How many people interviewed you?
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.12 | 170 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Positively | 157 |
| Negatively | 3 |
| No change | 9 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.77 | 170 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.18 | 138 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.71 | 114 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In Person | 0 |
| Virtual | 4 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 1 |
| 10 minutes | 1 |
| 15 minutes | 3 |
| 20 minutes | 6 |
| 25 minutes | 11 |
| 30 minutes | 64 |
| 35 minutes | 24 |
| 40 minutes | 23 |
| 45 minutes | 22 |
| 50 minutes | 5 |
| 55 minutes | 3 |
| 60+ minutes | 9 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At the school | 165 |
| At a regional location | 0 |
| At another location | 1 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| One-on-one | 169 |
| In a group | 0 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Open file | 51 |
| Closed file | 113 |
| Response Average | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 2.12 | 170 |
"NDA; MMI"
"Not disclosed"
"MMI- NDA"
"MMI - NDA signed"
"MMI format - you sign an NDA before the interview"
"MMI Questions (interviewees sign a non-disclosure agreement regarding interview questions)"
"MMI Style"
"How did you deal with conflict in your organization?"
"What do you know about osteopathic medicine and tie it to your experiences."
"Tell me something about yourself I can't get from your written application."
"What makes osteopathic medicine special?"
"We aren't gonna talk about academics, tell me something else."
"What was the most difficult class you took and why? (both interviewers actually asked this question)"
"So what's your story?"
"What was one difficulty you faced in a team? What did you do?"
"I have not read your file yet because I don't want to have a predetermined opinion of you. So, can you tell be a little about yourself?"
"they ask: why medicine, tell me about osteopathic medicine, what community service/ clinical experience you have had, and if you work as a team"
"What two things can you contribute to this school?"
"Why did you choose to come to TX?"
"what do i anticipate being the greatest challenge in medical school?"
"What do you think about OMT and why is it important?"
"What's your opinion on the current state of healthcare in the U.S.?"
"Why DO?"
"What roles does a physician play? (healthcare provider, leader, judge)"
"Both interviewers asked me Why medicine, why DO, why TCOM?"
"Health care reform"
"Why did you do nursing before medicine?"
"What do you like about osteopathic medicine?"
"Very conversational; no direct questions asked."
"What do you know about healthcare in Canada?"
"none really, just chatted about my application and experiences, very laid back"
"Interviewer A- Why Doctor? Interviewer B- What got you interested in Medicine?"
"What goals do you have for your future?"
"what would you bring to the student body if you were accepted"
"What's the last movie you saw?"
"I just had a lot of standard questions with the first interviewer. We mostly talked about school, work, girlfriends, medicine, music, Lowe's, and almost anything you could think of!"
"What do you know about osteopathic medicine?"
"A child needs an amputation, what do you tell the child and his or her parents?"
"Where do you see yourself in 15 years?"
"what is the future of health care?"
"Tell me about yourself. Why medicine. (my first interviewer was a faculty member who just started 3 months before.....he was sort of lost)"
"If a child or an adult came in and needed an amputation, what would you do?"
"How to fix current health system."
"What did you do in high school?"
"Why medicine? Why DO? Nothing very specific, mostly just conversation..."
"What do you know about osteopathic medicine and how did you get interested in it?"
"What do I know about Osteopathic Medicine."
"tell me about yourself? What do you know about A.T. Still"
"Why medicine? Why DO? Tell me about yourself."
"The typical questions: Why DO, why TCOM, why medicine"
"You are the doc in a small country town and 3 patients come in at once. All of the patients are the same except for their jobs: a small rural doc, an employer that employs 1/10th of the town, and a delivery guy. Who do you save and why? Also, how do you feel about killing the others. "
"Tell me about yourself..."
"There are many areas in medicine, why a doctor?"
"Motivation for medicine"
"How do you feel about Stem Cell Research?"
"''So I read here that you think Osteopathic Medicine is the path for you. Why?''"
"In a hospital, what is the most important group: the doctors, Nurses, Board of Directors, Phamacists or the Janitors? -The Answer is they all are...there is no I in team"
"You happen upon a car accident and no one else is around. There is a 70+ year old man and a 7 year old girl. Both are bleeding profusely and will die. You can only save one. Who?(This question was asked by a 65+ interviewer)."
"Why DO? Why not MD? "
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"why DO, why TCOM, when did you realize you wanted to be a doctor, (both asked these questions)"
"Tell me about yourself (both asked this)"
"Tell me about your research."
"Are you sure you want to do this? (I'm 35 years old)"
"- tell me about yourself - what defining moment in your life made you realize you want to be a physician "
"What qualities make up a good physician?"
"What experiences in your life make you want to help people in your future career?"
"How would you deal with difficulties as a doctor? "
"If you had to tell a 10 year-old girl that she had to have her leg amputated, how would you do it?"
"What would you do if a guy needed a very expensive back surgery and had no insurance and no money?"
"how do you deal with stress?"
"What was your favorite class in college?"
"So now tell me about you."
"In a hospital setting, there are doctors, board of directors, nurses, technicians, receptionists, and custodial staff. Who are the most important? Why?"
"Ethics situation: 1. If you had one liver and three patients with identical backgrounds and health conditions except for their job (milk delivery, factory owner that employed most of the town, and physician), who would you give the liver to? He followed the question with "
"What do you know about DO schools and OMM?"
"Tell me about your self and your work as a therapist."
"What are the problems facing healthcare in the future?"
"Ethical questions...no right or wrong answer involving different scenarios.."
"What do you know about manipulative medicine"
"Wow, that's quite a career change. Why did you decided to become a doctor?"
"Just the usual interview questions."
"Scenario question"
"Has there been a time when you were unprepared for something? If so how did you feel about it and yourself."
"Totally random ethical question that seemed like a situation that a doctor would not be put in. I kept my poise and answered as best I could without getting on a political soapbox."
"Why do you want to be a DO rather than an MD?"
"Explain a problem you have encountered where you were required to think of an innovative solution."
"Why not research?"
"What's your favorite subject in school? He told me not to say organic chemistry, even though organic chemistry is my favorite subject. "
"since when have you wanted to go into medicine and what happened to make you want to go into medicine"
"Describe how you decided to enter medicine."
"What were your most/least favorite subjects in college and why?"
"What are your specific interests in medicine?"
"What do you know about osteopathy/manipulative medicine?"
"What is a D.O.?"
"If three people arrive in ER at same time and you're the only doctor, how do you handle it?"
"How would to handle the situation where you have to perform an amputation to save a teenager's life?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"how you would fix the nation's healthcare problems?"
"What are my views of stem cell research."
"Why not be an MD instead of an DO?"
"What attributes do you think it takes to work in a team? What attributes should leaders have? Why are you choosing medicine over an engineering job? Why do you want to be a doctor? Why osteopathic medicine? You have no research experience; why should we let you into our PhD program? Why are you changing careers? Your application says you were a Roughneck in an oil rig welding fabrication yard; what was that like?"
"Tell me about yourself/ motivation for medicine"
"While working in a team, have you had any confrontation with a individual who was not do his part of the job and how did you handle it? Did it work?"
"Why osteopathy, why OMM?"
"You majored in [blank]. How has this prepared you for medical school?"
"Do you only want to be a physician because your father and grandfather were?"
"Why here, why now?"
"Explain to me what a DO means to you?"
"So...you want to be a doctor?"
"Why DO and not MD?"
