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Indiana University School of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
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Indiana University School of Medicine
Allopathic Medical School
Indianapolis, IN
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  • SDN RANKING 3
  • INTERVIEW FEEDBACK 5 278 Responses
  • SCHOOL REVIEWS 3 3 Responses

Overview

Overview

School Stats

  • Resident Tuition $37,086
  • Non - Resident Tuition $62,543
  • Application Fee $0
  • AVG MCAT 513
  • AVG GPA 3.9
  • LIZZYM Score 70.7
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Admissions Information

  • Office of Admissions
  • Fesler Hall 213 and 224
  • 1130 W. Michigan Street
  • Indianapolis, IN 46202
  • United States

School Overview

Indiana University School of Medicine Fast Facts

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School Info

As the only medical school in Indiana and the second largest medical school in the country, we have created programs and facilities that serve a broad spectrum of student and faculty interests and needs. Our educational program is hosted on nine campuses throughout Indiana; it boasts an innovative, competency-based curriculum, new facilities for patient care, research, and education on many of our campuses, and nationally funded and recognized research programs. Our students, residents, fellows, faculty and staff members are members of a team, working to create a professional environment that values its members and the patients and communities it serves.

Curriculum

The first and second years of medical school are a combination of classroom and clinical experiences. Small group discussions and problem-based learning are used to help students translate basic sciences into practical clinical applications. The number of hours spent in classroom instruction varies from campus to campus, but the average is about 27 hours of instruction a week during the first year and 26 hours a week during the second year. This two-year science course bridges the basic sciences to clinical medicine. Year one focuses on the doctor-patient relationship. Learning occurs in small groups of eight students and two preceptors. Discussions explore themes such as the patient as a person, normal life cycle development, doctor-patient communication, ethics and the community and cultural influences that affect the doctor-patient relationship. Each group meets throughout the year and students conduct several patient interviews. The clinical years are what all medical students anticipate, a time when lectures and laboratories translate into patient care. The IU School of Medicine students have wide access to a variety of clinical settings. Numerous hospitals and outpatient facilities in Indianapolis and throughout the state provide students with valuable clinical experiences as they rotate through their electives. Fourth-year students have the unique opportunity to pursue electives for seven months -- a large amount of time compared with many other U.S. medical schools. The School follows an evaluation system that includes grades of honors, high pass, pass and fail. Students also are evaluated on achievement in the nine competency areas. Two transcripts are awarded to students upon graduation; one details grades while the other details students' progress through the competencies. In order to be to be eligible for graduation, students must pass all course requirements, competency requirements, and Steps 1 and 2 of the United States Medical Licensure Examination (USMLE).

Facilities

The Indiana University School of Medicine is located at nine sites throughout Indiana. The main campus is in Indianapolis. The other eight centers are in Bloomington, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Gary, Muncie, South Bend, Terre Haute, and West Lafayette. The Indianapolis campus includes the IU School of Medicine, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Dentistry, School of Nursing, Riley Hospital for Children and Indiana University Hospital of Clarian Health Partners, Wishard Memorial Hospital and the Roudebush VA Medical Center.

Interview Feedback

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Results Overview

How did the interview impress you?

Response # Responders
Positively 217
Negatively 25
No change 30

What was the stress level of the interview?

Response Avg # Responders
3.34 270

0 = low, 10 = high

How you think you did?

Response Avg # Responders
7.53 213

0 = low, 10 = high

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

"More specific detail about where the interview is. I came one day early and asked the office where I should meet them for the interview so I wasn't lost/confused. But some applicants were a few minutes late because they didn't know where to go." More from this Member | Report Response

"make sure interviewers are enthusiastic about being involved in the admissions process and have the time/energy to devote to the process." More from this Member | Report Response

"Null." More from this Member | Report Response

"Don't make faculty members interview if they don't want to actually be there. Show some interest" More from this Member | Report Response

"I'm sure it is difficult logistically, but it would have been nice to have the option of staying after the interview day concluded for a campus tour to see some of the facilities." More from this Member | Report Response

"In my opinion, IUSM was VERY nice after I got admitted to the school. Beforehand....not so much." More from this Member | Report Response

"Find a way to update the portal faster, seems to be the biggest complaint I've seen." More from this Member | Report Response

