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Duke University School of Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine
  • Year founded: 1930
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Duke University School of Medicine
Allopathic Medical School
Durham, NC
  • SDN RANKING 5
  • INTERVIEW FEEDBACK 5 177 Responses
  • SCHOOL REVIEWS 5 5 Responses

Overview

Overview

School Stats

  • Resident Tuition $67,198
  • Non - Resident Tuition $67,198
  • Application Fee $85
  • AVG MCAT 519
  • AVG GPA 3.9
  • LIZZYM Score 76.0
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Admissions Information

  • MD & MD/PhD Program
  • DUMC 3710
  • Durham, NC 27710
  • United States

School Overview

Duke University School of Medicine Fast Facts

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School Info

Since it opened in 1930, Duke University Medical Center has earned a reputation as one of the world's foremost patient care and research institutions, with a School of Medicine consistently ranked one of the very best in the country. The youngest of the nation's leading medical centers, Duke has grown in just the past three decades from a hospital and single research building into one of the country's largest clinical and biomedical research institutions, with a health system stretching across 32 counties.

Curriculum

From beginning to end, Duke's curriculum is surprisingly different than that of most other medical schools. Our students study basic science for one year instead of two. They care for patients a full year earlier than their peers across the nation. They devote an entire year to independent scholarship--something most medical students have to carve out their summers or add a year to their studies to do. Why the difference? Duke believes that medical school will be just the beginning of your career as a student of medicine. Physicians in the future will need to grow as medicine grows, to be able to grapple with new ethical issues, evaluate incredibly complex treatments, and shape health care policy for a new millennium. Because it's impossible to teach everything you'll ever need to know, our curriculum isn't designed to be the final word. Instead, it's a springboard into a lifetime of learning. Yes, we teach students the fundamentals of medicine and patient care, but we also teach them how to teach themselves. And it's this education that makes Duke graduates leaders--creative thinkers who will push medicine into new territories.

Facilities

Home to the School of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center encompasses 88 buildings on 210 acres and employs around 16,500 people, including some 1,350 faculty physicians and researchers. The Medical Center is consistently ranked among the top ten of America's 6,000 hospitals by U.S.News & World Report, with every specialty among the nation's top 20. Our faculty physicians-who serve more than 36,000 inpatients and 680,000 outpatient visits each year--include nationally recognized doctors in every area of medicine. In fact, more physicians from Duke are listed in The Best Doctors in America than from any other institution in the southeastern United States.

Interview Feedback

Interview Feedback

Results Overview

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 136
Negatively 18
No change 21

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
3.59 174

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
7.07 127

0 = low, 10 = high

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"Dr. Armstrong's speech was so touching and inspiring! But I had a hard time holding my tears as she talked, which kind sucked because I really didn't want to ruin my makeup before the interviews. Perhaps switch it to later in the day if possible?" More from this Member | Report Response

"none. Really appreciated the breakfast!!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Nothing! The admissions staff were among the friendliest I've ever met." More from this Member | Report Response

"It would be nice to have a more spacious seating area to start the day. Some had to stand." More from this Member | Report Response

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"It would be helpful to have a section of the secondary online to see whether an applicant's letters of recommendation have been received." More from this Member | Report Response

"Awesome job! I loved my interview day." More from this Member | Report Response

"Rolling admissions would be very nice..." More from this Member | Report Response

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"I would have preferred interviews longer than 30 minutes each. 45 minutes, minimum, is better." More from this Member | Report Response

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"None....keep up the good work!" More from this Member | Report Response

"The bell that goes off every time the Admissions Office door opens can be distracting." More from this Member | Report Response

"Maybe mute the bell in the conference room? It went off every time someone walked into the office" More from this Member | Report Response

"Signs directing students to admissions office." More from this Member | Report Response

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"They did a great job and everything was smoothly run. Great job!" More from this Member | Report Response

"Half of the interviewees were interviewed by the Dean who was very nice, sweet, and asked easier que" More from this Member | Report Response

