How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

6 out of 10

How long was the interview?

30 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

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)?

"why OHSU & why MD/MPH?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

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

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

"how do you handle stress" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"greatest problem in healthcare, which was followed by an interesting discussion on access to care." Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"what are your 3 greatest strengths/weaknesses? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"i didn't have time to do much. basically skimmed the OHSU website & my ps." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"main hospital & children's hospital were *very* nice. the 6-week rural medicine rotation also seemed to be one of the highlights of the students' experiences. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"lack of minority enrollment. one of the interviewers was a tool & asked me specific questions about where i interviewed & was accepted at. not cool! parking sucks!!" Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"they send you to different offices/buildings for each interview (2 for MD & 3 for MD/MPH), so bring an umbrella. portland is a beatiful & energetic city, despite the rain. fact: portland has less annual rain than atlanta or seattle. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"the med school is definitely on the rise. the MPH program is not in a separate school of public health, but is solid; the preventive medicine program was given an outstanding educational program of the year award in 2004. portland is awesome. i've read some posts that the admissions office is really disorganized and slow, but my experience was much to the contrary. they were always polite and helpful, and i got snail-mail updates on my application. " Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

03/15/2004