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

"Keep being super friendly like you were today!" More from this Member | Report Response

"None." More from this Member | Report Response

"Offer an online status page that gives more concise information about what needs to be completed." More from this Member | Report Response

"My interviewer made some potentially racist comments that made me think twice about wanting to go to this school. Also, on the interview day a lot of my time was spent sitting around doing nothing. At my other interviews we were always occupied. I didn't feel like IU was trying to get me to come to their school. I was very disappointed with the interview day." More from this Member | Report Response

"The supplemental materials seem like a pointless addition to an applicant's file." More from this Member | Report Response

"make sure everyone stays on task and things don't run over" More from this Member | Report Response

"Interview and application were very smooth, but the Deans form seems unnecessary, it can be very dif" More from this Member | Report Response

"the day could have been better planned out. the informational sessions cut into the time of some of" More from this Member | Report Response

"Ensure that the hospitality area remains set up until all interviews are completed. I couldn't find" More from this Member | Report Response

"Have an organized interview day and act like you care interviewees are there. No one helped people f" More from this Member | Report Response

"At check-in, everyone got a folder with an info packet inside. It was dropped by several students." More from this Member | Report Response

"Should not plan interview during a presentation." More from this Member | Report Response

"use internet for application materials" More from this Member | Report Response

"Man, this school is interesting. I think they hav like a total of like uh 9 interview days, so they" More from this Member | Report Response

"IU was the only school I applied to that did not use electronic correspondence. This made the schoo" More from this Member | Report Response

"Work on the campus tour and try to be more organized. I did not get a chance to see most of the scho" More from this Member | Report Response

"reply to emails!!" More from this Member | Report Response

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

"Name a time someone said something that aligned with their racial stereotype?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time you made a decision that put others first." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time you put someone else before yourself" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"explain cultural humility and give an example" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Whether I planned to leave Medicine once I had children" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about yourself, your journey towards medicine, and why you are interested in IU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about how you got onto the path of medicine? (Why medicine?)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is a decision that you regret making and what would you do differently?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why is a diverse healthcare system important and what diversity do you bring to IU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked about one of my extracurriculars." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you feel like you're part of a community?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time when a decision you made was criticized." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Asked several questions about the various competencies and asked me to explain some of them (what I thought they meant, why they were important, give an example, etc.)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Briefly tell me why you want to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"Ethical Questions that that pertained to my file/ background" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time when... you were witness to overt racism. How did you respond?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were to be accepted into all of the schools to which you applied, what would made you choose Indiana University School of Medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"(Had an illegal alcohol consumption ticket in undergrad) So did you even have 1 more beer after the incident and before you turned 21?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Softball ethical questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about a time when you had to assert yourself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked specific questions about my personal statement." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Asked about my project for my Master's degree" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"standard why medicine questions but since my interviewer had thoroughly reviewed my file he basically told me my answer -- which sounds weird but was actually really comforting." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself 20 years from now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had a patient who had TB (then explained the disease) and refused treatment, how would you handle it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What is something that you have learned just for the fun of it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What do you know about IUSM? (followed by, what else can you tell me about the school) - have a few points about the school you are ready to discuss!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How have you contributed to your community with your volunteer work?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What does professionalism mean to you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What about yourself will you contribute to this medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"which of the 9 core competencies do you need to work on (what is a weakness in general)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"where I went to high school, class rank, SAT/ACT scores" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about the curriculum's competencies?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing hard at all. They asked about my SAT and ACT scores." 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

"highschool class rank/ SAT scores" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"Have you always wanted to be a doctor?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about High School, groups you were involved in, SAT Score?!?!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your high school class rank?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you do in High School?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your high school rank, SAT score, GPA in high school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What were your ACT and/or SAT scores?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your ACT score? (...really?)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What clinical experience would I tell my children about 10 years from now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Talk about your social and volunteering activities the past couple of years." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your life up to this point." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Something along the lines of: If you were out at a restaurant and saw a doctor with whom you have worked that was visibly drunk, would you say anything to him? Follow up: If you saw him at the hospital the next morning and he looked worse for the wear, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