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

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

"If you were Obama's Health Advisor, what would you suggest to fix our health care system?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Standards: Why do you want to be a physician? Where do you see yourself in 10 years after your residency? What unique qualities will you contribute to our med school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself. Why duke? Do you have any concerns about Duke? Do you have any concerns about pursuing medicine/surgery? What do you do for fun? Describe your perfect classmate. Any questions for me?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you read any good Books lately?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you want me to represent you to the admissions committee? What will make them say "we need to accept this applicant"?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Student Interviewer: Tell me about yourself. Why do you want to go into medicine? Why Duke? What do you do for fun? Do you have any questions for me?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"given the current problems with the health care system, what would you do in your community?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why Duke? (Both interviews)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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"What do you think about med students being tested for drugs?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There are many questions asked about your essays from the secondary. Be prepared to discuss each in detail." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"What was an ethical dilemma someone you know had? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"We started to talk about food sometime during the interview, so he asked, do you cook? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discuss the ethical dilemma I wrote about in my secondary application" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Faculty interviewer - The standards: Tell me about yourself, What research (and community service) have you done? Why Duke? What initially drew you to medicine? Where do you see yourself in 15 years? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think will be the hardest thing about becoming a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you like to research during your third year? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about this research project listed (my least involved :-/), and why it interested you. Then, why I didn't stay too long (8 months), if I had genuine interest." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What should I go back and tell the admissions committee is so unique about you that we just have to accept you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"just putting this out there: duke says they don't give interviewers your scores, but they do. my faculty interviewer specifically commented on my mcat score. i got the feeling that they have just recently instated the no-scores interviewing policy and haven't gotten around to telling the interviewers about it, lol." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I loved your essay on ____ (moral/ethical dilemma). Can you describe in more detail how you dealt with the situation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"why hasn't your research been published yet? (after talking about what my research was about)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have you learned from doing research? (not specifically, but about research in general)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your international hospital experiences you listed here." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why graduate school and then medical school? (I am finishing a masters before medical school)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what was your most memorable service experience and what did you learn about yourself? what are you looking foward to in medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Abuse of narcotics and alcohol is a big problem in medicine, why do you think doctors abuse these things?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could talk to anyone living or dead, who would it be and what would you talk about?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How did you like your college" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"what interests you about duke?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where is your school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you reconcile poverty and healthcare?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your work at the soup kitchen." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"dinner with anyone in history" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you a leader or a follower?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about (insert AMCAS activity). (This was repeated frequently)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why dyou want to be a doctor, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"just the normal questions about my application" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you choose whether or not to give a drug to a patient that asked for it by name, but where there wasn't a solid evidence base for its use?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will you be doing in 15yrs? Why MD and not public health, nurse, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your work in <specific to my background>." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do third year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Do you think you can handle the curriculum?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What can I tell the admissions committee about you that I may not have discovered during this interview?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"what can the duke curriculum do for you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Med school is a challenging time personally....What is your support system like at school right now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Basically all stuff stemming from my application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Student: How do you think your interest in philosophy is relevant to medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about the research you've done." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Know about their 3rd year structure and what aspects of this design will facilitate your success. You will have to discuss this at some point." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think you can handle the first year of an intensive science curriculum as a non-science student?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Oh I see X on your application--tell me about that." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Beta Interviewer asked: why medicine.... what is the biggest challenge facing healthcare....what do you suggest as solution .. tell me about family, siblings etc .. any questions for me" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""If you've been given a magic wand to fix any problem in the world, what would you do?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The always dreaded "So, tell me about yourself" - how do you answer this?!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"describe the role of the catalytic triad in serine proteases... just kidding... why medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"questions specific to my research " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you looking forward to most in medical school" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Just specifics about my app." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"[question specific to my file]" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The two questions mentioned above under the difficult and interesting prompts." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"biggest weakness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What has been your least fulfilling class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""What would you do to redo your college experience?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Medicine/Duke Specific: Why Duke? Why medicine? What do you plan to do in the third year? What do you think is the most difficult thing about being a doctor? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you ready for the curriculum we have?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What fields of medicine are you interested in? (2x)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How do you plan on telling young kids that they have a terminal illness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about the current Iraqi situation? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's your biggest regret about college?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about Dr. X and your research with him?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What motivates you to become a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how would you deal with a bleeding HIV + person whom you were trying to help in a car wreck once you realize you cut your hand also" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"How did you prepare yourself for a career as a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the one thing I would change if I could go back and do it all over again?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"all questions were straight from my app -- so i don' think they will be helpful to others who are preparing." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How does your friend describe you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Just the usual about me, my application, and my research." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"The token "Why Duke?" and "What would you do at Duke during your third year?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you want to do with the third year at Duke? MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SOME IDEA - everyone in my group was asked this" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"I was asked pretty much about everyting in my supplemental application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"Who are some of your role models, and how have they influenced your decision to go into medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"Why not study medicine where you are from?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think are the strengths and weaknesses of our healthcare system?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Multiple mini interview" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"MAKE THAT OUT OF THIS" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe your friends for me" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The situational questions about hypothetical patients" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"have you ever been a patient yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What character in a book would you like to spend the weekend with?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had your ethical dilemma to do over again, what would you do differently?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Which character in a book most represents you? