A "W" ON YOUR TRANSCRIPT?"
"How will you choose the best medical school for you?"
"Tell me about your research experience/volunteer experience?"
"Tell us how you first became interested in medicine."
"What medical issue gets me angry? What social issue concerns me?"
"What would you do if you failed your first anatomy test?"
"How would you adjust moving to the cold?"
"What did you learn from your work experience as a CNA?"
"Is there anything that we did not ask that you would like to share with us?"
"A question about my medical experienced as was referenced in my personal essay."
"what qualities are you most looking for in a medical school?"
"If you were put in charge of unlimited resources, what can you do?"
"Why did you move around so much?"
"Why DMU?"
"Do you have any questions for us?"
"Tell me about why you got this grade... etc. (They really really really knew your file)"
"Why didn't you apply to (my undergraduate institution's M.D. program) since it's a really good school?"
"How did it feel when you got that D in statistics?"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"What did you like/dislike about research?"
"If I was a terminally ill patient how would you treat me"
"Tell us about your job as a CNA."
"Something about current healthcare proposals by the presidential candidates"
"How can we solve the current nursing shortage and what can be done to help the uninsured with their prescription drug coverage."
"How will you decide where to go if you are accepted at more than one school."
"If you were accepted at a number of schools, what three main factors would influence your decision on where to attend? Do you honestly believe you are prepared for the rigors of medical school? "
"What specialty do you want to go into and why?"
"If you caught someone in class cheating on a test, what would you do?"
"Why Osteopathy?"
"What is one social problem in health care today? How do you feel about patients ordering med refills from Canada?"
"If your friends were sitting here today how would they describe you in one word?"
"If you were to fail a test how would you deal with that? How would you council a friend in the same situation?"
"What would you do if you decided med school wasn't for you (asked by student)?"
"Tell us about yourself."
"How do you think you'll cope living in Iowa?"
"Greatest quality?"
"What are three of your weaknesses? "
"What are your strengths/weaknesses?"
"What interesting thing do you like to do? How did you get a xyz grade in this class? What did you do to prepare for the MCAT the second time?"
"What are your weaknesses"
"Tell me about yourself?"
"What are your strengths and weaknesses as a person, candidate, and family member? (How stupid is this?)"
"Where else have you applied and why?"
"Why D.O.?"
"Tell us what about you and why you decided to practice medicine."
"If you got accepted to more than one school, how would you decide where to go?"
"Tell me about your experience in _______(fill in your own unique experience) how has it shaped your decision to persue medicine?"
"Pretty standard questions, nothing out of the ordinary. Didn't even get asked why DO. That's it, Good luck!"
"Tell us about your volunteering experience."
"How has diabetes affected your life and what have you done to live a full life with the disease."
"How do I handle stress?"
"How does your mom feel about you going into a DO program? (My mom is a MD)"
"What specialty do you think you might not want to pursue? (This is a different spin on asking what you might want to go into. I answered a specialty that one of the interviewers was, much to my horror! However, I think that they just want to know what area you see yourself as suited for.)"
"How have you been involved in research, and how has that helped you to pursue your career in medicine? What would you do to overcome failures and setbacks once in medical school? "
"How would you choose between schools if you received multiple acceptances?"
""Where will you go if you get multiple acceptances?""
"What is the definition of doctor?"
"How do you feel about fetal stem cell research?"
"What was the last book you read?"
"What do you do to relieve stress? "
"If we only have one slot left, why should we give it to you?"
"Tell us a little about your time volunteering? What sorts of things did you discover about medicine in 3rd world countries?"
"How did I arrive at my decision to become ar Dr?"
"How do you handle stress?"
"What factors would decide on whehter you went to DMU or your state school?"
"what are your hobbies?"
"Is there anything you hoped we weren't going to ask?"
"What courses are you taking now and what will you be taking your last semester in college."
"Why should we recommend you, if you had to write your own letter to the dean, what would it be? why are you unique?"
"If you were accepted everwhere you applied, where would you go? Why? What would it take for you to choose DMU?"
"If you were told you will never, ever get into medical school, what would you do. "
"What made you decide to become a physician?"
"Why DO, Why here? What would your friends say about you? What do you see as being a difficulty you will face in medical school, and how do you plan to overcome it? If you fail a class in med school, how will you deal with it? What field do you want to go into?"
"Why DO"
"What impressed you most regarding the interview day? Do you have any questions for us? Very straight forward."
"Why Osteopathy and why DMU?"
"What types of qualities do you see in the doctors you come into contact with in clinical settings that you would like to emulate, and which ones do you hope you never see in yourself? Why?"
"Do you plan on using OMM in your practice?"
"Describe a time you empathized with someone."
"about my research"
"You can't always be successful. Name a time when you failed and how you reacted."
"Specific question about an experience of mine"
"what do you do to unwind?"
"Tell me about a time when you had to have an uncomfortable conversation with someone. How did it turn out?"
"How did you do so well on the MCAT?"
"How did you use your Emotional Intelligence on the mission trip you went on?"
"Where do you see yourself in 25 years?"
"Tell me about your xyz research."
"Questions about my personal statement, including exact word choice and meaning"
"Is there a time where you witnessed a physician interacting with a patient in a manner you believed to be unprofessional?"
"How do you plan to excel in medical school courses?"
"What is the riskiest thing you have done in the last year?"
"What attracted you to DMU?"
"why did you choose to volunteer with hospice?"
"How did you use your bachelors degree after you graduated from college?"
"Tell me what you are most proud of that is not academically related?"
"What is one issue, outside of medicine, that you think most affects your generation and how do you plan to be a part of the solution?"
"The questions regarding my experiences (from application)"
"I was asked something very specific to my file, kinda surprised me with how well they knew me before I even entered the room."
"What is one specific thing you learned from each of the doctor's you shadowed?"
"Who is a public figure you admire and why?"
"If recorded lectures makes it too easy for students to not attend class."
"Tell me about the history of hospice (I volunteered with hospice)."
"Have you been able to use any of your undergraduate education in your CNA work?"
"Tell us about your Master's degree in Bioethics."
"I was asked about academic violations at my undergraduate institution (being written up by an RA, etc.)"