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

"Why medicine, why IU? Play any instrument? Participate in any social work? Any student government association?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you increase diversity?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Are either of your parents in the health care field?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why IU beside the cheap cost (i'm in-state)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Hmm asked the usual ethical, if you caught a friend cheating on an exam, what wld you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I'm a reapplicant, so they grilled me on how I had improved my application since last year." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Elaborate on your AMCAS application." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"HS class rank/SAT score?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? Why IU? Do you play any musical instrument? Tell us about your research in undergrad." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why was I interested in the school" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"tell me about high school activies..then college.. how you arrived to where you are now. wanted a chronological list of my schooling and employement" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where'd you go to high school, and how'd you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"About high school SAT, class rank, size, activities." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"Questions about high school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"How on earth did you find your way to medicine? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think professionalism means?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What high school did you go to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about some of your high school activities." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"If you could narrow your choice for medicine to one thing, what would it be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would make you choose IU over the other med schools that you have applied to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What were your SAT scores/what extracurricular activities were you involved in during high school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"So, you're interested in medicine, and you're REALLY interested in business (so trying to sway me there...)...how do you plan on balancing both?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

" The standard, why IU? why Indiana? etc" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"why did you choose iu for undergrad and what did you do there?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did I choose IUSM" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us about highschool/class size/rank?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you do in high school? SAT, ACT, class rank & size. What have you done in college?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe some of your leadership experiences." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"would you consider D.O. school? (this came up in convo, it was not totally random)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"talked about your clininical experiences" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you saw a member of your study group (a good friend) cheating during a test?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you choose IU for undergrad?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What other schools did you apply to? Do you think you'll get into IU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself, research, clinical experience, etc?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What did I think about the Amish school crisis being a PA resident? (Not specifically asked but talked about)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"high school class rank and SAT scores" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is professionalism" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what's the most important characteristic a doctor should have?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"You catch a student cheating in your med school class. what do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you have any volunteer/service experiences?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why IUSM?" 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

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

"What was your class rank/GPA/SAT scores in high school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why medicine? What area of medicine are you most interested in right now?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you change the health care situation in New Orleans?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked to explain a few of my activities from college." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Name one of the nine competencies." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"I was asked about a B in my undergraduate anatomy class." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about yourself. (I basically gave him a quick narrative about my entire life up to high school)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you plan on retaking the MCAT? Answer: No, because I do have an acceptance somewhere else (only took the MCAT once). Had that not been the case, my answer would definately be yes." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

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

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

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

"Talk about your abroad experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"High school experiences (SATs, involvement in clubs and sports)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe what you do for fun." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked about SAT scores, class rankings, and about my high school experience." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is lifelong learning important? Why?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about highschool. About half of the interview was about highschool." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What was your high school class rank/ GPA/ ACT score?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Describe a time when things did not go your way/a time when you failed. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If your best friend were cheating in class and you saw him, would you turn him in if he wouldn't turn himself in?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you see when you see pictures of Katrina aftermath? (socioeconomic issue/race/etc)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is professionalism? Tell us about an experience with a doctor that was professional / unprofessional." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In choosing a medical school, what exactly are you looking for in that school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why Indiana School of Medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your high school. Why did you go to [undergrad school]?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Hypothetical: If you are getting ready to perform a surgery and you smell alcohol on the breath of the doctor next to you, what do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"When did you know you wanted to be a physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What was your high school GPA and class rank?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What one quality do you have that would make you a good doctor that the other applicants do not have." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"State two of your greatest strenghts. Name something you feel is not as strong and you feel you can improve upon." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are your main extra curricular activities." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 15 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Let's go over your flaws so I can sell you better to the admissions council. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"Tell me about the class you did worst in and what you learned from that." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you got into indiana, some other schools, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would I do if I found a classmate of mine cheating on a test?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"What would you do if someone you were working with in the ER was drunk?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell us the process of your decision to go into medicine." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your high school rank? ACT/SAT scores?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was high school like? Do you remember your class rank? What were your SAT scores?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You are a medical student, and you notice that someone besides you has pulled out a shhet of paper and copying from it.....what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"SAT scores, wasn't asked class rank like I've heard people in the past have." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Highschool GPA, ACT, and Class Rank" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What high school did you attend? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your high school expereinces--ACT, SAT, class rank" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"the highschool ranking, sat scores question. they ask this to everyone." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You catch a fellow student cheating on an exam, what do you do?" 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