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Very conversational interview" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a time when you have stood up for yourself, and faced consequences for doing so." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself...led to a lot of interesting sub-questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What about you would make your patients want to see you and no one else?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you an ethical person? How, why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Looking ahead at your retirement dinner party, what would others say on your behalf?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you feel you will integrate being a woman and being a physician? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did you like "Complications" or "Better" better, and why? (after the book question)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have you done that you are most proud of, and why are you so proud of that?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did you know you were a compassionate human being? Who fostered those traits in you? What experiences have you had that show your humanism?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Another interviewee was asked this: Imagine that you have not seen a close friend for a while, and when you actually did, the person told you that he/she is HIV Positive. What would you say?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had all of the time and money required to solve one global issue, only one, which would it be, why did you choose that one, and how would you do it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"with all the insurance company controlling you, why you still want to go into medical schools?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do you keep on your bedside table?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical question about how I would react to another student who refused to plug an artery without gloves for an HIV+ patient." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When was a time you really could not be of help to a person? Desribe that experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your friends. If you could be more like any one of them, which would you choose?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If your sick grandfather (no else can be done medically) wants to help him die, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could have dinner with any three people in history, whom would you pick and where would you go to eat?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A situational question about breaking cultural barriers in health to allow males or females (who would otherwise be forbidden to treat them) to give healthcare." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Are you a risk taker? If so, describe a time you took a risk and what was the outcome?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had one hour to do anything you wanted to do, what would you choose to do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you plan to spend your third year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I were to eliminate one negative aspect of American society (e.g. any -isms) what would it be and why. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The most difficult question was also the most interesting." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do I read nonfiction novels and how many I have read?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could eliminate one thing in this country, what would it be? Put yourself in the shoes of the admissions committee... how would you construct a med school class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing out of the ordinary. I liked the fact that my student interviewer had actually read my secondary essays and asked me to talk about the experiences that I discussed." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Imagine that you're a board certified physician and you've been asked to make a presentation about medicine to a kindergarten class. What do you teach/present to them?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"What do you think will be your biggest challenge in med school and in your medical career?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The debates on stem cell research and euthanasia have been going on for some time, which do you think is more relevant to medicine? Why? What is your stance, and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"questions related to my life experience, asked by the faculty member" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"As a non-traditional student with a family, what mechanisms would you use to help make the adjustment go smoothly?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What fictional character has inspired you most?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"suppose you are a 3rd/4th year med student and the resident on call or attending is WAY stressed out. a patient's just died and the resident/attending is just too uptight and stressed to handle delivering the news to the family and begs you to do it for him/her. (Recall that it's technically unethical for you to deliver the news to the family.) What do you tell your resident/attending?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about the war in Iraq?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"some scary stuff with the faculty interview: pretend we're best friends and you just really hurt me. what would you do to apologize?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think the British or American medical system is better?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe the ''good'' premed. Describe the ''bad'' premed." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Your patient has extremely high blood pressure, but he refuses to take his medication because of its side effects (sexual dysfunction). What do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How would you respond if you were a residency director and one of the applicants to your program stated that she was planning to become pregnant and start a family soon?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Not really a question, a "role-playing". My interviewer was the vice dean of admin. He pretended to be my uncle who thinks women should stay home and pop out babies, and asked me what I would do in that situation." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could sit down and have a conversation with anyone in the world, who would you choose and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the most important trait in a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the one characteristic that you is most important for a physician to have?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what is a nice thing you've done for someone recently?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What was my most significant relationship, both non-academic and academically." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You're in a group project and you hadn't lived up to your responsibilities (be it because of personal problems or the like), and the group has decided to let you go. They have announced to you their decision to let go. What do you say to them? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How has your family influenced you in a way that will make you a good doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"friend says they have aids, what do you say back" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"A man comes in with a sprained ankle, but you find a life-threatening blood clot. He doesnt believe you, and won't accept your suggested treatment. What do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"suppose as an attending physician, you get a call from a resident late at night about a difficult case where the patient is uncooperative and combative? what course of action would you take and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Who is the most influencial person in you decision to get into medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you handle working for an incompetent boss?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Since Duke has a very unique curriculum, do you think you can handle the first year?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pretend like you are a doctor and you go into your patient's room and see that they are morbidly obese. What would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have any stories been written about you in the school newspaper?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"dinner with anyone in history...who?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you tend to play a leadership role or a follower role?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Not very many questions, more conversational " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing in particular. She just wanted to know about my activities and why I was interested in medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"just the normal questions about my app" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What qualities does a physician need that can't be taught?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I were President Bush for a day, what law would I pass?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were the Dean of the med school, what one thing would you ensure the students knew when they graduated from DukeMed? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were interviewing me (the interviewer), what would you ask?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Do you know what it is like to be sick?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were made the dean of the school, what would you change/have the students know?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Two questions stand out: what was the latest book that you've read and if you can't become a physician what would you choose as an alternative career?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you handle breaking patient confidentiality?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing too interesting . . ." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I were a genie and gave you one wish, what is the one thing you would change about the world?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"If you speak to anyone, dead or alive, who would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what is the role of religion in medicine (religion was all over my appliction)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How do you think your interest in philosophy is relevant to medicine? This totally caught me off gaurd. I got through it ok but nowhere near as well as I would have had I thought about it ahead of time. I have so many ideas its hard to organize them into a concise answer of the top of my head. It made for great conversation though." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Imagine you and I are writing a play about a doctor who comes to a town. Who is the doctor, what is the plot, and who is the audience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I can't think of anything here that I wouldn't have expected." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I see you have a background that is non-science. Those we accept at Duke are to be leaders in their field or on the cutting edge of research - have you considered that?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Not a single interesting question." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