"Why do you like nature?"
"Nothing extremely interesting or weird. Just the typical why Doctor (and also why not scientist or others), WhY DO/DMU..(id suggest figuring out a couple specific things you like that are unique to the school)."
"Nothing really stood out as particularly interesting."
"In one word what does the title "doctor" mean?"
"What is your favorite book?"
"What do you like to do for fun with your free time?"
"Do you think the skills you've developed playing musical instruments will help you with OMM?"
"Convince the medical student in the room that it is rewarding to practice medicine Jail Health services (I worked in a county jail -- they will probe your experiences!)"
"None were interesting questions. pretty standard"
"What is the most important quality a physician should possess?"
"#3"
"If you got into all the schools you applied to, how would you decide which school to go to?"
"What adjustments will you have to make to succeed in medical school?"
"The physician interviewing me asked about a specific clinical research study I've worked on. It showed that he REALLY read through my application prior to interviewing me - very impressive!!"
"If you had an IV drug user come to you, would you tell him about needle exchange programs? (based on my previous experience moderating discussions on this topic)"
"Why else do you want to be a DO?"
"Are pi bonds still dumb bell shaped?"
"What was something you look forward to about being a physician, and something you don't look forward to?"
"Why DO? Are you applying to both MD and DO and don't care which you get into as long as you become a physician?"
""I see you're currently enrolled in our MPH program. What can you tell me about Dr. Snow and the broad street pump?""
"If your family is your support system and you are the first person in your family to attend college, how will they possibly support/identify/empathize with your experiences in med school?"
"Why does a young guy from New York want to come to Iowa, and DMU?"
"How will you use your position as a DO to fix a problem in the health care system today?"
"Who is your favorite artist?"
"The mistake one."
"What do you think will be the hardest part about being a physician?"
"If I could change one thing about what I have seen from physicians, what would it be?"
"None really. No gray area questions - no healthcare reform questions."
"Question #3"
"How you do gauge success?"
"Explain a typical day working with an autistic child. What was the most difficult part about it?"
"How do you deal with a patent care situations where you are incompetent?"
"describe a situation where you did not get along with someone else and what did you do"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"If you were to get an acceptance geographically closer to your hometown as well as Des Moines, where would you choose to go?"
"Describe Osteopathic Medicine without using the word Holistic?"
"See question 3"
"What is the difference between Greek and Greco-Roman thought? (I think he was just getting at my experience in a great books program)"
"What is your stance on xxx policy? (We were talking about some public health issues in US and asked me this question based on my response)."
"If you were to get in here, how would your family respond?"
"Question about my parent's careers (nurse and OT) influencing my choice of medicine as a career."
"#2"
"Has your father (alum) visited the school recently and if not why do you think he has not?"
"If you were the surgeon general, what is one aspect of medicine that you would change?"
"What is a PA? "
"No questions out of the blue. No ethical questions or anything funky."
"I was surprised by the persistent questions about my family and how my husband will deal with relocating to Des Moines. "
"Do you think your mom practices holistic medicine? "
"Nothing out of the ordinary was asked."
"What are some of your non-academic strengths/weaknesses?"
"What do you anticipate the most difficult challenge facing a rural physician is?"
"Questions about specific medical experiences in Ecuador"
"What MD schools did you apply to? Is DMU just a safety school?"
"Do you like teaching others about osteopathic medicine? Could you see yourself getting involved in pre-SOMA at DMU? (from an activity in my file)"
"How I would deal if I found I was struggling in med school."
"None really - all were standard, basic questions"
"Definitely the tie question"
"Take your pick. "
"Tell me about a physician you admire and why. (going off my answer) How would you design a health care policy/program that would educate the citizens of the U.S. regarding the problems you mentioned?"
"What do you consider the role of the doctor in the patient-doctor relationship?"
"Specific question about my extracurricular."
"Does India have large uranium deposits? (specific to my application)"
"Where you ever bullied as a kid?"
"What scares you the most about med school?"
"If you could go back in time and meet anyone, who would it be and why?"
"What causes/charities I support"
"Have you ever observed a conflict in the ER and if so, how was it resolved?"
"If you had just enough money to either treat a sick child or buy vaccine for 50,000 people, what would you do?"
"What do you think of a hospital system with its different levels of nurses, therapists, and doctors?"
"What do you not want us to know about you?"
"If you get accepted to your instate school, you will automatically go there won't you?"
"If you get accepted instate, why would you want to spend so much money going here?"
"What would you do if a patient asked you to do something that you felt was unethical?"
"Your numbers are very similar to the average matriculant. What seperates you from everyone else who has similar numbers?"
"No really interesting questions. Just some of the usual, "Tell us about your weaknesses", "What do you bring to the class""
"I wasn't asked anything 'interesting' really!"
"Please list the qualities should an incoming student have? Please prove to us with examples that you posses these qualities. What qualities should a doctor have?"
"Nothing too out of the ordinary... I suppose ''Tell me about Healthcare in country X'' (a foreign country where I got some clinical exposure) What do you do for fun?"
"If a patient came to you and asked how being an osteopathic physician would benefit their treatment, what would you tell them?"
"If someone says to you that women are less smart than men and backs it up with facts, how would you respond?"
"None, really"
"Do you think there are similarities between raising a dog and having children. (In response to our conversation about my German Shepherd). "
"Have you ever read any fiction/ poetry pieces written by doctors?"
"Being a woman, being a minority in the US, and applying to a DO program, how do you feel about those obstacles that you have to leap through to gain equal standing as physician? Why not MD? (Is it even ethical to ask such a question?)"
"Tell me about a problem client you have encoutered and how you dealt with it? "
"when you retire, what do you have hoped to have learned from your career in medicine?"
"What would you do if you failed your first exam in med school?"
"Are you going to have a large pro bono aspect in your future practice?"
"Describe an ideal patient/the opposite."
"Who is your greatest role model?"
"none really, mostly about my background and how I immigrated to US"
"Nothing that interesting, just standard questions."
"nothing"
"If I could ask any one person to go to dinner, who would I ask and what would I fix for dinner."
"What ONE quality is the most important for a physician to have?"