"High school GPA, ACT, Rank, did you play sports." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"HS GPA/RANK." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why [undergraduate institution]?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your HS class rank, SAT and ACT? What activities were you involved with in HS?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think you're going to be able to manage medical school with two children? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"high school GPA and SAT scores." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"SAT scores/high school involvement seguewaying into what I do in college" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What kind of activities were you involved in during high school? What was your HS GPA and ACT scores?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"High School GPA and class rank" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"High school GPA and SAT scores, High school & college activities (namely community service.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Positive and negative things about myself." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"high school gpa and sats" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your highschool rank and SAT scores?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your most valuable volunteer experience?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"High school rank and SAT/ACT scores. Standard, everyone gets this one." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe an ethical situation you have been in and how you dealt with it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"why doc? when was first experience you realized?" 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

"Why Indiana? [read: how come you're applying out of state?]" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"SAT/Class Rank" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Why get a MD degree and not a PhD (I am in grad school now)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your H.S. ranking, SAT/ACT scores?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"HS rank and ACT scores?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Highschool rank and SAT scores (what in the hell's this) It must be a required question because my interviewer seemed embarresed to ask me" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"highschool rank and SAT scores" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"the usual: why doctor" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you do in high school (gpa, class rank, SAT)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"hs rank and sat scores" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What were your high school activities and your SAT and MCAT scores? (look at my friggin application, sheesh)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your high school statistics (class size, rank, AP classes, SAT scores, GPA, etc.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What were your SAT scores, high school class standing, and HS GPA?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where would you want to practice in the future?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Class rank in high school and SAT scores. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was your class rank in high school and how many students were in your graduating class?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was you high school ranking?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"How would you handle the anthrax problem?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"sat scores?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you enjoy reading? What where your favorite books?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

What was the most interesting question?

"What would you do in a situation where you didn’t have all of the information about a patient?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Asked me how I spend my free time and decompress from being so busy." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What music do you like to play (put violin activity on my AMCAS)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Discuss one of your most meaningful experiences." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You're in your third year of med school in your surgical rotation and see the surgeon break the sterile field, what do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Personal question about my application (the majority of the interview was relatively informal/conversational)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How are you able to see and have compassion and understanding for other cultures?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is something that I don't know about you that would help me understand you more?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"It was more like a conversation about my life and path to medicine" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Name one time where your religion/spirituality came into question." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None, they were all scripted. Interviewers had a printed list of questions to ask." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Would you ever cry with a patient?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What will you do if you don't get in this cycle? (they asked this as a segway into reminding me that they are one of the few schools that will give you concrete feedback on your application if you are not admitted)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Do you think you can make a prima facie case that a patient who isn't following medical advice doesn't "understand" it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think is the greatest challenge facing rural physicians today?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you create a clinical trial study on [...]?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"None, this was by far the worst interview experience I have ever had. My interviewers did not understand the point of an interview. They spent the entire time 'grilling me' rather than getting to know me to see if I would be a good 'fit' for their school. Combative." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was something that you learned for fun." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical question about a husband leaving a wife due to her being diagnosed with epilepsy" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you were talking to a patient, and they thought they were telling you everything you needed to know as a doctor, but you felt they were holding something back? (Something like no matter what you said, they would not tell you any more information)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Explain a time where someone else made a racist remark and what I did to stop it. Seemed a little too specific, but luckily I had an example." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What will you do if you don't get accepted to med school this cycle? (What's your plan B?)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think about the current changes in healthcare? (This was very open ended, but I feel it let me show that I was informed about current events in medicine.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Explain the problem and cause of patient non-compliance in health care." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were a doctor with a female patient, whose religious beliefs do not permit the treatment that you recommend, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Standard interviews." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you learn about the culture of the underserved populations that you served that will help you be a better physician?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Can you talk about a time when you have strugged or not reached a goal of your's?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I guess asking my SAT/ACT scores was interesting, good thing I knew it was coming and called my high school guidance department before the interview to look them up" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The interviewer and I talked a lot about our musical experiences" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They started by asking how close I was to my family. Weird way to start, but it does the job of relaxing you." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ethical Scenario: 2 patients on a liver transplant list, and only 1 liver available; what factors do you use to decide who gets the liver?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you could present yourself to the admissions committee, what would you want them to know." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"high school ranking/test scores" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"When it comes to our competency-based curriculum, why do you think its good, bad or otherwise?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you caught to students cheating on an exam..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Started with classical "what would you do if your classmate cheated?" But then he switched it up on me and asked what I would do in the professor's position if I caught one of my students cheating." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you impressions on healthcare reform?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What are you doing with your year off?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you get your news from? I didn't expect that one =D" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"The interview was more of a conversation than questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Classic what would you do if you caught a student cheating... etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"An ethics question related to Michael Jackson." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your single greatest strength that you can bring to our school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"We spoke for a while about the current state of health care and possible solutions. It was interesting to hear the opinion of a practicing doctor instead of a politician or news analyst." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"We talked at length about the technology issue, there are some very interesting possibilities to consider." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"the whole interview was pretty conversational." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How I ended up at my college? (I'm an int'l student)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I could change one thing about medicine, what would it be and why? (Assuming I had all the power, money, etc., to make it happen)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you promote diversity" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If we want doctors to continue to learn because that is a competency, how do you make sure doctors actually continue their education?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Nothing really, for the most part, the interview is low key" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They wanted to know "the things I did" in college, which gave me a good opportunity to talk up every point I wanted to make." 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

