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"See most interesting. Tell me about your research, clinical experience, why you want to be a doctor, why you want to be a DO, why DMU (not all at once of course). What would you do if you failed your first exam in med school? Fairly basic."
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What is an important quality in a physician?"
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"with the exception of the ethical question, everything else was pretty much based on your profile. So just know what your wrote and what you did before."
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"NA"
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"Nothing extremely interesting or weird. Just the typical why Doctor (and also why not scientist or others), WhY DO/DMU..(id suggest figuring out a couple specific things you like that are unique to the school)."
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"Convince the medical student in the room that it is rewarding to practice medicine Jail Health services (I worked in a county jail -- they will probe your experiences!)"
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"None were interesting questions. pretty standard"
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"#3"
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"The physician interviewing me asked about a specific clinical research study I've worked on. It showed that he REALLY read through my application prior to interviewing me - very impressive!!"
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"The mistake one."
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"None really. No gray area questions - no healthcare reform questions."
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"Question #3"
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"See question 3"
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"Question about my parent's careers (nurse and OT) influencing my choice of medicine as a career."
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"#2"
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"No questions out of the blue. No ethical questions or anything funky."
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"I was surprised by the persistent questions about my family and how my husband will deal with relocating to Des Moines. "
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"How I would deal if I found I was struggling in med school."
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"None really - all were standard, basic questions"
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"No really interesting questions. Just some of the usual, "Tell us about your weaknesses", "What do you bring to the class""
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"I wasn't asked anything 'interesting' really!"
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"Nothing too out of the ordinary... I suppose ''Tell me about Healthcare in country X'' (a foreign country where I got some clinical exposure)
What do you do for fun?"
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"If someone says to you that women are less smart than men and backs it up with facts, how would you respond?"
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"Being a woman, being a minority in the US, and applying to a DO program, how do you feel about those obstacles that you have to leap through to gain equal standing as physician? Why not MD?
(Is it even ethical to ask such a question?)"
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"none really, mostly about my background and how I immigrated to US"
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"Nothing that interesting, just standard questions."
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"nothing"
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"what is a scientific invention you believe promotes public health?!?!"
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"None of their questions were out of th ordinary...I guess: What did you gain from your Americorps Experience (federal volunteering)."
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"You are driving home today and are in car accident and die. What would you want your tombstone to say?"
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"Basic getting to know you"
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"What would I do if I could change anything in the United States?"
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"I am interested in Geneaology. Can you tell me anything about your last name? "
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"Why are you here? I was a little confused by the question, so I had the interviewer form a more concise question."
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"Nothing really.. standard questions"
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"What do you think was the most important contribution the field of chemistry gave to medicine? actually, i thought this was difficult at the time becuase it's hard to seperate chemistry from biology. i think i ended up saying either the process of vaccinations or the isolation of pennicillin. "
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"First question, right out of the gate: Why are you applying so late? Maybe not such an "interesting" question as aggravating. I explained that I submitted before every deadline and I didn't feel that I was late."
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"They were fairly typical questions asked in unique ways."
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"Why not Vet. Medicine? (I have dogs)"
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"Nothing stood out as particularly interesting. Just the basics were asked."
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""If you were to die tomorrow, and I were to put up a tombstone for you, what would be a proverb that I could inscribe on it that would describe your life?""
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"How would you compare being a lifeguard to being a doctor? (I was a lifeguard for 7 years, still haven't figured out how they knew that because I didn't put it in my application)"
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"Where else did you get interviews?"
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"What one thing about yourself would you like us to remember about you after the interview? (asked by D.O. factuly member)
Runner-up: Do you still do air-conditioning work? :)"
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"Why did you switch careers?"
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"You have been on two other interviews, what makes our interview different. (in my eyes a great question, makes it like they are very interested in you) and it was followed up by: if you were accepted into all three of the schools, what would make you choose one over the other? (again, makes you feel like you are at home)."
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"Why not be a pharmacist? (I work as a pharm tech)"
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"I was asked a question about assisted suicide -- would I do it for one of my hospice patients?"
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"How did your major (religious studies) prepare you for medical school."
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"So... How about them beavers?"
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"So you took a snowboarding class during college huh? (Didn't ask about it in a negative way, but thought it sounded like fun!)"
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"If you were a rural doctor who had received $200,000 and you could either immunize all of the children in the area or use the money for a child who needs a heart transplant, what would you do?"