"Tell me what you know about osteopathic medicine."
"Tell me how you have solved a problem."
"Tell me about yourself. Why TCOM?"
"If you were practicing in a small town and the wife of the principal of the elementary school your children go to came to you for an abortion because she had an affair, what would you do?"
"How would you fix the current healthcare situation (regarding doctors' loss of autonomy)"
"Why a physician? What's a D.O.? Tell me about yourself. Are you a team player? Heart disease thing."
"Why TCOM?"
"A man comes into your office with really bad back pains (she went on about this for a while) then says that your order an MRI. Later that day your nurse comes up to you and says that the man's HMO declined the MRI, what do you do?"
"Why Medicine and why now? (I'm older)"
"What is your view on the past and future of medicine?"
"Why medicine?"
"What do you think of Stem cell research?"
"What are the top three priorities in your life?"
"Why spend the next 10years of my life studying medicine?"
"What do you know about osteopathy?"
"i had a couple of the questions that were posted earlier on here (suppose you saw someone signing in for another student, what would you do...)"
"How do you deal with stress? How will you deal with the large volumes of info? How will you deal with patient death? What traits will make you a good doctor?"
"Scenario: If you were in a first year class where attendance was mandatory and you saw one student signing in for another, how would you handle the situation?"
"Why osteopathy?"
"Why osteopathic medicine?"
"see above"
"Tell me about yourself"
"Tell me what you know about osteopathic medicine"
"what problems, if any, do you see in health care today?"
"Tell me about youself."
"Why do you want to come to our school? Why osteopathic medicine."
"Why the change in career from engineering"
"What do you think about the state of medicine currently?"
"Tell me about yourself."
"What is your view on HMO's/PPO's?"
"Who do you use for your support group?"
"MMI - NDA signed"
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"Do you plan on practicing in Texas?"
"Give me an example of how you used your leadership positions to resolve a conflict."
"What was your most favorite volunteer experience?"
"What do you know about osteopathic medicine? Who founded it and when"
"What was your most meaningful volunteer experience?"
"What is the difference between MD and DO?"
"It looks like you're married - do you have any kids?"
"What would you do to get doctors to rural areas?"
"Was it an easy or difficult decision to apply to medical school and why?"
"What are you opinions on Obamacare? (just have some understanding, it wasn't bad)"
"What DO as opposed to MD?"
"what would i do if i couldn't be a doctor?"
"Talk about some of your service activities and what you learned from them."
"If a woman from a well-respected family came to you as her PCP and wanted an abortion after having had an affair, what would you do?"
"Where do you wish to practice medicine?"
"What do you think of Obamacare? (don't agree wholeheartedly, or completely disagree. Tread carefully)"
"I see you were a graduate student at UNTHSC, what type of research did you do?"
"What made me want to be a doctor"
"What are your thoughts on the new healthcare reform?"
"Even though it is a "closed file" interview, I was asked "How did you do on the MCAT?" and "How is your GPA?""
"What is Osteopathic Medicine?"
"Why are you interested in osteopathic medicine?"
"Interviewer A- Tell me about.... experiences Interviewer B- How did you get interested in DO and have you ever shadowed a DO?"
"Tell me a little about how healthcare is changing and how you feel about it."
"what is your least favorite food?"
"What do you do when you have free time?"
"What do you know about Osteopathic Medicine?"
"I was asked about my teaching experience, what teaching methods I use, and why I didn't apply to any other D.O. schools."
"You find a woman's medication prescribed by her MD is causing some serious side effects. She doesn't listen and says she wants to go back to her MD. What do you do?"
"Describe a situation in which you failed and what you learned from it."
"Why do you want to attend our medical school?"
"What is a difficult experience you have had?"
"what would yuou say to a patient's mother in a case where the patient so sick that no matter what you do there is no way the patient will get better."
"Tell me about your clinical experience with__________ (refered to my personal statement). "
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"Specific DO questions and why to do DO versus MD."
"Where do you see yourself in 20 years?"
"Tell me about a specific time where you had to use teamwork to overcome a problem...what was your role in the team? "
"If you were on a desert island and you had two patients that needed a kidney transplant, but only one donor kidney, what would you do? (or something like that)"
"Describe your volunteer and community service activities. "
"Whats a major problem in health care? How would you fix it? When were you a leader? Have you participated in team work?"
"How would you handle...(gave me a couple hypothetical situations)"
"A patient comes in the ER with tremendous bleeding from an unseen trauma. She does not speak any of your languages. What do you do? (this was a lead in to 2 more questions)"
"You are playing poker with your 4 nurses and all of the sudden 3 traggic cases come in, what do you do?"
"What are your strengths and weaknesses?"
"What else would you like me to say to the admissions committee?"
"What do you know about osteopathic medicine"
"If you were a new intern (3 months) and saw a fellow intern in the restroom using amphetamines to get through the day what would you do? (Answer is always report it, doctors are supposed to make the tough decisions)"
"''You're in the ER with two patients who both need dialysis. You can only give dialysis to one patient. One patient is a wealthy widower, the other a young mother of 3. Who do you choose and why? You can't change your mind the decision is made.''"
"You were called in the night about a patient and you suggested without looking at the file to prescribe some niquill. It killed the patient, and the next day you see the allergy listed in the file. How do you feel? Are you prepared to handle such responsibilities as a doctor?"
"How will you pay for med school should you get in?"
"Tell me why you did not shadow a DO? You know is a requirement, explain "
"What inspired you to want to be a doctor? (kind of hinted at ''why osteopathy?'')"
"what problem is there in healthcare right now and how would you solve it in your practice"
"Multiple questions on healthcare reform."
"Compare your study habits when you were a freshman to when you were a senior."
"Scenario questions related to handling stress."
"Name 4 breakthroughs in medicine."
"Tell me the difference between a DO and an MD"
"- what do you know about osteopathic medicine, and don't say holistic - how is it different from allopathic - "
"What made you decide to look at osteopathic medicine?"
"Why Medicine."
"How would osteopathic medicine be practical when serving patients in a location where I may not have access to traditional medical equipment?"
"Whats your opinion of HMOs?"
"Why medicine? (And the follow-up: Why osteopathic medicine?)"
"Tell me about your dad and you ever go to work with him? (he is a doctor)"
"if you could have dinner with one person, who would it be?"
"Why Texas?"
"What is the one thing you are looking for in a medical school that would make that school stand out."
"What do you like to do for fun? (Both interviewers asked me this)"
"You are a physician in a transplant department, and have only one liver. Three patients come in with identical backgrounds and medical history. They all are married and have two kids in high school. They all got on the transplant list at the same time. The only difference between the three are their jobs: (1) a milk and bread delivery man; (2) a plant manager in a town of 10,000 who employs a tenth of the population, and (3) a physician in a town of 6,000 people, with no other doctors available in a 50-mile radius. Who do you give the liver to?"
"Why medicine? "
"Talk about specific volunteer/work experiences."
"Since you have so much clinical experience and are so satisfied with your work as a therapist, Why go to medical school?"
"Why do I want to be a doctor?"
"your usual interview questions about yourself"
"would you have a problem being part of a minority"
"How do you feel about moving to Fort Worth?"
"Describe your clinical experiences."
"How do you feel about euthanasia?"
"Explain your research and its practical applications. "
"Name the core principles of osteopathic medicine."
"Why Osteopathy? What do you know about osteopathy?"