"Nothing...just know your HS class rank and SAT. The interview was more of a "chat" then an interogation." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you caught a class mate cheating on an exam, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None, all I was asked about was my activies, leadership, etc. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"n/a. pretty standard questions" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"N/A" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"In regards to previous volunteer work, how would I respond to people who reacted negatively towards my volunteer work?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Tell me about your family - I was not expecting this question!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing that was exceptionally interesting, I was asked a lot of questions about the various activities I have done, many of which are pretty unique." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you discovered a gene which improved memory, and a couple came to you and requested that you implant this gene in their fetus, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you only had 5 minutes per patient, how would you deal with that?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What did you do in high school (it's not all that interesting of a question but I didn't know they cared that much what my class rank, GPA and SAT were!!!)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If prior to surgery, your patient denied being possibly HIV positive, and then during surgery you cut yourself, then found out a week later at lunch that your patient lied, tell me step by step what do you do when you find out. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In regards to pharmacists refusing to fill Plan B prescriptions, what are your thoughts on that issue?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In regards to the bridge collapse in Minnesota, how would you go about inspecting bridges around the nation and what would you do if they were deemed unsafe?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How did your parents meet?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Will you be upset if you are not first in your class in med school? What do you think will be the hardest part of medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where did you go for your high school education" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about your level of commitment in becoming a physician." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All questions were pretty standard, nothing out of the ordinary. The interviewer just read them off a list." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"''I don't want to change this about you becuase you seem pretty relaxed right now, but how do you react in a stressful situation ?''" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What extracurricular activities were you involved in during high school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

" ''Bassoon!'' <not really a question, referring to my lapel pin> ''What's up with that?'' <no joke>" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If the president gave you unlimited funds, how would you use them to improve healthcare in the United States?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Ideas surrounding compassion, empathy, etc." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

" None were interesting questions. The person interviewing me was reading off the page." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was my SAT, ACT score, and my high school class rank" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"nothing out of the ordinary. i got the ''if you saw a doctor shooting up drugs'' question" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions were pretty standard" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What percentage of medical students admit to cheating at some time during their medical education(after they have graduated)? The answer was high, like 60%" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would you cry with a patient?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 20 years? What kind of role in medical leadership do you anticipate?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is the difference between a physician who cures patients and a mechanic who fixes cars? They are both providing service to people." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why did you pick San Diego as your first marathon?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"There have been widely varying published reports on the death toll in Iraq. Why do you think this might be? If I put you in charge of finding out the real number, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"''are you sure you wanna do this?'' - im wondering if this is protocol or because im non-traditional? - it almost seemed insulting - i mean i obviously wouldn't have come this far if i was not sure!!!!!" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you got into all the medical school you applied to? What school would you go to?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"asked about about a ticket I received while in college " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What's Plan B (if you don't get into medical school)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Two people start out at the same spot. One person walks 3 miles east and four miles north. The other person walks 4 miles west and 3 miles south. How far apart are they?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you not like things you're not good at doing?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"What did I think about the crisis at the Amish school? (Since I am a PA resident)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me what you did in high school that made you stand out." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"to explain the research I have conducted" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you saw another student cheating? (That was the only prepared question I think I was asked, the rest just stemmed from my application and conversation). " 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

