How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How long was the interview?

50 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

In a group

What type of interview was it?

Open file

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

"Tell me about your experience living overseas." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"14 yr. old girl scenario..." Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"biggest problem facing health care today? fix it for us..." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"What would you say to a fourteen year-old girl who comes to you, claiming that she is pregnant, asking for an abortion, and claiming that whe doesn't want her parents to know about her visit to your office or the abortion." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"The above question was also the most difficult. I wish I could've given a tighter response to "What is the greatest problem faced by our health-care system today and how would you solve it?" " Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read my AMCAS stuff, my secondary for EVMS, everything I could find about Glennan, Jones, and Strelitz Institutes, and reviewed some algorithms for ethical decision-making." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"CHKD is definitely sweet. Students seemed, for the most part, kind and informative." Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"My interviewers were completely poker-faced. I left the interview feeling like there was no way I could possibly get in after stating that abortion was morally wrong. Retroanalysis of this interview was not helpful. there were plenty of cadavers for the anatomy class. These, however, looked like they had been trashed in the learning process. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"You won't NECESSARILY have a clinician interviewing you. Mine did not show up. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"The area, the great surgical residency, and the breadth of opportunity for clinical experience early makes this my top choice school. My advice: be yourself; they know you're not a doc yet. Be willing to admit your faults, if you have them... (can I get an amen?) " Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

10/31/2003