"What is your favorite food?"
"If we only had one seat left, why should we choose you over the 12 others here today?"
"what is a scientific invention you believe promotes public health?!?!"
"None of their questions were out of th ordinary...I guess: What did you gain from your Americorps Experience (federal volunteering)."
"Where else do you want to go?"
"How do you think your Psychology degree will benefit you as a physician?"
"What would your wife say is you worst quality?"
"What do expect medical school to be like?"
"You are driving home today and are in car accident and die. What would you want your tombstone to say?"
"Basic getting to know you"
"what would you do if you didn't make it into the top 25% of the class"
"If you were in charge of a government program of health and had $100,000, you can save a child that needs heart surgery of give thousands of a vaccine what would you choose?"
"What would I do if I could change anything in the United States?"
"I am interested in Geneaology. Can you tell me anything about your last name? "
"Why are you here? I was a little confused by the question, so I had the interviewer form a more concise question."
"Nothing really.. standard questions"
"Where did you get that tie?"
"What do you think was the most important contribution the field of chemistry gave to medicine? actually, i thought this was difficult at the time becuase it's hard to seperate chemistry from biology. i think i ended up saying either the process of vaccinations or the isolation of pennicillin. "
"First question, right out of the gate: Why are you applying so late? Maybe not such an "interesting" question as aggravating. I explained that I submitted before every deadline and I didn't feel that I was late."
"They were fairly typical questions asked in unique ways."
"Why not Vet. Medicine? (I have dogs)"
"You worked at a coffee shop, do you know type of beans you sold?"
"Tell me something about yourself that you did not write down on your application."
"Nothing stood out as particularly interesting. Just the basics were asked."
"Why is fitness so important to you and how will that change how you treat your patients?"
"If you could change one thing about American society, what would it be?"
"What's the last book you read?"
"How many hours of sleep would you get in a stress-free world? How many hours do you think you will get next year? (fyi- they should be the same!)"
"How do you deal with criticism? (right after the low GPA question)"
"Is 42nd Street still your favorite Broadway show?"
"If you were to start a new student organization as a medical student, what kind of community service event would you like to organize?"
""If you were to die tomorrow, and I were to put up a tombstone for you, what would be a proverb that I could inscribe on it that would describe your life?""
"How would you compare being a lifeguard to being a doctor? (I was a lifeguard for 7 years, still haven't figured out how they knew that because I didn't put it in my application)"
"How might having a family already be both a positive and negative during medical school?"
"What do you do when you get really angry?"
"Where else did you get interviews?"
""I notice that you took a course in short story literature in college. What exactly was the class all about?""
"What one thing about yourself would you like us to remember about you after the interview? (asked by D.O. factuly member) Runner-up: Do you still do air-conditioning work? :)"
"Why did you switch careers?"
"You have been on two other interviews, what makes our interview different. (in my eyes a great question, makes it like they are very interested in you) and it was followed up by: if you were accepted into all three of the schools, what would make you choose one over the other? (again, makes you feel like you are at home)."
"Are you applying both allopathic and osteopathic? and why not only osteopathic?"
"What's your greatest failure"
"Why not be a pharmacist? (I work as a pharm tech)"
""How would somebody from California like to move to Des Moines?" I was asked a lot of questions about relocating to Des Moines."
"I was asked a question about assisted suicide -- would I do it for one of my hospice patients?"
"If you caught one of your classmates giving test answers to another classmate, what would you do?"
"Tell me something we don't know about you that isn't on your application. "
"How did your major (religious studies) prepare you for medical school."
"So... How about them beavers?"
"So you took a snowboarding class during college huh? (Didn't ask about it in a negative way, but thought it sounded like fun!)"
"You mention countries X and Y as 3rd-world countries. Is that condescending?"
"Discuss what you do in your current line of work. "
"If you were a rural doctor who had received $200,000 and you could either immunize all of the children in the area or use the money for a child who needs a heart transplant, what would you do?"
"pretty standard questions"
"What do you think about socialized medicine? (this question was relating to an earlier response, not out of the blue)"
"tell me about yourself...."
"Please explain to me the difference between Conservative and Orthodox Judaism. (I was a Jewish Studies major)"
"Tell me about your experience as a missionary in paraguay."
"None, really. All the questions were quite canned and boring. Really."
"You say that you have a good understanding of the hispanic culture. Why is this important? Well obviously Dr. Bendeya has been in Des Moines most of his life or he would have noticed that Mexico has taken over the South Western United States!"
"What do you expect from your education at des moines?"
"Cubs or Sox? (I am from Chicago.)"
"If you get accepted to every medical school that you apply to, how will you choose which one to attend?"
"If all of the med schools in the world closed down and the career of a physician no longer existed, what would you do? "
"Since you mentioned that you "love life and all it hsa to offer," and that you are an adriot academic, what do you do for fun? My answer involved discussing my love of Oldies music, and I offered to sing...but no takers. Surprising! They also liked it when I mentioned I drive an old Buick...seems to always catch the laughter."
"Who's easier to coach at soccer, boys or girls?"
"Why don't you wear a watch?"
"Are you thinking about psych-med?"
"What's your favorite color?"
"WHY DID YOU CHOOSE IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY FOR YOUR UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES?"
"What is a weakness that you have had, and what have you done to overcome it?"
"What are some issues in healthcare that you know/have an opinion about?"
"What social issue keeps you awake at night?"
"If you were passing by a car-wreck in the middle of the night and no one else was around, what would you do?"
"Two were unique. 1)Tell us about your participation with Pet-Facilitated Therapy. 2)How does Osteopathic Medicine relate to your current field? (I am currently in a different healthcare field)"
"What social issue."
"If you were appointed Surgeon General, what issue would you address first?"
"So... many people think of the "doctor" in many different ways, some think of doctor as their professor at school, some people think of doctor as their health care provider.... what's your definition of "doctor" in 1 or 2 words?"
"Who is your hero?"
"If you could eradicate any disease, what would it be and why?"
"Given unlimeted funding, what would you do to change the world?"
"What social issue to you feel is the biggest issue today?"
"if you were given $10 million, what would you do with it?"
"Where do you see yourself ten years from today?"