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

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

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

"I was asked a question regarding the rights of a fetus." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If one of your residents wanted to get a tatoo of a huge cross on his neck, what would you say to him?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you blow off steam?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What I thought I would be doing in 15 years if I wasn't doing what I originally answered?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"none, really, the interview was really just a real easy-going conversation" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Describe your 2 best qualities and 1 that you think you could improve upon." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why I did not continue certain activities from HS into college, and how I decided to follow new ones once in college." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you and another resident had differing ideas as to the plan of care for a patient, how would you resolve the discrepency?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"If there were a group of people rolling a boulder up a hill, where would I be?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about the circumstances that brought you to the United States" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked a lot of public health-related questions because I'm currently working on an MPH. Would you recommend BCG vaccination for all infants? (I mentioned my interest in Infectious Disease)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I thought it was possible through the integration of the 9 competencies to teach people how to be compassionate to patients." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What have been the happiest and most depressing things that have occurred in your life?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I voiced an interest in pursuing a joint M.D./M.P.H. with a professional focus on public health and community-based prevention. My interviewer asked me the other schools I applied to, which included several bigger name private medical schools. She asked if I would go to a private school over a public school, given that my interests were in public health. I missed the boat with this question... I thought she was asking me whether I needed a private university for the sake of a prestigious name (which is not of concern to me), when she really wanted to impress upon me that it might be better to pursue a public health focus in a public institution (although I don't understand why that has to be the case)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Would I treat a patient if they were not able to pay for the services" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you saw a student cheating and you were the Dean of the MD department, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where did I see myself in 20 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"IF I am about to perform a surgery with another doctor whose breath smelled of alcohol?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do yout think we would teach someone these core competencies?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They had me discuss my experience with doctors when my mom was dying from cancer" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Talk about your experience in Cairo. (my abroad experience)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why IUMS and not somewhere else?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Can you discuss the competencies with us?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If a patient came in and demanded to be treated in a certain way that was not consistent with your chosen method, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All questions were pretty much what you would expect..." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you knew one of your coworkers (a phlebotomist) was drawing blood directly from the patients' hearts?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What activities did you do during high school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"my transition to the U.S and difficulties" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you saw one of your colleagues whos your senior fudging Medicare forms, what would you do? if you said you would confront him, he could tell you that you wouldn't be working for him anymore, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think study abroad programs should be required for medical school applicants?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you control the cost of health care?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were at Bush's right hand, how would you tell him to deal with Katrina effects?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I see that you have also studied biomedical engineering. Why do you want to be a doctor opposed to an engineer?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you got into Medicine, what is one aspect of it you would want to change?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you saw another doctor stealing morphine in the ER." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"As a doctor practicing international medicine you may find yourself working over 70hrs/week. How would you find time to balance family and professional life as well as keeping up to date with the latest innovations in medicine?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If your friend scrubbed in (surgeon) and smelled like alcohol, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where is Swaziland? Then the guy really quizzed me on my research, but it was in a nice way. Then, at the end, he asked: "Is it more important to be committed to your cause, or to have a cause to be committed to?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was asked the mascot of my high school." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you and I were to in front of the admissions committee right now, how would you convince them to admit you into the medical school?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"An 89 year old patient that you have told that they have three months to live and is under so much pain asks you to help them pass to alleviate the pain, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I was interviewed by an anesthesiologist, and we had an interesting conversation about my family history of malignant hyperthermia." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Questions about my volunteer experience in Honduras on a mission trip." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"He gave me a geometry problem." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you caught someone cheating on the board exams what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had to present yourself to the admissions committee instead of me, what would you say?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How do you think that the dinosaurs became extinct?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you know any other languages? How about musical background? the arts?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if you saw your best friend cheating?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