"What volunteering experience do you have? What other volunteering experience do you have? Do you have any more volunteering experience? Where else did you go volunteer? Besides place X and Y, where else did you volunteer? "
"do you have any questions for me"
"Describe your research."
"Would you treat a patient who had HIV?"
"Describe a time you have been a leader and how that helped develop you. "
"What do you do for fun?"
"In your experiences with your DO, what do you feel distinuishes his care from what you would recieve from an allopathic physician?"
"How was your study abroad trip?"
"How did you get down here from New York? (Not from New York, went to college in Philadelphia)"
"If three men, all with different jobs, need a heart transplant and one heart comes available, how do you decide who gets it?"
"Tell me about your research."
"Is it a doctor's job to speak up about things in his community that people are doing that could be harmful to their health? "
"How do you think Bush's reelection will affect healthcare?"
"why osteopathic medicine?"
"How did I get into my current profession (research)."
"Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years(career-wise)?"
"What changes should be made in the health care system? I talked about shifting to preventive medicine and economics. I told him we should tax the hell out of elective aesthetic procedures (like plastic surgery) and use the proceeds to pay for free preventive care of certain types, like vaccines, etc. He thought that was pretty funny."
"Philosophical questions about HMOs/ stem cell/ current medical crisis"
"What will you do if you do not get into medical school this year?"
"What would you do if you knew you were accepted to both an osteopathic school and an allopathic school?"
"What do see as the greatest issue in health care? How will this affect you and your career as a doctor?"
"How do you deal with stress?"
"Where will you practice?"
"What is the hardest obstacle you had to accomplish."
"What things would you change about the current healthcare system?"
"What do you like to do when you are not studying?"
"Do you feel musculoskeletal manipulation is useful?"
"If you had the option of picking between two medical schools that accepted you, what would be your deciding factors?"
"What challenges do you see medicine encountering over the next ten years?"
"What altruistic thing have you done?"
"What do you think of stem cell research? The interviewer said he was making sure that I was informed on the issue and not really interested in the religious implications. "
"Who are your role models, in general and in a health-related profession? What do you know about osteopathic medicine?"
"What should we do about medical liability insurance problems?"
"General ?'s about app."
"Why medicine now? (I'm a non-traditional)"
"What are 3 things you want me to know about you?"
"What obstacles you anticipate in med school?"
"What do you think about the new Medicare finding regarding lack of funds in 15 years?"
"What are some of your positive/negative characteristics?"
"What has prepared you for med school?"
"Same question as above, except the woman won't take blood because she is Jehova's Witness."
"Why TCOM? Do you think you have a good chance of getting in? "
"What is the characteristic that will make you succeed?"
"what is an experience of when you worked in a team to solve a problem? how did it turn out? were you happy with the result?"
"Why medicine? Why osteopathy? If you like science so much why don't you just do research? What did you do in your volunteer experience? Will you have kids in med school?"
"Tell me a difficult problem that you encountered in college and how you overcame it."
"Tell me about where you grew up"
"What is your views on the current status of healthcare in this country?"
"Why do you want to be a D.O.?"
"see above: problem solving"
"Tell me about your research experience "
"what sets osteopathic medicine apart from allopathic medicine?"
"Where do you see yourself four years out of med school?"
"What would you do if you got rejected from our school?"
"My thoughts on some trends in medicine"
"What do you think about the direction genetic engineering is going today?"
"What would you like to find out more about with TCOM?"
"MMI - NDA signed"
"Explain what you know about osteopathic medicine."
"Asked about my personal statement and my experiences"
"Why do you want to be a DO?"
"What do you think about the state of healthcare in America today?"
"What leadership roles have you taken on and what did you learn?"
"Discuss a current topic that affects healthcare."
"Comment on the current state of health care in the U.S."
"What event challenged you and effects those around you?"
"Four things are important for being a doctor: compassion, integrity, medical techniques (such as in surgery), medical knowledge. Which do you think is the most important? Remember, there isn't a single correct answer."
"what would i do if i don't get into medical school."
"When did you know you wanted to be a doctor?"
"Why do you want to go into medicine?"
"Do you have any questions for me?"
"I can tell you are very motivated, why?"
"What do I look for when applying to medical schools"
"What three words describe you? What is your biggest weakness?"
"How did you do in high school?"
"What would you do if you didn't get into Medical School?"
"What do you think of the healthcare reform?"
"Interview A- Tell me one problem we need to fix in health care today (I actually brought this topic up on my own :) Interviewer B- No questions-Mainly talked about our life experiences. "
"How does osteopathic medicine and family care fit together in your mind?"
"as a doctor, how would you reconcile saving one premature baby at the cost of taking away care from 50,000 other babies?"
"What do you know about how health care is changing and what is your opinion about the change?"
"How do we fix healthcare?"
"Tell me about ___ experience? (referring to personal statement and activities)"
"What did you gain from xyz experience and how will this help you as a physician?"
"I am currently getting an MPH so: Tell me about what you've learned in graduate school"
"what do you think about the fact that we are not giving pesticides to africa for fear of their environmental risks"
"Why do you think you could fit in with osteopathic medicine."
"What is osteopathic medicine?"
"If you saw a friend of yours possibly cheating on an unproctered"
"What have your favorite UG classes been?"
"General"
"Whats the number one quality doctors need to have?"
"What makes you angry?"
"At what time in your life were you a leader?"
"Your patient is sick and in the hospital. In the middle of the night she comes down with a bad cough. The nurses call you and you prescibe a drug that she is allergic to and she dies. How do you feel?"
"Specific Questions about things in my Personal Statement (the only thing from my file they had for the interview)"
"How would you hope your future patients describe you?"
"Describe any leadership experience"
"What was your favorite class in undergraduate work? Least Favorite? Why?"
"-Continuation of the previous question. (after I answered) ''Now, the CEO of the hospital comes down and tells you that you have to give the dialysis to the wealthy widower because she is going to make a donation to the hospital. What do you say/do?''"
"I see that you are from state XYZ. Why have you applied to Texas?"
"How do you deal with a non-compliant patient that has persistent symptoms and continually seeks treatment?"
"What do you like to read?"
"One question posted by someone before about a heart transplant. "
"Why didnt you do your pre-med requirements in undergraduate school? (I am a non-traditional student.)"
"DO vs MD (what I think is that notable difference)"
"Why did you apply here."
"How do you study and what is the goal?"
"Name one healthcare problem and how would you solve it."
"How do you resolve conflicts. What volunteer experiences meant the most to you?"
"What area do you wish to practice?"
"questions based on hobbies / interests - are you willing to sacrifice them in medical school - how will you choose among the medical schools that you get accepted to"
"Tell me about a time when you had to overcome a challenge."
"Are you interested in research (just wanted to make sure I was aware of the opportunities available in case I was interested--didn't force anything on me)"
"You seem to believe that it is important to educate your patients about their health. How would you acheive this considering the practical time constraints physicians must adhere to?"
"How would you deal with limited resources and tough decisions as a doctor?"
"You have a 5-year old practice. A colleague wants to nominate you to go to Washington and implement legislature and policies that will improve health care for everyone in the nation. However, you would not have time for your practice. Would you go to Washington or stay with your practice? (With follow-up questions for either position.)"
"Did you like your experience shadowing and why?"
"Have you worked in team before? How do you get along with different personalities? "
"how do you pronounce your middle name?"