"Describe to me a social issue (concern) not related to health care."
"A detailed hypothetical question involving my previous career field, physics, and economics."
"If you were offered anything to do research would you?"
"Why should we accept you?"
"We here at DMU very rarely accept students that have withdrawn from beginning clogging, so why should we accept you? (He was just joking though and we all laughed.)"
"I was asked to compare the healthcare systems of Europe and the U.S. in terms of what the U.S. might do to improve the health care crisis (I had studied abroad and apparently the interviewer thought that this gave me the authority to answer such a question)."
"What is a social issue that concerns you?"
"I don't know if any of them were interesting. How about, "If you could change one thing in this country what would it be and why?""
"What haven't we asked you that you thought we would?"
"What is a social problem that you would address if you were the richest person on earth"
"If I had to do it all over again, what would I have done differently?"
"What have you done to change your application since last year, when you also applied to med schools?"
"Since your application is strong enough to likely get you into an MD school, how would you choose which school to go to?"
"The interview started with: "Tell us about yourself.""
"The most interesting question they asked was, " What would you do if you studied hard for a test, and failed anyway?""
"How do you think we can solve the current nursing shortage that healthcare is seeing?"
"Why do you want to leave research to pursue a career in medicine?"
"Would you consider adding an M.P.H. to your D.O. program given that you could do it without any extra cost if you came here? "
"If and how you would help people whose basic needs (from Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs) have not been met?"
"Why did you choose to pursue medicine over a field such as public health or epidemiology?"
"What do you think are some of the reposibilities of being a student?"
"When did Tolkein write the Hobbit, and Lord of the Rings Trilogy? (We were discussing what I like to read.)"
"How do you feel about patients ordering prescription medications from Canada? "
"What would you do if you failed a test?"
"What is the most important thing you have learned from your parents?"
"What good book have you read?"
"Typical ethics question about 15 year old girl suffering from leukemia. "
"How do you plan on balancing the kind of practice you'd like to have against the constraints of working in a high-volume clinic?"
"Nothing was really interesting - standard stuff really"
"How do you define compassion?"
"Tell me about your best friend."
"How will you devote enough time to your family and school if you were to be accepted?"
"What would you change in healthcare today? Tell me something in medicine that you would like to know more about."
"What makes you get up on a soap box. What are you passionate about."
"What do you think of the connection between farm subsidies and obesity?"
"What do you do to relieve stress? What is the last book that you read?"
"Why are you here, not just here at DMU/COMS but why are you here in America? Stupid ass question, completely irrelevant to what I went there for."
"What qualities do you want to bring with you as a physician?"
"What would you do if you had a patient that would die without treatment and the opportunity to immunize 1,000 patients, but only enough finances to address one of the needs? "
"What do you look foward to the least and the most about becoming an osteopathic physician?"
"Nothing out of the ordinary."
"What have you learned about the state of medicine in this country based on your travels?"
"Questions were all standard, found in other reviews of this school. Nothing was that unique."
"Just standard questions. Nothing really difficult."
"Tell us something about you that isn't in your file."
"What traits will make you a good doctor?"
"If you're offered >1 spot, how will you decide?"
"Do you think there is a difference in the way a DO and MD treats a patient?"
"How do you think spirituality fits into the practice of medicine?"
"Who has been your template or role model for becoming a physician. Has it been one person or many?"
"how would you, if at all, participate in community work as a doctor?"
"What was the last book you have read for fun?"
"since I want to be a pediatrician, I was asked how I would deal with a crying kid who didn't want to be treated"
"Pick an ethical issue and talk about it."
""If your best friend were sitting here next to you, what would they say about you?" I didn't really get it at first, since I didn't know if they were talking in terms of my becoming a physician or just of my character, but thought a little bit about it and was able to answer it."
"What was the last book you've read (outside of a class)?? In what area of medicine do you see yourself practicing in five years? "
"Do you play a musical instrument?"
"If I were hit by a bus and killed today, what would I want my epitaph to say?"
"Who was the last real emperor in the region now known as Ethiopia? (He saw that I took ONE class on African History, over ten years ago mind you.)"
"Scenario: During residency you encounter an attending surgeon with alcohol on his breath. What do you do?"
"What experiences would you bring from your prior career to this school and the medical profession?"
"Name three things your friends would say about you if they were here."
"What would I do if I saw a classmate cheat on a test."
"If I played any musical instruments. "
"Being that my dad is an MD, what he thinks of my choice of becoming a DO"
"Because I was from Oregon they asked me about my thoughts on Death With Dignity/Assisted suicide."
"If you were to become an osteopathic physician, how would you confront/ change the general misunderstandings people have about D.O.'s?"
"In light of some volunteer work I had done, how did I feel about the war? "
"Would I serve as a big brother to other incoming students"
"What do you like to do for fun?"
"I was given a tough ethics question involving patient rights."
"Tell me about yourself? I know its not THAT interesting but I never know what to say!"
"How are you and your fiance prepared for you going to medical school?"
"Is there anything you hoped we weren't going to ask?"
"Very basic questions."
"Why is a man-hole cover round. (the only shape that won't fall in on itself)"
"I was asked detailed questions from my personal statement. (It's nice to know they actually read it!)"
"Why do you think that DMUCOMS is a place where you can succeed and be happy?"
"What three things would you tell a student to recommend them to DMU?"
"What would I change in medicine. "
"If you were the Chief of Surgery, what would you change about the operating room?"
"A 4 year old child is rushed to the ER. Her parents have "mong" beliefs, where if you puncture the skin, your soul leaves. THe child will die without an immediate operation. The parents refuse based on their religion. What do you do?"
"None really, pretty straightforward. I guess an interesting one would be describe what a physician is like using 5 adjectives."
"Nothing difficult at all, no ethics or scenario-based questions. What qualities do you possess that would make you a good physician?"
"No strange or particularly difficult questions. The interview was very laid back and conversational. They just want to get to know the applicant on a more personal basis to determine whether you'll be a good fit for the school."
"Name an ethical issue facing medicine today and how would you change it."
"If a mother brought her obviously malnourished infant into your clinic and told you she only fed her watermelon because that is what her religion required, what would you do?"