""At the admissions meeting, I will have 3 to 4 minutes to present you to the committee. If you were in my position, what would you say?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where do you see yourself in 15 years?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In one of your letters, a reference stated that you have changed over the years. How do you think you have changed?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why do you think Kenyans are not supporting President Kibaki? (the interviewer helped start the IU-Kenya project and knew I lived in Kenya for a while)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you think opera should be translated?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I was working in the ER and the doctor to take over for me came in and I smelled some alcohol on him what would I do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"All of the questions that I was asked were standard: Why IU, why medicine, and specifics about my application. I was not asked any ethical or hypothetical questions, although students who interviewed the same day but with different committee members said they were asked some ethical questions (pregnant teenager who wants an abortion, an ER doctor is drunk, etc.)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Do you know any Swahili?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pretty much standard." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What my high school mascot was" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Nothing really interesting asked, just typical questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"If you saw a collegue of yours lying on paperwork to treat an illegal immigrant in the ER what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Since I spent a month in Italy studying Italian, I was asked if I ever had a dream in Italain." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"An illegal immigrant comes to you and asks for treatment, he has no way to pay for it. Do you fudge the forms a little so he appears to be a legal immigrant and can receive care (paid for by the federal gov't)?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about high school. (This one was a weird one for me because I graduated from high school eight years ago, so it seemed kind of random to ask about it. Asked what my SAT scores were and what my class rank was.)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Where I went to high school, which was quite a while ago for me" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Mostly ethical questions..... see below" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None of the questions were very interesting. Mostly ethical questions concerning patient-doctor relationships were asked. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I wasn't asked many interesting questions at all. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you tell a friend who didn't serve a mission?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What was my high school rank- like I remember I just know that I wasn't first and I wasn't last" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Why does clinical science (i.e. medicine) appeal to you as opposed to research (i.e. bench) science?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what do your parents think of you applying to medschool?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You are on duty in the Emergency Department when you evaluate a patient with acute appendicitis. The oncall surgeon arrives and after a while you notice they are drunk. What do you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"None.....It was all the regular get to know you stuff" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pre-interview question: After the MD commented that he had Subway for lunch and was asked by the PhD if he had had an Atkins Wrap, the MD asked me what I thought about the Atkins Diet." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"I am and HIV/AIDS educator and in my school's state there is an abstinent education only policy so knowing this they asked my how we get around this fact and teach safe sex (which we do)? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Did you do better than your parents in college?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you think are the issues that will affect medicine in the next ten to fifteen years? It led to a interesting discussion of medical economics and tort reform." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"An incredulous--"You went to law school?"" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"You know the whole euthanasia issue...what is your opinion on it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Have you ever done Third World medical work? (This was followed up with the comment, "When you come here, you should go to Kenya with my group")" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Ethical Question: You tell a family you believe their baby has Down's Syndrome and send off the appropriate genetic tests. Then, you discover that the baby also has a disorder where the esophagus is not correctly attached and the baby cannot eat. Surgery is necessary, but not urgent; however the baby will die if you never do surgery. Along with this disorder often come heart and lung defects as well. The parents are young and only want healthy children. They tell you not operate until the results of the genetic test are returned. If the test is postitve for Down's they do not want you to operate, and instead wish to let the baby die. " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Is genetic engineering of plants ok? Why might this be ok and genetic engineering of humans not be ok?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe a moral or ethical dilemma you have encountered." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"In USA how can we fix the problem of providing medical care to those who are not insured? Should seniors receive prescription medicines at reduced cost or free?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"an ethics question on abortion and being catholic" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were in the ER doing a residency and were about to go off shift with a major trauma coming in, and your relief resident came in smelling of alcohol, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do to improve medicine in the next ten years? " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Many new doctors tell me that narcotics are overprescribed for pain relief. What do you think? He is a rheumatologist who treats a lot of arthritis patients in mucho pain." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Describe an ethical situation you have been in and how you dealt with it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"with the rising hispanic population in indianapolis, is it the doctor's responsibility to know spanish or the immigrants to learn english. (this is an increasing health issue in indianapolis)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"Nothing interesting was asked. None of the questions was thought-provoking. All were pretty standard questions." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you like me to know about you that is not in your file." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What is your high school rank and SAT scores?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you know about Apoptosis, did you hear the recent news on it?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If I would be interested in joining the Gary pistol team (I was commenting on how well my undergrad institution' s pistol team was doing. My other interviewer literally almost fell out of his chair laughing, which is a great indication of how nice and laid back my interviewers were.)" 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

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

"what high school did you go to?...I'm from NJ, so there's nooo way that they would have ever heard of my school! :) " More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"it was very conversational, nothign to worry aobut at all" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What can we do to convince you to come to IU?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