"Do you have any questions? (this might seem stupid but I was asked by both interviewers if I did and if I didn't have good questions to ask I feel like it wouldn't have went so well)"
"You say you interact well with people, can you give me an example of that"
"A lot of specific questions about my application."
"So you gave the liver to _____. The other two people die. How do feel about killing them??"
"What have you learned from a volunteer experience that will help you when you are a doctor?"
"Why DO versus an MD school? Have the DOs you've known or shadowed ever used OMM?"
"Why a doctor?"
"Why D.O.?"
"Is TCOM your first choice?"
"question about why medicine?"
"why medicine"
"Tell me about your research."
"Asked about my experiences in India."
"Why do you think you would make a good doctor?"
"Since you come from a medical family, are you being pressured to go into medicine?"
"What have you learned from your experiences of leadership? How will those experiences help you as a physician? Explain the team approach to medicine..."
"Where have you had medical experience and how do you feel it has impacted you?"
"Do you agree with physician assisted suicide?"
"What do you know about osteopathic medicine?"
"why don't you have many leisure activities?"
"How will you finance your education?"
"Why DO?"
"Why medicine?"
"(I am a non-trad applicant) It looks like you spent some time in your previous undergrad years "floundering"...explain what was going on with you during this time."
"When did you face a situation in which you helped someone solve a problem?"
"What did you do after college? (I'm a nontraditional)"
"If an 18 year old requests an abortion, how do you handle it?"
"About physician assisted suicide."
"Why do you want to study osteopathic medicine?"
"Can you estimate your own abilities as a family physician/How do you feel about referring to specialists?"
"what are your strengths and weaknesses?"
"What were my most and least favorite classes."
"Hypothetical questions such as a young girl has been in an accident and needs to have her leg amputated, what would you tell her family? "
"What have been the most important advances in medicine over the last century? He was looking for 3 things: 1, the shift to focusing on diet and preventive medicine, 2, the development of diagnostic imaging like MRI, CT, and ultrasound, and 3, communications technology."
"Given (a hypothetical situation), what would you do."
"Where do you see yourself practicing medicine"
"What do you do with you free time? What do you do to relax?"
"Lots of ethical questions."
"Tell me about current medical issues (nothing specific, just to see if I was up-to-date). "
"What was an interesting case at the DO's office you followed in?"
"If you were told that the only medication that works for your patient is not covered by the insurance company, what would you do?"
"How do you study?"
"Why do you want to be a doctor?"
"What would you like me to tell the committee on your behalf? (He was actually on the admissions board.)"
"What questions do you have for me?"
"How do you work within a team?"
"What are your hobbies? Are you involved in extracurricular activies?"
"Who were your best & worst teachers and why? What good/bad qualities will help/hinder you in med school and 10 yrs in the future as a doctor?"
"What makes you a better candidate than all of these other applicants?"
"Tell me about your job."
"Describe a hard decision you had to make in life and how you reached it?"
"Why should TCOM accept you?"
"What kind of doctor do you hope to be?"
"Would you attend an allopathic medical school if accepted?"
"What would be the biggest challenge for you in medical school?"
"How do you deal with failure / disappointment?"
"What experience have you had with a D.O. and how did you percieve them to be different than an M.D.?"
"How is the rising population going to affect my practice? What is my view of HMOs? "
"What characteristic that will hold you back?"
"how do you think D.O.'s differ from M.D.s?"
"Why engineering? What will you do after graduation? What kind of doctor will you be? Compare UT Southwestern and TCOM"
"If a patient for whom you had cared for a long time suddenly died, how would you deal with it?"
"Why Bac-T? (Microbiology)"
"Do you have any questions?"
"Tell me about an experience where you had to work as a team?"
"What kind of support network do you have?"
"Why do you want to be a dcotor?"
"why do you want to be a physician?"
"Do you have research experience? (I didn't have related medical research experience) - Do you think research is important and why would (or wouldn't) you want to do research?"
"With all your research experience why would you apply here?"
"3 adjectives that describe me and would make me a good physician"
"How are you goign to handle HMOs and Medicare in your practice?"
"What was something that you planned that you were successful in carrying out. "
"MMI - NDA signed"
"MMI :)"
"Describe what the future of medicine will look like."
"If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?"
"Won't disclose the full question, but it involved making a medical decision affecting multiple individuals."
"what would you best friend say about you in a string of adjectives?"
"You turn a corner and hear two patients talking about you. What would you most like to hear: "I love my doctor." (Referring to your compassion), "I trust my doctor." (Referring to your integrity), "I admire my doctor." (Referring to your medical technique, such as surgical abilities), or "I respect my doctor" (Referring to your medical knowledge). Why would you like to hear them say ____? (The blank is whatever you would like to hear most)"
"current topics in healthcare: be prepared to discuss afforadable care act aka obamacare"
"What are you opinions on Obamacare?"
"What personality trait is your best? and which one would you want to improve?"
"nothing, just some critical thinking questions."
"Where do you see healthcare in ten years?"
"What is your favorite cartoon character?"
"You have unlimited funds, what are two things you would fix in healthcare..."
"You have a patient that needs a blood transfusion, but refuses due to religious beliefs. What do you do?"
"See below"
"All the questions were pretty general"
"Why are there so few physicians entering the primary care field?"
"Interviewer A- What does a doctor do? (Um provide medical treatment to patients?--YESSSS) "
"Has there ever been a single event in your life that has completely changed your opinion about something? Would you say you're more of an 'evolving' person or one who is quick to change?"
"If you had to choose between security, achievement, compassion, and power, what would you choose?"
"Tell me about your thesis/research. "
"You have unlimited funds to change the medical system, what are 3 things that you would accomplish?"
"Where do you see yourself in 15 years?"
"Nothing is coming to mind as being particularly out of the ordinary"
"what would yuou say to a patient's mother in a case where the patient so sick that no matter what you do there is no way the patient will get better."
"I was not interviewed by two MD's and a PhD. Make a two by two matrix in your head. Column one is now and column two is in 10 to 15 yrs. row A is a strength and row B is a weakness. What would they be and how would they affect your career?"
"Tell me about a barrier you've overcome, how? "
"Tell me about your volunteering in Bali and Istanbul. (I, having never left the CONUS, was confused. He was looking at the next guys app. Big laughs.)"
"How do I feel about illegal immigration and what to do about it."
"Do you think you would be bored with primary care?"
"Something specific to my research (it was about medical ethics, so it was kind of an ethics question as well)"
"None"
"Where do you see the medical field going in the next few years? What can we do on the policy side to increase health care access?"
"How would you hope your future patients describe you?"
"Are you open to non-mainstream treatments? Why or why not?"
"What is the biggest crisis in healthcare today?"
"When I speak to the admissions board, what do you want me to say about you that will set you apart from the other applicants?"
"The daughter of a family friend whom you have seen grow up comes to you as an 18 year old. She tells you that she is pregnant. What do you do?"
"How are you going to change the world?"
"what do your brothers do?"
"Out of all the problems in the US Health system, describe one and tell me what you would do to fix it once you become a physician."
"Mostly just conversational. Nothing too terribly ''interesting''. Just very friendly conversation."
"3 people need a heart. all males, same age, same blood type, same chance of survival, happily married w/kids, were all put on the waiting list at the same time, the only difference is their profession. One is the only doctor of a small town (next closest doctor-60miles away), the second guy was a small town business owner (employed 500 people of the town), and the third was the town baker. Which one would you give the heart to and why? Follow up question:how do you feel about the other two guys that died because of your decision?"
