How did the interview impress you?

No change

What was the stress level of the interview?

8 out of 10

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At a regional location

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"What is the social issue that you are most concerned about?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"What are the top three influential issues in medicine today?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"If your roommate presented false data to your attending physician that you knew she made up on a patient, how would you handle it?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"If you could invite any three people to dinner, dead or alive, who would you choose?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"If you were a transplant surgeon and you had 1 liver to transplant, which patient would you give it to (he described three patients to me)?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read up on ethical topics, my AMCAS application, current medical topics like stem cell research, medicare, managed care, etc." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"The politness of the staff and the facilities." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"They didn't give us anything to do -- you just sit in a room looking at each other the entire morning!" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"One interview has two interviewers, which is closed file and the other interview is a one-on-one, and that is open file." Report Response

What are your general comments?

"Overall, it was a stressful but good interview. I found out about my interview just two days before due to an email error, so I would have felt more together, prepared and less stressed if I would have known about it sooner. So, if anybody out there has applied to KU and has not heard back, I recommend you call because they communicate through email and it's possible you didn't get it." Report Response

On what date did the interview take place?

03/15/2002