"What activities do you participate in to relax?"
"Where do you consider home?"
"How will you contribute to your community as a physician?"
"what would you like to elaborate on in your application (i didn't know if i shouldve made this a why DMU response and im regretting that i didnt)"
"the team based questions"
"about my research"
"Name a time when you caught a small problem and fixed it before the problem became larger."
"Anything else you would like us to tell the admissions committee?"
"They kept reiterating team questions, over and over."
"Tell me about a time when you did not get along with a peer or co-worker. How did you overcome this?"
"How did you use your Emotional Intelligence on the mission trip you went on?"
"What was a difficult situation you encountered in your clinical experience and how did you handle it?"
"What is empathy?"
"What is an ethical decision you've had to face?"
"What would someone who likes you say about you? What would someone who dislikes you say about you?"
"None really. I was expecting some tough or complex ones based on other's reviews, but it was all pretty straightforward. I didn't even have to explain why i'd move from NY to IA"
"Is there a time where you witnessed a physician interacting with a patient in a manner you believed to be unprofessional?"
"What kind of research study can you think of that is OMM related?"
"What is the riskiest thing you have done in the last year?"
"Why a physician instead of a nurse, for instance?"
"What is the most surprising thing you learned from your time shadowing?"
"What is the highest stress situation you've ever been in, and how did you handle it?"
"the specific history (dates, names of the founders) of the clubs and volunteer programs i'm involved in"
"Tell me what you are most proud of that is not academically related?"
"How do you deal with conflict (for some reason it gets me every time)"
"What will you bring to DMU?"
"What do you believe is the weakest part of your application and why?"
"There really weren't any difficult questions - it felt very informal and they really just wanted to get to know me."
"Name a problem in the United States not related to medicine that will effect you as a physician? (blanked looking back unemployment would have been a good choice)"
"Describe one failure and one success in your life."
"What is something that your future patients might not like about you?"
"Should politicians be allowed to determine health care policy or should it be left up to physicians?"
"What do you know about the history of osteopathic medicine?"
"You have not traveled much. Are you okay with staying in Iowa? They did not seem to understand my reasoning."
"None; nothing tricky or unexpected."
"Why do you want to move to Des Moines?"
"Why did you apply so late in the year? Was this school at the bottom of your list?"
"I see that you've been in student government. Compare anatomy to the form and function of the way a medical school operates..."
"Why after I tore my ACL twice (during collegiate athletics) did I return to play?"
"We interviewed a lot of people why/how should we remember you, you have the floor...& tell us two things that make you different from the other applicants that will contribute to the class in a positive way. I see you did research with insulin and caterpillars, do caterpillars get diabetes and how would you know (me--> ?:/"
"What is something you wanted us to ask you that we didn't"
"Discuss a time where you did something bad/wrong? What did you learn?"
"Since you are not a science major, how do you think you will do in medical school compared to the science majors?"
"Why medicine and not something like nursing?"
"What will you do if you see a fellow student cheating on an exam?"
"Give an example of an ethical dilemma you've experienced and how you handled it."
"Tell me about a time you were in a situation where you had to think on your feat to solve a problem."
"Tell me about a failure and how you handled it."
"Describe an ethical situation and how you delt with it?"
"What is the difference between DO and MD?"
"What is your secret to time management?"
"Tell me about your failures"
"All the questions were very easy if you have thought out reasoning for the way you think."
"If Pres. Obama called you and asked about the one thing you would do to change healthcare, what would it be?"
"What was something you look forward to about being a physician, and something you don't look forward to?"
"none, it was very conversational, more discussion of specifics to my application, some discussion entirely off topic too!"
""What would you do if you found out another student was doing better than you in a class?""
"If God called you on the phone and asked for one piece of advise for improving healthcare in America, what would it be?"
"I didn't understand the question, so I asked for a rephase but the rephrase was even less clear. I took a guess at what they were looking for, but they did clarify what they were trying to get at with the original question."
"If Obama was going to call you and ask your advice about one piece of the healthcare reform bill to absolutely keep and one piece to compromise on, what would you say?"
"What would a friend say about you if I asked them what your greatest quality is?"
"See most interesting question"
"Something I struggle with... I had a basic answer, but they wanted another one. "
"The mistake one."
"Why Osteopathic Medicine? - Only because this was the first question and I was a little frazzled since my interview began 10 min early. I was planning on mentally preparing myself during that time, but I came back from the tour and they were waiting for me. "
"What will be the hardest part about me being a physician."
"#2"
"I don't remember thinking any one question was too difficult."
"Question #3"
"Why did you apply to MD programs if you want to go to a DO school? What do you think is a better school Iowa or DMU? Which would you pick? (like 10 questions in a row about this)"
"Are you interested in rural medicine?"
"In 25 words or less, fix the healthcare crisis."
"my thoughts on obama's health care speech the night before. i was unable to watch since i was traveling"
"What is the most frustrating situation you have been in and how did you deal?"
"What are your perceived strengths and weaknesses?"
"Describe Osteopathic Medicine without using the word Holistic?"
"See question 3"
"Nothing. It really felt like they were just trying to get a feel for my personality and interaction style."
"If you had a decision between Cornell Medical School and a DO school, which one would you choose?"
"Nothing too difficult; more just wanted to get to know me better...no tricks."
"Current challenges facing medicine question."
"explaining grades"
"The question about my father not visiting recently"
"If you were the surgeon general, what is one aspect of medicine that you would change?"
"like all of them"
"Describe a situation that exemplifies your integrity."
"why d.o??"
"Nothing really. The questions I prepared for, I was able to answer. However, they asked about activities I participated in 4 years ago, which I fumbled around with the details. Perhaps a bit more preparation would have fixed this."
"What weaknesses do you have that prevent you from reaching your goals? (Couldn't just say that I always reach my goals) "
"(From the student interviewer) If I were a member of your class, why would I want to be your colleague/what do you have to offer the class? "
"Biggest weakness and how it will affect me as a doctor; also asked about the health care system of Ecuador, which I didn't really know about."
"Why DMU?"
"What is an ethical challenge that you have faced and how did you deal with it? What did you learn from it?"