"Mostly a conversation, so nothing really"
"What can you tell me about the Talmud?"
"What would you tell a friend that is wanting to quit medical school after a bad day?"
"Imagine you're a doctor and a female patient comes in with her dad. If the dad steps out for a bit, the female patient lets on that she's been promiscuous (keep in mine she's only 13). What do you do?"
"Ethical question regarding whether or not I would perform an emergency blood transfusion on a Jehovah's Witness."
"what are some issues in society today, and how do you see yourself, as just one doctor, making a difference?"
"If you found out one of your classmates was cheating, what would you do?"
"none."
"I was asked about how I would set up a private practice in order to best serve and educate my patients. "
"A young patient needs her 3rd brain surgery for cancer but doesn't want treatment. She would rather die but parents want the surgery. What do you do?"
"If a colleague came up to you after residency and said he didn't enjoy the profession--it was not what he expected--and he's $100,000 in debt, what advice would you give him?"
"Tell me about a medical issue you have been following in the news and what do you think about it. "
"Because the face of medicine is constantly changing, by the time you graduate you will face different problems. Choose a problem and describe a solution."
"they were all pretty standard"
"What was your favorite class in college?"
"What if you keep referring all your patients to other physicians because of different ethical views, what do you do."
"From your health care experiences in other countries what have you learned that will help you when you become a physician?"
"You are the ONLY ER doctor in a rural town, TX, and nothing ever happens there. One day, as you are playing cards with the nurses, three patients come in: one with cardiac arrest, one with respiratory arrest, and one is a woman delivering a child. Who do you take care of first?"
"Do you think Americans' diets are what causes so much cancer? Why?"
"What are problems osteopathic physicians face today?"
"All questions were of a personal nature, about my life and clinical work."
"How would I reform health care for those patients that didn't have insurance."
"If President Bush were to suddenly call you and say that he had too much to deal with in the Middle East and needed you to recognize and resolve the problems of healthcare in the U.S. what would you say those issues were and how would you resolve them?"
"What do you think the challenges of being an osteopathic physician are?"
""Tell me about your research." The interviews were very positive and interactive. It was an opportunity for them to get to know me and vice versa."
"How would you fix the most important problems facing physicians? (I said the two main problems were effectively treating patients who had no insurance, since the cost of care goes up each year, & the litigous attitude of society for malpractice.)"
"My second interview gave a scenario based question about a pregnant women who was coming to term but was bleeding profusely. Surgery is required and she needs blood but refuses because her cousin contracted HIV from a blood transfusion. Do you give her blood. Then second part of the question was the same scenario except the woman is a Jehovah's Witness and refuses the blood because of religious bleifs. What do you do?"
"There were a lot of ethical questions, so those were all pretty interesting."
"Ethical question."
"Most questions were the usual ones... No ethics questions but many others on my interview day had ethical scenarios as part of their interviews. "
"Do you play World of Warcraft?"
"What would I do with an non-compliant patient?"
"Are you single? "
"Why do you want to go to this school?"
"What do you think about the stem cell bill being vetoed by President Bush?"
"You're a doctor in the emergency department. A couple comes in: a man and his pregnant wife, who is bleeding profusely due to a trauma. She desperately needs a blood transfusion but they decline because it is against their religion. What do you do?"
"How does the do philosophy align with your personal interest in medicine?"
"What do you do to alleviate stress?"
"A twelve-year old girl had to have her leg amputated, how would you tell her parents?"
"Why didn't you marry your baby's mother? (I simply wagged my ring finger in front of my face for that one)"
"If three men are waiting for heart transplant (each with a different job) and only one heart's available, who do you give it to and why?"
"About physician assisted suicides."
"Is letting our children eat junk food, soda, and candy bars "child abuse"? "
"You didn't get a lot of campaigning [during the election], did you?"
"How you would fix the nation's healthcare problems?"
"What types of people do I think are the most difficult to get along with."
"How have you had to solve a problem using critical thinking?"
"Why no be a DO instead of an MD?"
"What do you think of physician assisted suicide and stem cell research?"
"You're the only doc in an ER when 3 emergency cases come in, which one do you choose? "
"In your view, do different cultures feel hesitant to visit physicians when needed."
"What do you do to relax?"
"How did my last interview go? My reply- it went well. The interviewers reply- they aren't always as they seem. Pretty interesting response- wouldn't you say!"
"If you were the only physician on duty in the ER and someone two people came in wih the same trauma symptoms, but one is a doctor and the other is a business owner who would you choose to work on first?"
"What did you do in ________? From my personal statement, showed he actually read it!"
"If a child was in a horrible accident and the only option is to amputate one leg due to injuries, how would you tell the parents? How would you tell the child?"
"How do you think the past, present, and future of medicine compare to each other?"
"What was your favorite class? Why?"
"If I made you czar of medicine and were given "the powers that be" what would you do...is there anything you would fix about our current healthcare system?"
"Pretty typical questions, but the second interviewer was a little stressful. Why do you want to be a DO, etc. "
"If you could be a fruit, what kind of fruit would you be?"
"Do you think clinical psychologists should be given prescription privileges? (posed by a clinical psychologists)"
"How would you work with children to help correct America's obesity crisis?"
"Nothing particularly interesting. One interviewer asked what I thought of stem cell research and animal research."
"What would you do if you saw a friend of yours cheating on a test in med school?"
"N/A"
"If a patient that has had multiple heart attacks, smokes and has eaten poorly all his life asks you if he should start to drink alcohol in order to decrease his risk of future heart attacks what do you say?"
"Hypothetical one regarding future residency plans and my wife's job."
"Just alot of ethical and situational questions from the second interviewer."
"Name a problem that you have been able to overcome and specify how you overcame it."
"How would I use OMM for open heart surgery? (My interviewer was a cardiac surgeon)."
"What do I think about Stem cell research? How do I deal with disappointment?"
"If you were President of Baylor, would you step down?"
"State the difference between osteopathic and allopathic medicine without using the word holistic."
"how would you effect the health care system with your background? (i'm a political science major)"
"What do you think was the most significant medical contribution this century?"
"Why are you here?"
"How do your life experiences (stated in the personal statement) influence the type of physician you want to be?"
"Since D.O's are in a minority status, what do you forsee as being a major challenge as a D.O?"
"Tell me about something going on in the medical field today that you find interesting."
"What kind of teamwork experience have you had?- both interviewers asked this"
"How would you handle treating an abused child? (interviewers were OB/gyn and pediatrician)"
"Not applicable."
"How I would go about designing a building that would have an electron microscope inside. (I have an engineering background)"
"Why medicine now in your life? (my second career, non-trad student)."
"Since allopathic medicine has begun to move more towards preventive care and holistic medicine, why are you still interested in osteopathy?"
"An ethical question concerning abortion and confidentiality with family issues. "
"MMI - NDA signed"
"MMI :P"
"Is being healthy good?"
"Ethical questions about patients of different races and colleagues that do not like you"
"So why did you take "that" job?"
"A young female patient of yours wants an abortion - what do you tell her?"
"Do you know the exact history of how and why TCOM was founded?"
"Think about what you know about healthcare today, and consider what healthcare will be like ten years from now. How is it different? How is it the same? (Not horrible, but a difficult question)"
"What are you opinions on Obamacare?"