""If, in fifteen years, you have a car accident with a driver who is HIV-positive, and he is beaten up but you're conscious and able to help him, would you?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What does the term "cultural competency" mean to you? (related to info on my amcas app)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"how to cope with a confidentiality issue if/when i thought i needed to spill the beans to someone" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had to break confidentiality, how would you do it" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The beta interview: How do your strong interests in music play relate - if at all - to your desire to be a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Was never really asked a discrete question... more just asked to talk about myself, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"Both interviewers asked questions related to my application and my personality. Format was more conversational than other schools." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"i don't like to reveal specific ques. just be prepared to answer some ethical q's. be honest." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why are prescription drugs so expensive in the US? Propose a solution." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You are writing a play called "The Best Physician." The cast includes the patient and the physician. Describe the play and the audience's reaction." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"When you have spare time, what kinds of books do you like to read?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a wahoo? (my school is UVA)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So, estrogen is made in males or not?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had a chance to interview any one person, living or dead, who would it be? What would you ask them? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a classmate you admire and why." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are some difficulties facing physicians today? When you read the newspaper, what section do you read first and why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you plan on telling young kids that they have a terminal illness?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"If you were a health care personnel would you want to be vaccinized against smallpox?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you have done if you were the surgeon involved in the botched transplant incident that occurred here last week?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Can you show me what Hanmi is? (It's a position in a martial art I study, so I stood up and demonstrated it in my suit..hehe)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If an 8 year old boy came into the hospital and needed medical attention immediately and the mother of the 8 year boy only spoke Spanish and she was frightened once you came out with a big needle, what would you do? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Regarding the current Bush/War on Iraq situation, do you think Med professionals (AMA, AAMC) + Physicians should take a stand on the issue - what kind of stand would that be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"not really any. I got zero ethic questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I had to make up a play called "The Perfect Doctor" I had to decide who would be the main character, what the plot would be, and whether the audience would be applaud or boo at the end. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I were faced with a situation where there was a cultural barrier between me and my patient, how would I try to overcome that barrier?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would I do if I came upon a car accident and the bleeding victim told me that he was HIV positive and when I went to my trunk to look for my first aid kit (which wasn't there) I cut my hand and had an open wound." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"he showed me a picture of the past class, and asked me what did i notice about the picture that is different from say a med school class from 1970" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none of them were particularly interesting. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What is the biggest challenge for physician today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If we made international medicine a requirement, where would you go to study?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"the whole interview process was very conversational. mostly "tell me about yourself and how you got here." and "why duke?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What skills from teaching difficult to reach children will be helpful to you as a physician? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Define "diversity" - why is diversity important in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think is the worst part of being a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do during your third year of medical school here? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what's the best non-science class you've taken?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"my student interviewer asked me questions about my job teaching that I had for the past couple of years" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What was the best non-science class you took?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Well, I had a string of questions about the geography of Southeast Asia/Africa, but I gather that's not normal. Like, what's the capital of Australia, and who's the President of South Africa?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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What do you like most?