"#2 - wasn't sure what they were getting at or what they were looking for. interviewer was kinda rude when asking the question. "
"Describe in detail your typical week as a first year student starting at 6 am....I forgot things like "eating breakfast and spending time with my wife"...it wasn't "hard" per say, but it was something that was hard to get all of the tiny details on the spot without forgetting something. He later said he wanted to show how busy and demanding the medical school schedule would be."
"Tell us about a failure you had and what you learned from it. "
"What do you consider the role of the doctor in the patient-doctor relationship?"
"What are you doing with your major? (Because the answer is... nothing!)"
"How do you define success?"
"What is the mission of this school?"
"Do you think DOs are better than MDs (with MD as one of my interviewers)"
"Nothing out of the ordinary...no ethical/healthcare type questions"
"1) To describe rural medicine 2) Explain what I liked about a class the interviewer found interesting, he picked a gen ed government course I had to take. The honest answer would have been nothing, the class was early, boring, and a review of Am. Gov. from high school"
"You are from so and so place, why Des Moines?"
"If you had just enough money to either treat a sick child or buy vaccine for 50,000 people, what would you do?"
"What would you do if you failed Gross?"
"Interrogation questions about the MCAT and standardized tests."
"How do you plan to use your practice to address today's health care issues?"
"Tell us about a mistake you have made and what you learned from it"
"If something was to happen to you family member and you're so far away, how would you deal with it?"
"I was asked to explain my poor grades early on in college. For me, it was the most difficult question."
"If you were the surgeon general, what issue would you address/tackle about today's healthcare?"
"Tell us about a social issue our society is facing that is important to you."
"What's your plan B?"
"if you were accepted to all the schools you applied to, what criteria would you use to select the one you will be going to?"
"If a classmate could thank you for something (at your graduation, for example), what would it be? Not horrible, I guess. There weren't any ''difficult'' questions."
"Why do you think your PI never tried to convince you to go into research?"
"What would you suggest to improve health services for rural areas?"
"Where else did I apply and why"
"How would you ensure through your practice that more people had access to medical care?"
"How will you bring hope and encourage resilience in your patients?"
"Tell us about the time when you display flexibility?"
"Suppose that there is only 1 seat left in our class, persuade us to give you that seat."
"''I'm concerned about your science background and I see you have not had a biochemistry course. This is the toughest course for medical students - how will you remedy this?''"
"Why should we not accept you?"
"you seem to have succeeded a lot in life, when have you faced failure? how did you deal with it?"
"How do you feel about socialized medicine?"
"How are you going to feel when you accidentally kill your patient? And yes, it WILL happen. -All I can say is WOW, I had no idea what to say. "
"How have you responded to a difficult patient."
"Nothing difficult. Be prepared to be asked the standard questions and you'll do fine."
"nothing"
"What do you think a vital problem in health care is? How would you solve this problem?"
"If I could change one thing about the current health care system in the U.S., what would it be."
"If you had the power, what ONE thing would you change in America?"
"If you were to die tomorrow, for what do you want to be known?"
"Not real tough but, I guess it was a question asking me to explain a problem health care faces today. I spoke of current medicare legislation and it's disadvantages."
"same as above + tell us a time you showed integrity"
"Do you have any questions for us (I had just had my questions answered over the last 4 hours of tours/presentations)."
"Where else do you want to go?"
"Why should DMU pick you to be in the incoming class?"
"What is a time when you made a mistake, and how have you learned from it?"
"What area in the field of science would you like to study further in the future and why?"
"Why such a high GPA and a lower MCAT? What did you get on your ACTs in high school?"
"What are you going to do when you kill your first patient?"
"Nothing. Very basic and conversational. "
"what are some problems/issues in healthcare"
"same as most interesting"
"What would I do if I could change anything in the United STates"
"Hypothetically, we have only one spot left in the class, why should we accept you and what can you bring to the class?"
"What is your stance on animal testing?"
"If you could change one thing about your application what would it be?"
"Tell us the biochemistry of the disease porphyria (see below). Other that that all of my questions were very fair and all ones that I have prepared for. They were basic yet important. Definitely know the difference between allopathic and osteopathic medicine. "
"What are the specific differences in the way a DO would treat a diabetic patient as opposed to an MD? "
"Why osteopathic medicine instead of allopathic? This was difficult because I gave my answer, then the interviewer repeated the question, as if I hadn't answered it."
"If you could change anything on your application, what would you change? "
"Why do you want to be a physician and how you you come to this decision? (especially why since my undergrad major was non-science)"
"What has been your greatest achievement in life?"
"When asked why I would like to be a doctor, I responded that I enjoy the investigative/research part of it. One interviewer then responded that in primary care (the field I am most interested in)90% of your patients will share the same symptons, so how can it be investigative and involve research?"
"None of the questions were difficult. The interview was very non-stressful."
"Tell me about A.T. Stills life and theory."
"What is your biggest obstacle to going to medical school?"
"Why would you apply here if you have so much research experience?"
"Where do you see yourself in ten years? "
"How do you deal with criticism?"
"Define "global doctor" and apply it in context. How do you plan to get involved in your future community? Give an example of how you define your character? (pertained to my essay)"
"What is the most difficult thing you may run into becoming a physician?"
""What are some of your weaknesses?""
"What do you think about socialized medicine? (my response: I don't know what that is)"
"What do you do when you get really angry?"
"Tell me about yourself (I hate vague questions)"
""Why do you want to become a physician?" The question was only difficult because it's the same questions we're all trying to answer...but my interviewer even reffered to the question as "a formality," so it was no problem."
"If you could not be a doctor, what would you likely do instead? (Not really difficult, but not lame either.)"
"Why DMU? (Really, not that difficult)."
"What is one thing I would change in America ( I answered "the number of people currently without health insurance" they said, "how, you wont raise my taxes will you?")"
"What if you were failing a course in medical school, would you consider spending more time studying and less with your family? *not difficult, just stupid*"
"How do you know that you can handle the amount of work in medical school describe a typical day here at the school (I don't know what they wanted, so I just gave them a time schedual of a day)"
"What do you have to offer this school that other applicants don't?"