"Ethical dilemma about terminating a pregnancy that came from extramarital affair"
"tell me about a time when you had to work as a team and when you had to solve a problem."
"Why do you think OMT is important?"
"What two entities shape a physician's decision making? (insurance companies + pharmaceutical companies)"
"What is the most difficult experience you have had in your life and how did you deal with it? I tried to talk about my academic struggles, but the interviewer stopped me and told me I had to give him a more personal story... Luckily I have a mother with a mental illness that I could talk about... Though he kept prying and ended up making me cry during my interview because this is a touchy subject for me. He was cool about it though... I think he got to see my human side. Haha."
"What I felt the republicans would do to the health care bill if they won the senate"
"What role besides leader to you tend to hold in groups? Describe a situation where you held that role in a group"
"There weren't any."
"No really difficult questions"
"A friend of mine in internal medicine thinks that every family practice physician should have to undergo an internal medicine residency. Do you agree with this?"
"if you could change one thing about healthcare what would it be"
"Nothing really "
"What was a difficult time in your life and what did you learn from it?"
"If I would call your friend from college, what would he/she say about you? What's one thing they hate about you?"
"Has there ever been a single event in your life that has completely changed your opinion about something? Would you say you're more of an 'evolving' person or one who is quick to change?"
"You have a patient who is a child. They have an amputated leg. What do you do? This question made no sense to me. When I asked her to clarify, she just shrugged. "
"You find a woman's medication prescribed by her MD is causing some serious side effects. She doesn't listen and says she wants to go back to her MD. What do you do?"
"Tell me about your novel (I mentioned that I liked to write, I wasn't expecting to talk about my book)"
"Where do you see yourself in 15 years?"
"Probably the difficult experience question"
"what would yuou say to a patient's mother in a case where the patient so sick that no matter what you do there is no way the patient will get better."
"Do you have any questions for me?"
"Why do you think you are qualified to come to our university? What do you want me to tell the adcom?"
"None, the interviewers were both very friendly...explained to me that they were not evaluating me based on GPA/MCAT, but rather on my interpersonal/ppl skills (they only get to look at your PS and chronology of ECs)"
"It all seemed pretty general."
"none. "
"A detailed plan on how to fix the healthcare system."
"Tell me why I should highly recommend you to be accepted at this school?"
"None, very conversational"
"What is the difference between DO and MD? (I prepared for this but I have yet to find an answer that everyone likes. It depends on the interviewer and how much this question means to them. Hopefully you can tell)"
"What would you do if you got to med school and as an MSI failed anatomy or another class?"
"None. All were very conversational and low stess. No hypothetical or ethical questions."
"None. Very conversational."
"None too difficult, mostly conversational even the ethical questions. "
"Interviewer learned of my background in ethical objections to the research, and proceeded to grill me on it. It became quickly apparent that the interviewer disagreed with my views."
"You are a doctor in a rural area. Three people need a liver and are at the same point in the waitlist. They all lost their existing liver to infection and all three are married with a kid in high school. One is a doctor for a town of 3000. Another is a plant manager who employs a tenth of the town's population. The last man is a milk and bread delivery man. Who gets the liver? Then I was asked how I felt about killing the other two."
"nothing too difficult"
"Medicine is practiced very differently today than in way in years previous, how do you feel about this contrast?"
"Tell me why would you choose TCOM if you are also accepted by other allopathic universities. "
"first interviewer asked me why I didnt have more hospital experience and only clinical and how I really knew I wanted to be a doctor because of this. I was confused some by this."
"What new technology (medical) is out there currently and how would it effect you as a doctor?"
"How would you solve a problem."
"Compare your study habits when you were a freshman to when you were a senior."
"What was the most important scientific discovery of the last 20 years?"
"Name 4 of the biggest breakthroughs in medicine over the past 50 years. Think large trends."
"what do you know about osteopathic medicine, and don't tell me it's a holistic approach to health care. describe it with 3 words."
"None extremely difficult, one above took me a while to get out."
"How would you alleviate the problem of HMO's essentially "tying" the physicians' hands (i.e. losing autonomy)"
"I grew up in El Paso, and my interviewer asked me something regarding hispanic culture that I couldn't answer. I ultimately told him I wasn't familiar with what he was talking about. He happily explained it to me."
"What do you think was the most important event event or technology in medicine in the last 50 years?"
"You are a senior resident and a new, very talented resident joins your staff, but he has a huge ego and treats your subordinates as such. How would you manage the situation? "
"How much does your dad have to say about you going to medical school and what impact does that have? (he is a doctor)"
"same"
"describe how football prepared you for a career in medicine, in what ways is the healthcare system like a team ? who are the important players and what is there relationship? "
"What town is your counties goverment building located?"
"How do you approach and deal with a problem in your life?"
"Are the stem cells from the spontaneously aborted embryos currently under the President Bush's veto?"
"Are you really willing to goto medical school now while you have small children at home?"
"Tell me what you think all the differences between DOs and MDs are"
"None were difficult. "Wow that's quite a career change ... tell me about that" was about as challenging as it got (nothing unexpected)."
"Nothing really difficult."
"See above scenario question."
"Same."
"What are the 3 most negative aspects of your personality? How would you change them? And how would these aspects affect your career as a DO compared to an MD? My 1st interviewer was very interested in talking about what I knew about being a DO compared to MD -- most questions he asked had something to do with activities I have done and how those would help me as a DO more so than an MD"
"Name four problems in the current healthcare system and how you would fix them."
"What would I do with a non-compliant patient?"
"After talking 20 minutes about my volunteer activities, he kept asking what volunteering experience I had."
"nothing"
"Describe a situation where you were a leader and impacted a group in a positive manner."
"How do you solve problems in general?"
"What has changed medicine the most during the past century?"
"Since you have spent time in the workforce helping other, why hasn't that been enough to satisfy your "itch" to help others?"
"How would you solve the nation's healthcare problems today?"
"What is the toughest decision you ever made?"
"How do you feel about the other two who died as a result of your decision?"
"Pick a word from this list: recogntion, influence, or prestige and apply it to your practice as a physician. "
"What is the biggest problem facing healthcare today?"
"same as above"
"None of the questions I had were too difficult"
"1. "How does cell signaling work?" I was interviewing for the DO/PhD program (DO/PhD was not an option in the descriptions at the top of this page, so I put MD/PhD.) I made up some crap and made myself look stupid, and quickly moved on. 2. What has allowed the DO philosophy to survive scientific scrutiny for over 100 years? The answer was medicine based on the correlation between structure and function (the interviewer was Ph.D. who taught physiology)."
"Tell me about yourself."
"What do you hope to gain from a medical education and your practice?"
"Why osteopathic medicine? Why OMM?"
"How have you been impressed and how have you been disappointed with medicine? Where are the best doctors? (I had to ask for clarity- b/c between you and me, I thought the question was a bit broad). I thought this questions were tough b/c they are more subjective, opinion oriented questions. "
"How do you think your experiences will help your fellow classmates?"
"Same as above."
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"What was your favorite subject and why? Most difficult course?"
"What are some things that have changed the way primary care and rural care serve patients? What else? What else? What else? What else? What do you feel is the state of the pharmaceutical industry at this time?"
"What are your personal impressions of the way the medical field is heading right now? How would you fix this problem? Do you believe this will get better?"
"See above"
"Tell me about an altruistic thing you have done."
"One interviewer was a cardiac surgeon. He asked how the DO philosophy can be used in his type of setting."