"Nothing especially interesting. The questions were mostly about my experiences and achievements. Nothing about ethics or world affairs......phew" 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

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

"If you had an 87 y/o patient that had a terminal illness and was in a severe amount of pain, and she asked you to help her die quicker, what would you do?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"They were all pretty general. He asked me about my high school experiences, whether I like college (and why)." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Tell me about things that you have done that are non-medically related and what do you like to do for fun. This is an open-ended question which allowed me to direct the topic of the interview. After this point I began rambling about my passions and then I had the chance to tie it to medicine. The interviewers really seemed interested in getting to know me and their attentiveness was very much appreciated." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"How would you handle the India/Pakistan situation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What were my activities in highschool?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"As a physician, how would you handle the anthrax situation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"what were you sat scores and high school gpa?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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What do you like most?

"Regional campus experience has definite upsides." | Report Response

"Not much, fulfills avg medical school standards like good education." | Report Response

"Great opportunities to see so much at multiple hospital centers. Being a big program has benefits such as this." | Report Response

"P/F" | Report Response

"It's a research hub in the center of a few different hospitals. The satellite campuses add a unique flavor to the medical curriculum, so it's not a one size fits all education (this is a double-edged sword though!)" | Report Response

What do you like least?

"Support, especially from administration, has been extremely disappointing." | Report Response

"Recent graduated medical student perspective: Frankly, for any school, an expectation should not be listed as a strength. Expectations that the school fulfills are providing a good medical foundation for students as they become doctors. However, a school like IU is able to rely on the fact that they are many in-state applicants' first choice, and as a result the school skimps on developing itself into the stronger school it can be. Entire medical experience was filled with unprofessionalism, in the form of late grading, late notices of rotations during third and fourth year, missed emails, deadlines promised to school etc. This led to much chaos in student planning for courses during medical school. I'm afraid this is a structural weakness the school will not be able to overcome, given it's place as the largest medical school student body (school has several satellite campuses of students throughout state, further contributes to disorder in curriculum of school). Other acts of unprofessionalism include lack of empathy in response to the COVID pandemic for students, administration's stance effectively was students should not voice their concerns and be patient, and doing so is "unprofessional". Speaking of which, school has a strange obsession with professionalism, as much as the term reeks of elitism in medicine and usage of which stifles growth of diversity and covers up legitimate concerns student may have. Many times has the school warned students of their professionalism, despite being unable to act as such on their side. Finally, school still uses the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society, demonstrated to be threatening to diversity and racist and having already been removed by many stronger medical schools already, but still being an important factor for some residency programs hence student obsession with this. At IU, the organization claims to help third and fourth year students with development, but fails to fulfill this promise and ignores students who are not inducted and who may ask for help with applications for residency. Additionally, organization is biased to accepting students who have leadership roles, no matter how insignificant, that are school associated, e.g., SIGs and student council leaders. As a minority graduate who chose to support my community and sought leadership roles to better help those in underserved area in my town, I was largely ignored by this society, because of no school associated leadership titles, despite qualifying grades and board scores. This society is only an example of other instances of leadership being highly influenced by internal politics of the school, again part of the problem in diversity that the school actively ignores, and instead chooses to post high quality pictures of any student representing diversity on their website as a lovely bandaid for the larger issue at hand. I realize for many prospective students this school may be their only choice, so I'm posting this so those concerned may be aware and seek to improve the school. Others who may have a choice, would not recommend this school." | Report Response

"Recently reforming its curriculum which has had some bad effects on education, but should improve things as time goes on." | Report Response

"Mandatory Lecture/Terrible Lecturers" | Report Response

"The info session after my interview revealed that 60% of the class does not get placed at the Indy campus (the location desired by most accepted students) but are "forced" to be at one of the satellite campuses. The core competencies that are threaded into the curriculum and so highly stressed on the webpage, during the interview, and by the co-chair of admissions turn out to be kind of ridiculous. From what the med students said, you can gain competencies pretty easily. Like, for instance, talking to interviewees like myself, on interview day or giving a 10 minute presentation to your fellow med students. If it's that easy to get them "checked off" and you don't really LEARN anything about the doctoring characteristics they embody, then what's the point?" | Report Response

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