"Nothing really."
"How can you relate the teachings of your third semester English requirement (Fiction) with today's social climate?"
"Why should we accept you? (hard question for me, I feel like I either sound arrogant or am selling myself short)"
"How would you help a patient who was dealing with a death in their family."
"So, you are the most involved student I have interviewed for a couple of years, although your MCAT and GPA are fairly low... Do you think you were involved and doing to many things, and would you change this if you could go back?"
"Tell me about any issue, whether social or healthcare related, that concerns you."
"What would you do if you failed a test?"
"With all of the pre-vet classes in undergrad, why are you applying to medical school?"
"nothing really"
"There seems to be a discrepency between your undergrad grades and your MCAT/Grad school grades, what's the deal?"
"How do you plan to use your Masters in Public Health degree as a physician... this led into the importance of preventive medicine."
"What question were you dreading we'd ask? (I didn't have an answer, I wasn't dreading anything.)"
"None. They were all pretty basic, get to know you questions."
"None."
"None. This was my third interview so I have been through all the same questions."
"Why am I here? ( I wasn't sure if they wanted info on why med school, why dmu, or why D.O.), but I gave it to them. "
"It is said that medicine is science and an art. How do you feel that it is an art?"
"So...tell us about this C- in Organic Chemistry- why did you get it, and did you know that this grade is often used as a predictor for how well you'll do in med school?"
"Nothing about the entire interview was difficult. Really good questions. The interviewers made me feel right at home and very comfortable. No stress at all during the interview."
"As you are a very adriot student, how do you think the bridge between academics and osteopathic patient care bridges? Not particularly difficuly, but that was the question."
"Imagine you're a first year here. Now, describe your day. (I didn't have a clue, as I've never been to medical school. However, I took a stab at it, and the second-year student laughed and said, "that's it!""
"All questions were very reasonable, they truly want to get to know you as a person."
"Are you disapointed with the research vigor at this school?"
"Why Osteopathic medicine - how is it different?"
"IF YOU ARE TO BE AT A PARTICULAR PLACE NOW WHERE WOULD YOU BE, AND WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE WITH?"
"Who is a role model to you? I hadn't thought of this previously, so it took me a minute to formulate my rsponse."
"What are some issues in healthcare that you know/have an opinion about?"
"What is your impression of the first year of medical school?"
"What do you expect to be your most difficult adjustment to medical school?"
"None really."
"What things would you change about a community or a society? "
"Who is your hero?"
"If you could eradicate any disease, what would it be and why?"
"Tell us about a social issue that concerns you, what gets you up on a soap box? *Expect this question. They told me they were required to ask it."
"A question regarding whether I told people not to eat Mayonnaise on their food when I worked a deli."
"what are you most proud of?"
"How will you balance your Medical and non-medical life once you are a practicing physician?"
"You got a poor grade in chemistry. Medical school is liking drinking from a fire hydrant and a good foundation in the sciences is needed. Do you think you have the knowledge and skills needed to be successful in medical school?"
"With your lack of science background (beyond minimum prereqs), how will you handle med school?"
"What is an accomplishment of which you are particularily proud?"
"none really"
"The people that wrote letters of reccommendation for you said that you were "outstanding and excellent", why do you think they said that?"
"See above."
"None really. Was somewhat surprised to be asked about the single D on my transcript from like 4 years ago. But I was prepared for this possibility and was actually glad they asked since I was able to point out my success in statistics based classes since then."
"What group of individuals would you like to target working with?"
"What is a current social problem in your community?"
"What have you done to change your application since last year, when you also applied to med schools?"
"How do you define success? [What they seemed to mean was: "what does it mean to be a successful physician?"]"
""tell me the last joke you heard"... stupid yes, but I was stumped! I couldn't think of an appropriate joke"
"I was asked about a community issue. I informed the group that a large company had closed down and a large number of people lost their jobs. In response to this, one of the interviewers asked me what do i think can be done to help these people pay for their prescription drugs since they no longer will have health insurance coverage."
"What was the funniest thing that happened to you?"
"Do you honestly believe you are prepared for the rigors of medical school? (My answer was "yes, I am" but the question seemed a little abrasive.)"
"Who is your local representative?"
"What do you believe is the most pressing issue in health care today?"
"One interviewer asked about a poor grade in my undergraduate record."
"If you had ten thousand dollars worth of medical aid, would you use it to help a little girl who needed heart surgery, or would you spread it ou to help many patients?"
"Can you think of a social problem in the world?"
"What difference would you like to make in the medical field?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"How do you cope with a bad grade?"
"Why should we choose you over other similarly qualified applicants? (always disliked that question)."
"Why should we pick you over other qualified candidates? (yes I know this is a regularly asked question, but I still hate it)"
"Why do you think teenagers today have it tougher than you did? "
"Given the fact that you were an English major, how do you explain a verbal score of only 10 on the MCAT? I felt this question was very petty, given that more than 90% of those who take the MCAT score less than 10 on the verbal section."
"None were that difficult. The interview is open file, so know what you have written and be ready to talk about it."
"?"
"Tell me about yourself. What would your friend say is your weakest quality? What makes you a better candidate compared to all the others who are being interviewed today?"
"Tell us about yourself. "
"If you were the richest man in the world, what health care problem/issue would you resolve."
"Same as interesting."
"Why do you want to be a physician?"
"How would you use your international experience to solve a current healthcare problem in the USA?"
"If I could change anything about health care, what would I change?"
"What are your weaknesses?"
"What is one social issue a community that you hope to change? May not have been worded exactly like that, the interview was mostly a blur!!!"
"How many schools (MD and DO) did I apply to?"
"Tell me about yourself. ( I hate that )"
"see above..."
"If accepted to both DO and MD programs, where would you go?"
"Why does an airplane fly? I had mentioned how physics was my hardest class, and talked specifically about how planes fly."
"An 18 year old girl came into your office requesting an abortion. And your beliefs did not permit you to give one. What would you do? Same situation only now you do perform abortions?"
"What are you weaknesses? none were too difficult"
"If a patient asked you to pull the plug what would you do?"
"asked about why I took certain courses"
"Pick an ethical issue and talk about it."