"THE GOOD: Duke is unique among medical schools in that they compress all the classroom learning into one year, which opens up a year for independent research. I cannot overemphasize the value of the research year. Duke students apply to residency programs with multiple publications under their belts, which is a big advantage. As medicine becomes more data-driven and research-driven, doctors with research experience- the kind you receive at Duke- will rise to the top. Other perks include the pass/fail grading system during first year. My first year at Duke was far less stressful than college, largely because there’s no grade pressure. Durham is also a very affordable place to live. Compared to a medical student in Boston, New York, or San Francisco, you will save tens-of-thousands in living expenses." | Report Response

"Phenomenal clinical training, great supportive culture, and really close-knit student community. Smaller class sizes are a huge plus, and ability to do one year of research/dual degree makes us really competitive for residencies. Most people graduate with multiple publications, step 1 >>240, and get their first choice in residency." | Report Response

"- Done with pre-clinical courses in one year, and these courses are graded pass fail without internal ranking. Our Step 1 average is in the 250s -- you don't need a full two years of pre-clinicals to do well on Step 1. Being done with clinicals a year earlier means more time to ruminate on specialty choice after having had real-world exposure, this is HUGE. Because of the unique third year, I'm able to participate in a very prestigious research fellowship that will do wonders for my residency applications -- that's something that I would have to take a 5th year anywhere else to do. I'd say our clinical grading is very fair and we are evaluated with the fact that we are 2nd year medical students during our rotations in mind. There's no medical school in the country that will allow you to customize your education to the degree that you can here. Also, the financial aid is fantastic and the sense of community is real." | Report Response

"The incredible supportive environment, the lack of inter/intraclass competition, the REAL collaboration between laboratories, and honestly the amazingly livable Durham, NC location." | Report Response

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What do you like least?

"THE BAD: Compressing the classroom curriculum into one year comes with a cost: Duke students don’t have as deep an understanding of normal anatomy and physiology as students at other schools. This lack of knowledge is obvious at the beginning of clinical year, but we ultimately close the gap and perform just as well on Step 1 as other medical schools. THE UGLY: Duke’s student culture is very alienating if you don’t fit the mold. During the interview process and second look, the school administration enthusiastically promotes left-wing ‘social justice’ ideologies, which creates a selection bias: militant social justice warriors flock to Duke, whereas people who reject those ideologies shy away from Duke. Thus, Duke ends up with a homogeneous super-majority who all believe the same far-left ideologies and constantly validate each other’s beliefs. It’s gotten to the point where students feel comfortable airing sweeping prejudices against large groups of people who are perceived as “illiberal”. White people from rural areas are “white inbred hicks” to quote a colleague. ‘Evangelical’ Christians and political conservatives are Nazis, brain-dead idiots, or “wastes of life”. Moderate and apolitical students are seen as untrustworthy or even “complicit in evil” because they won’t take a side. And the administration reinforces this culture. Everything they teach comes through a lens of race and gender, as if these were the only factors responsible for alleged disparities and hardships, as if human diversity is simply a product of race and gender. I attended a very liberal school as an undergrad, but it’s no comparison to Duke Med. Liberal-secular politics consumes the culture and curriculum at Duke- there’s no escaping it and certainly no questioning of it. If you’re a dedicated progressive, you’ll probably love the culture and think it’s a tight-knit community of enlightened 'free-thinkers'. If you don’t fall into that group, you may find the culture downright toxic." | Report Response

"Nothing really, coming here was best decision in my life" | Report Response

"The move towards a team-based learning curriculum." | Report Response

"I honestly think it is the best medical school in the country, so nothing." | Report Response

"LOL nothing." | Report Response

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