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"pretty standard questions"
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"What do you think about socialized medicine? (this question was relating to an earlier response, not out of the blue)"
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"tell me about yourself...."
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"Please explain to me the difference between Conservative and Orthodox Judaism. (I was a Jewish Studies major)"
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"Tell me about your experience as a missionary in paraguay."
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"None, really. All the questions were quite canned and boring. Really."
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"You say that you have a good understanding of the hispanic culture. Why is this important? Well obviously Dr. Bendeya has been in Des Moines most of his life or he would have noticed that Mexico has taken over the South Western United States!"
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"What do you expect from your education at des moines?"
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"Cubs or Sox? (I am from Chicago.)"
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"If you get accepted to every medical school that you apply to, how will you choose which one to attend?"
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"If all of the med schools in the world closed down and the career of a physician no longer existed, what would you do? "
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"Since you mentioned that you "love life and all it hsa to offer," and that you are an adriot academic, what do you do for fun? My answer involved discussing my love of Oldies music, and I offered to sing...but no takers. Surprising! They also liked it when I mentioned I drive an old Buick...seems to always catch the laughter."
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"Why don't you wear a watch?"
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"What's your favorite color?"
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"WHY DID YOU CHOOSE IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY FOR YOUR UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES?"
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"What is a weakness that you have had, and what have you done to overcome it?"
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"What are some issues in healthcare that you know/have an opinion about?"
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"What social issue keeps you awake at night?"
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"If you were passing by a car-wreck in the middle of the night and no one else was around, what would you do?"
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"Two were unique. 1)Tell us about your participation with Pet-Facilitated Therapy. 2)How does Osteopathic Medicine relate to your current field? (I am currently in a different healthcare field)"
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"What social issue."
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"If you were appointed Surgeon General, what issue would you address first?"
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"So... many people think of the "doctor" in many different ways, some think of doctor as their professor at school, some people think of doctor as their health care provider.... what's your definition of "doctor" in 1 or 2 words?"
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"Who is your hero?"
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"If you could eradicate any disease, what would it be and why?"
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"Given unlimeted funding, what would you do to change the world?"
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"What social issue to you feel is the biggest issue today?"
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"if you were given $10 million, what would you do with it?"
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"Where do you see yourself ten years from today?"
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"Describe to me a social issue (concern) not related to health care."
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"A detailed hypothetical question involving my previous career field, physics, and economics."
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"If you were offered anything to do research would you?"
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"Why should we accept you?"
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"We here at DMU very rarely accept students that have withdrawn from beginning clogging, so why should we accept you? (He was just joking though and we all laughed.)"
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"I was asked to compare the healthcare systems of Europe and the U.S. in terms of what the U.S. might do to improve the health care crisis (I had studied abroad and apparently the interviewer thought that this gave me the authority to answer such a question)."
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"What is a social issue that concerns you?"
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"I don't know if any of them were interesting. How about, "If you could change one thing in this country what would it be and why?""
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"What haven't we asked you that you thought we would?"
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"What is a social problem that you would address if you were the richest person on earth"
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"If I had to do it all over again, what would I have done differently?"
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"What have you done to change your application since last year, when you also applied to med schools?"
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"Since your application is strong enough to likely get you into an MD school, how would you choose which school to go to?"
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"The interview started with: "Tell us about yourself.""
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"The most interesting question they asked was, " What would you do if you studied hard for a test, and failed anyway?""
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"Why do you want to leave research to pursue a career in medicine?"
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"Would you consider adding an M.P.H. to your D.O. program given that you could do it without any extra cost if you came here?
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"If and how you would help people whose basic needs (from Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs) have not been met?"
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"Why did you choose to pursue medicine over a field such as public health or epidemiology?"
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"What do you think are some of the reposibilities of being a student?"
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"When did Tolkein write the Hobbit, and Lord of the Rings Trilogy? (We were discussing what I like to read.)"
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"How do you feel about patients ordering prescription medications from Canada? "
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"What would you do if you failed a test?"
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"What is the most important thing you have learned from your parents?"
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"What good book have you read?"
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"Typical ethics question about 15 year old girl suffering from leukemia. "
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"How do you plan on balancing the kind of practice you'd like to have against the constraints of working in a high-volume clinic?"