"How would I help to improve the health care system as a doctor?"
"How would I change healthcare"
"see above, except now the guy has changed his diet and lifestyle to do what I suggested (no alcohol, exercise and eat right) and he had another heart attack. What do you do now? Should he start drinking?"
"None were really difficult."
"Say you have a patient that is 85 years old and had prostate cancer but has since spread to his bones. He has told you on several occasions that he is in very severe pain. On his last appointment he askes you to give him an Percription for morphine so he can go home and take it to commit suicide. What do you do? --She also followed up the question to ask me where assisted suicide was legal and if it went against the hippocratic oath."
"See most interesting."
"Are you sure you're ready for med school?"
"A woman comes in to the ER pregnant to term, no pre-natal care, and hemmhoraging heavily. You tell her you need to go to surgery to save her and the baby. She says to do whatever you have to in order to save her and the baby. You tell her she has bled a lot and there is a good chance she will have to receive blood. She says she will not take blood because her aunt got a transfusion that was HIV+ and died a horrible death. What do you do? (With a barrage of follow-up questions)"
"none"
"What will you do if you are not accepted?"
"none of the questions were difficult, but i did get a couple ethical questions that made me think about the roles of doctor/patient"
"If you had to choose between UT Southwestern and TCOM which would you choose?"
"Scenario: 28 year old male in a car accident - on ventilator, intravenous nourishment, severely burned over entire body - cannot speak, but can write and has total mental capacity - he expresses the wish to die, but his mother is adamant about him staying alive - no other family is involved - how do you handle the situation?"
"Compare the pluses and minuses of UT Southwestern and TCOM"
"Tell me, what you would want me to tell the admissions committee in order to convince them you are an excellent canidate for our school."
"Since D.O's are in a minority status, what do you forsee as being a major challenge as a D.O?"
"Tell me about a difficult problem you've encountered and how you solved it."
"What are the biggest issues in U.S. healthcare today and what can we do about them? be prepared with specific answers that you can defend"
"how do you handle problems?"
"Why have you chosen osteopathic medicine?"
"You have a 14 year old pregnant patient come into your office. She has been raped by her step father. What do you do? "
"Most rewarding experience in my life."
"I was asked about the namesake of an pre-medical organization of which I was a member."
"None were difficult."
"What is your view on embryonic stem cell research?"
"What was something that I had specifically planned, but somehow failed to achieve for whatever reasons. "
"mock interviews, reading Dr. Gray's interview book, reading Dr. Desai and Dr. Katta's MMI book, looking up questions, looking over activities and remembering examples"
"MMI prep questions"
"Prepared with MMI questions"
"Practice MMI questions in the car. Mock interview with pre-med advisor."
"Practiced basic MMI and CA$PER"
"MMI Practice with significant other"
"Ethics, other interviews"
"I read over ethical and MMI questions that I found online. Researched ethical issues on University of Washington medical ethics website."
"Reviewed my application. Read Ryan Gray's book. It wasn't super helpful because the only thing that was scored was just the MMIs."
"sdn, mock interviews, information about obamacare and osteopathic medicine"
"Research osteopathic medicine, information about the school, mock interviews with people who have been accepted to this school."
"Read books, read up on current events, read through the TCOM SDN thread, Googled common questions, and did a mock interview."
"Reviewed my application. Read these interview feedbacks. Practiced answers with friend."
"Read the schools website and SDN"
"Mock interviewed, SDN, browsed internet, and asked friends who interviewed here prior."
"Re-read my personal statement and looked up school- and osteopathic-specific information."
"interview feedback from SDN"
"Studentdoctor.net was the best tool... the questions about "what do you do for fun?" etc. were very accurate for one of my interviews. I almost knew the question before they asked it."
"Looked up info about the school, scripted some questions (but only for reference), relaxed."
"researched the school, found sample interview questions online."
"School website, read about osteopathy, healthcare reform articles"
"Looked at SDN forums, updated myself on current events, looked up HMO vs. PPO"
"Read my primary application and secondary essays. Thought about how to verbalize responses to common questions."
"SDN interview feedback... What else would I use!?"
"Reading about the health care bill, school website"
"Read about osteopathy and health care reform"
"SDN, reading about the school and osteopathic medicine online (Wikipedia)."
"Read over personal statement, looked up osteopathic medicine, reviewed most common interview questions, reviewed ethical issues, and looked up information on the school."
"researched osteopathic medicine and healthcare reform (mostly on wikipedia), read a few news articles on healthcare, typed up some common questions and my answers to them"
"went over my application, read through healthcare reform stuff, wrote out some questions of my own"
"SDN, Mock interviews, Read over application and Health Care reform articles"
"SDN, read over my applications and about healthcare reform"
"mock interviews, reading up on health care reform, SDN"
"SDN, reading over the application, read news about health care."
"Read about the school and about Osteopathic Medicine in general; SDN; read over my personal statement and other application material"
"Lots of research about the school and healthcare reform. Wasn't even asked about those things though."
"SDN, school website, healthcare blogs. "
"Mock interviews, read SDN, general interview tips online."
"SDN, mock interviews at school, youtube videos on interviews."
"Reread my secondary and my primary applications, had a mock interviewer with my friend, read the interview feedback on SDN"
"SDN, my app, researched DO "
"SDN, read over app, website"
"Mock interviews, made an outline of my activities, read a lot of interview questions, read about the school"
"SDN"
"SDN, TMDSAS app., TCOM website, PS, Secondary app.; researched about OMM, A.T.Still, and healthcare topics."
"Read the material on the school website (history, mission, etc). Read my AMCAS."
"Read TMDSAS and Secondary. "
"Read over PS."
"mock interview, SDN, Read Medical School Interview: the secrets to success"
"SDN, went over my app, researched osteopathic medicine"
"SDN, TCOM's website, read about DOs, TMDSAS, mock interviews, reviewed research projects, PS, etc."
"Read SD.net and the TCOM website"
"Read about osteopathy, OMM, and AT Still, Reviewed my personal statement, my girlfriend helped with the ethics questions, "
"SDN Interview Feedback, school website, researched osteopathic medicine, stayed with students the night before."
"TCOM website"
"SDN Feedback (many questions were verbatim from this site), Read about Osteopathic medicine and OMM. "
"read application, essay, most importantly KNOW YOURSELF."
"SDN Interview Feedback, TCOM website, Reading about DO philosophy, etc."
"Read reviews, school website, aoa website, interview prep websites, reread my essays, write answers to commonly asked questions"
"sdn, schools website"
"Read SND, practiced mock interviews with my wife, lots of reading on health care issues as well as reading on moral and ethical issues."
"SDN. TCOM web-site. Interview prep book. Having my wife randomly quiz me on pop questions from various med school interview web sites and books and I re-read my applications."
"SDN, re-read applications, interviewed myself, read up on current medical innovations, read up on healthcare reform, read up on ethical issues in medicine. read up on DO philosophy and philosophy of the school."
"This site, thought about some of the harder potential questions"
"SDN, TCOM website"
"SDN question, questions on the internet, looked over past research, 3 hours mock interview with my fiancee the night before, interview myself in the car on the drive there"
"SDN, read up on OMM, reread application"
"SDN, TCOM and AOA website, Shadowed a DO"
"read up on DO philosophy, reread app, read TCOM website, read a little on current healthcare issues/advancements, practiced with a friend, talked to a DO student."