"See above, but also: "How are you on multiple choice tests?" That one was probably getting at my lower MCAT score. "
"What do you perceive as being a currnet problem in medicine, or a future problem in medicine, and how do you think you can help to solve it?"
"Is there anything you wish we had asked that we didn't? NOTE: This was the last thing the interviewers had asked me and, at the time, I thought that they had pretty much covered everything. In retrospect, there were questions I did wish that they had asked, but I was super tired by the end of the interview."
"Why would being a nurse hurt me going to medical school?"
"Ethiopia question, but it was really almost given as a joke to lighten up the mood. I knew the answer and we joked about it."
"Do I consider myself to be a patient person? unsure of what they meant"
"Why would you leave your current career for medicine? "
"probably "How have your volunteer experiences led you to want to specialize in pediatrics?" because what led me to that decision was my work experience, so I didn't answer that too well."
"What would I do if I saw a classmate cheat on a test."
"Name three things your friends would say they do not like about you. "
"Explaining a low MCAT section"
"Same as above."
"If you were to be accepted at some of the other schools you've applied to (DO and MD), what would make you choose this school over them? They really pressed me on this, as if they were trying to see how strongly I felt about their school. I was caught off gaurd by it and had trouble coming up with some good reasons."
"How are you different from all the other applicants?"
"none"
"Why do you want to go to our osteopathic school?"
"See above"
"??"
"Nothing, I didn't even have an ethical question"
"Is there anything you hoped we weren't going to ask?"
"No difficult questions, very conversational."
"If I believed in nepotism when it comes to the medical field"
"How will you handle being married and in school?"
"None of the questions were very difficult. However, the one to look out for is when they ask you why you want to be a doctor of osteopathic medicine. The interviewers payed very close attention to my response."
"No really difficult questions were asked. Basically, questions were drawn from my file. Also, general questions such as, "Where do you see yourself in 10 years? List three qualities your friends would use to describe you. How do you study (study habits)?""
"Tell us about yourself?"
"What do think is one of the most important issues facing medicine today and how might you be able to help resolve it?"
"same as above"
"There were no difficult questions. The questions are based largely on your file, so they are very personalized. If you know your file and personal statements, and you know the philosophy of osteopathic medicine (it is a VERY pro-OMM school), you will do fine."
"n/a"
"A question about recent research in Alzheimer's Disease."
"SDN thread, research website, practiced questions by recording"
"practice recording yourself"
"SDN prior threads. Choose DO DMU page. DMU website."
"SDN + practiced questions that could come up"
"SDN Interview Feedback and Dr. Ryan Grays Med School Interview Book"
"Mock interviews, other interviews"
"Reviewed my application"
"review questions from princeton review and SDN"
"Interview books (Ryan Gray's), Writing answers down"
"SDN interview feedback, 500 question interview doc from the premed subreddit, reviewed my app"
"Read over questions on sdn. researched the school."
"Mock interviews, going over questions and responses aloud"
"Didn't prepare answers but thought of what may be asked and how I may respond."
"Mock interviews, research about the school, and reaching out to current DMU DO students."
"SDN, read apps"
"Looking up information about DMU and SDN"
"SDN, mock interviews"
"Mock interview, discussing questions, researching the school"
"SDN, reviewing application"
"Read through my application, looked at questions on SDN, reviewed the school's website."
"SDN interview questions, school website, previous interviews"
"Mock interviews, talked to friends that interviewed previously"
"Looked over questions on here"
"Looked at programs and curriculum on school website, reviewed common interview questions, reviewed this site."
"Check this website and youtube videos about medical school interviews."
"Interview feedback, re-read my application several times"
"Read application, looked at SDN questions"
"Used the school website to understand curriculum and mission before going Prepared common interview questions Payed attention during the tour to use information in the interview"
"this website"
"Reading SDN and preparing answers to possible questions."
"mock interviews/research"
"Looked at school website and prepared answers to basic questions. Thought of examples in my life that I could use for particular questions."
"Reviewed my application and practiced with others via skype."
"I read other feedback and researched the school's website/talked to current students."
"SDN, had friends ask me difficult questions and evaluate my answers"
"Reviewed the website, stayed overnight with a med student"
"SDN interview feedback, going over DMU website"
"I read over my application, and I practiced answering questions posted here as well as other common interview questions."
"Read questions on this site."
"I practiced answers to why medicine, why DO, and why DMU. I made sure I was familiar with my PS and my application."
"Looked at SDN interview feedback, wrote out outlines of my answers, mock interviews with family and friends."
"Read my application material, used this website to see common questions, had a practice interview at my school"
"SDN; reviewed my app;"
"Just prepared for the "Why DO?" question and read up on healthcare issues."
"SDN interview feedback, re-reading personal statement and resume"
"SDN, asking other applicants at previous interviews"
"Looked on this site at as many of the interview questions as I could. Wrote down key words/answers to questions. Studied up about the school and their programs I am interested in (ex. global health)."
"SDN, reviewed my app, printed off a millions questions everywhere that I could find of what can be asked at interviews and thought about them for a few minutes so that I at least had seen it once before if they happened to ask me that question. Prepared answers to the typical questions (why DO, DMU, Doctor), strengths/weaknesses) etc.."
"Going over medical school questions, my personal statement and answers to other schools general secondary questions."
"Schools website, you tube videos, SDN"
"SDN, prep book"
"studentdoc.net, pre-med adviser mock interview"
"SDN forums/interview feedback, looked over the schools website, talked to DMU alumni."
"SDN, interview feedback"
"SDN interview feedback, past interviews I have had, SDN threads"
"Looked through SDN Interview feedback briefly"
"sdn, interview books"
"Reading SDN boards, past interview questions, practicing with friends, rereading application"
"SDN, read AACOMAS primary and school materials"
"Studentdoctor.net and I read a list of common medical school interview questions. I also read a book on the new healthcare bill just incase."
"Read interview feedback here, CIB, website"
"Read SDN. Yeah Baby!!!!!"
"Read interview feedback, read school's website, reviewed application."
"SDN, mock interview, reviewed my application, and tried to be myself."
"SDN, review of school, review of app"
What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?