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"Nothing was really interesting - standard stuff really"
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"How do you define compassion?"
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"Tell me about your best friend."
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"How will you devote enough time to your family and school if you were to be accepted?"
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"What would you change in healthcare today? Tell me something in medicine that you would like to know more about."
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"What makes you get up on a soap box. What are you passionate about."
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"What do you think of the connection between farm subsidies and obesity?"
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"What do you do to relieve stress? What is the last book that you read?"
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"Why are you here, not just here at DMU/COMS but why are you here in America? Stupid ass question, completely irrelevant to what I went there for."
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"What qualities do you want to bring with you as a physician?"
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"What would you do if you had a patient that would die without treatment and the opportunity to immunize 1,000 patients, but only enough finances to address one of the needs?
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"What do you look foward to the least and the most about becoming an osteopathic physician?"
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"Nothing out of the ordinary."
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"What have you learned about the state of medicine in this country based on your travels?"
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"Questions were all standard, found in other reviews of this school. Nothing was that unique."
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"Just standard questions. Nothing really difficult."
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"Tell us something about you that isn't in your file."
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"What traits will make you a good doctor?"
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"If you're offered >1 spot, how will you decide?"
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"Do you think there is a difference in the way a DO and MD treats a patient?"
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"How do you think spirituality fits into the practice of medicine?"
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"Who has been your template or role model for becoming a physician. Has it been one person or many?"
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"how would you, if at all, participate in community work as a doctor?"
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"What was the last book you have read for fun?"
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"Pick an ethical issue and talk about it."
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""If your best friend were sitting here next to you, what would they say about you?" I didn't really get it at first, since I didn't know if they were talking in terms of my becoming a physician or just of my character, but thought a little bit about it and was able to answer it."
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"What was the last book you've read (outside of a class)??
In what area of medicine do you see yourself practicing in five years? "
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"Do you play a musical instrument?"
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"If I were hit by a bus and killed today, what would I want my epitaph to say?"
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"Who was the last real emperor in the region now known as Ethiopia? (He saw that I took ONE class on African History, over ten years ago mind you.)"
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"Scenario: During residency you encounter an attending surgeon with alcohol on his breath. What do you do?"
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"What experiences would you bring from your prior career to this school and the medical profession?"
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"Name three things your friends would say about you if they were here."
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"What would I do if I saw a classmate cheat on a test."
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"If I played any musical instruments. "
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"Being that my dad is an MD, what he thinks of my choice of becoming a DO"
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"Because I was from Oregon they asked me about my thoughts on Death With Dignity/Assisted suicide."
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"If you were to become an osteopathic physician, how would you confront/ change the general misunderstandings people have about D.O.'s?"
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"In light of some volunteer work I had done, how did I feel about the war? "
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"Would I serve as a big brother to other incoming students"
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"What do you like to do for fun?"
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"I was given a tough ethics question involving patient rights."
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"Tell me about yourself? I know its not THAT interesting but I never know what to say!"
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"How are you and your fiance prepared for you going to medical school?"
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"Is there anything you hoped we weren't going to ask?"
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"Very basic questions."
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"Why is a man-hole cover round. (the only shape that won't fall in on itself)"
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"I was asked detailed questions from my personal statement. (It's nice to know they actually read it!)"
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"Why do you think that DMUCOMS is a place where you can succeed and be happy?"
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"What three things would you tell a student to recommend them to DMU?"
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"What would I change in medicine. "
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"If you were the Chief of Surgery, what would you change about the operating room?"
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"A 4 year old child is rushed to the ER. Her parents have "mong" beliefs, where if you puncture the skin, your soul leaves. THe child will die without an immediate operation. The parents refuse based on their religion. What do you do?"
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"None really, pretty straightforward. I guess an interesting one would be describe what a physician is like using 5 adjectives."
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"Nothing difficult at all, no ethics or scenario-based questions. What qualities do you possess that would make you a good physician?"
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"No strange or particularly difficult questions. The interview was very laid back and conversational. They just want to get to know the applicant on a more personal basis to determine whether you'll be a good fit for the school."
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"Name an ethical issue facing medicine today and how would you change it."
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"If a mother brought her obviously malnourished infant into your clinic and told you she only fed her watermelon because that is what her religion required, what would you do?"
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"What activities do you participate in to relax?"
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"Where do you consider home?"
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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?