"SDN, Mock interviews with professors/students, reading my application, reading more about osteopathic principles"
"SDN, ethics websites, secondaries, TMDSAS--basically overprepared for this relaxing interview"
"read through SDN forums, interviews for jobs/other medical schools, listened to NPR and read online newspapers to bring myself up-to-date with current medical issues, brainstormed questions I wanted to ask my interviewers"
"I reviewed my application thoroughly and made sure I knew info about the school. I also reviewed osteopathic philosophy and facts."
"Read stem cell ethics paper."
"Student doctor netowork, review application, especially personal statement"
"SDN; application/essay; read school website"
"read my app, sdn, school website, meditation"
"Read interview feedback, looked over my personal statement and applicaiton, read The reformation of Osteopathic medicine."
"SDN, talking to people, read ethical amd medical questions personally, practiced verbally"
"Read over my primary and secondary applications, SDN website, TCOM website, read up on osteopathy."
"Reviewed application/essays, this site, background reserach on the school"
"SDN, TMDSAS/AMCAS, Secondary, prepped on health care issues"
"MSAR, SDN feedback, current medical journal topics, review my apps"
"Read up on osteopathy, my PS, application, secondary."
"Mock interviews, Read "
"Read my personal statement, school's website, and feedback at SDN"
"SDN, read primary and secondary apps, AOA website"
"just remembered that it was a conversation and nothing to stress about"
"Read other reviews of interviews. Practiced on family members. Read various pre-med guides."
"Re-read my primary, secondary apps; reviewed interview questions; school website; SDN feedback."
"Read studentdoctor forums. Read schools website. Researched Osteopathic medicine. Spoke to friend at the school. Read the interview feedbacks."
"school website, review app."
"Looked over TCOM website, studied the principles of osteopathy, and read over some current books on healthcare issues."
"Did not prepare much, just a lot of driving..."
"I read over my personal statement and secondary responses, reviewed the interview feedback for the school, and read the school's website."
"Visited TCOM's website and reviewed my applications."
"I forgot I had an interview until the day before when someone reminded me...I thought I had an extra week left to review the material. So to answer this question, I did not prepare for this interview."
"reviewed my application, read the TCOM website, read some tips on interviewing"
"I didn't"
"Read over my secondary essays and personal statement; previous interviews at other schools helped ease the nervousness"
"Practiced with a friend, reviewed application, looked at school website"
"I researched on the school's website and in their catalog. I also used this site. I stayed with a first year med student. He and a friend of his sat and talked with me for a while and really got me ready. If you have a chance to stay with a med student, I would recommend it for every interview. "
"Review applicant data."
"SDN, looked over primary and secondary applications, current events/healthcare issues/bioethics"
"Read my personal statement, secondary app, prepared pertinent questions beforehand."
"SDN, school website, introspection, review of secondary application submitted"
"SDN, school website, mock interview with a friend."
"Read SDN, magazines and newspapers for current events, and all my essays. "
"mock interviews, SDN, soul-searching"
"read SDN, but I wasn't asked any ethical questions like the posters above."
"School website, studentdoctor.net"
"studentdoctor.net, thought about questions and practiced with friends"
"reviewed informaton on osteopathy, UNTHSC-TCOM website and handout info, mock interview questions with my mom, studentdoctor.com, reviewed my file to insure accuracy and consistency"
"SDN, TCOM website, medical ethics websites and book, outlined answers to questions on this site, read my own applications again, talked with other applicants."
"SDN,google on DO philosophy/ reasearch/ opportunities"
"Read over TMDSAS, secondary, current events"
"SDN, TMDSAS application; reviewed OMM, HMO/PPO's, and osteopathic philosophy on the internet"
"Prepared several questions with an outline of my responses, read health section of newspaper, perused medical websites (incl. osteopathic) and the school’s site. Funny thing is that they only asked me one or two of those questions. They asked me more questions about my experiences- from my personal statement and essays. I think that the chance of you being asked medical ethics/situational types of questions will be greater if your ps/essay do not evoke much interest or thought from the interviewee. As a matter of fact, the interviewer who so kindly told me that things aren't as they seem, didn’t quite get to ask me the degree of "tougher" questions which he/she may have intended- we were out of time! I was saved by a knock on the door. I’m just kidding. But it pays to be prepared for ANYTHING!"
"Read feedback and the TCOM website."
"Read SDN, read about current events in newspaper, internet, talked with HPA at school"
"Read interview packet at school. Mock interviews with friends and family. Read over application, recent health issues and StudentDoctor."
"I read up on the philosophy of osteopathy."
"reviewed this site, talked to a friend who goes here"
"this website, and read up on ethical issues"
"website, mock interview with college services at my school, brochues, open house"
"Read over the school's website."
"Student Doctor, read up on osteopathic medicine"
"SDN feedback, read up on current medical news, school's web site, osteopathick web sites"
"Reviewed TCOM website, interview feedback, read up on ethical issues, watched the news, took a look at JAMA"
"read over this site, researched issues"
"SDN, read up on issues, school's website"
"this web-site, review secondary, review app, pray, eat Mcdonalds for breakfast, made sure I was wearing a smile"
"This site and the school's."
"This website, Secondary, TMDSAS."
"TMDSAS and TCOM secondary application"
"This website, reviewd medical school essays."
"Read SDN feedback, reviewed my application."
"Read SDN, TCOM website, my application, got 3 hrs sleep, had 2 shots and a Red Bull."
"Read my file, read up on Osteopathic Medicine (they did ask me about the history of the profession), and pray."
"read SDN and some bioethic issues"
"forum, student host"
"read sdn, my application, the school's philosophy"
"SDN, school website, journals, conversation with other students"
"the usual"
"Read over website, brochures, reviewed my application..."
"Interview Feedback, Internet, etc."
"I read over my personal statement, secondary applications, school info, and other info concerning osteopathy. I went out to eat the night before, and had a great margarita!"
"Read interview feedback, website, watched the news, etc"
"reviewed my application materials, the school's website, prepared answers to typical questions"
"reviewed medical, research issues, school brochure"
"This website, school's website, websites on osteopathic medicine. Reread applications."
"I read about Osteopathic medicine."
"Looked over my statement of purpose."
"Plenty of rest, good breakfast, and made sure that all of my clothes were pressed and shoes shined days beforehand. Learn the interviewers' names when they are first given to you and make sure you are pronouncing them correctly. Everybody likes to hear their name, especially when spoken without uncertainty or hesitation."
"Read about the issues from medical ethics sites and about the school from their website."
"Researching on the internet."
"I reread all of the information that was mailed, and looked over my application once more."
"Q&A sessions were candid and authentic; focused on what applicants wanted to know; everyone was warm"
"The dedication to the osteopathic mission from the faculty that presented during the interview day."
"Research opportunities"
"Wonderful school and hospital training environment!"
"The school's culture was very collaborative and all of the students here seemed happy. They seemed to have a good balance between school and extracurriculars."
"High test scores and residency match"
"The students around campus during the tour seemed happy and encouraged us to come to TCOM."
"Tuition is super cheap. They spread around the scholarship money so a lot of people get a little money."
"Everyone was very kind and really excited about you being there. The tour was really awesome too!"
"It was a very relaxed interview. They wanted to get to know more about me and my experiences."
"Facilities, friendliness of faculty and students, match list, hospital tour"
"How nice and down-to-earth everyone on campus was."
"The facilities are really nice and the staff and students are extremely friendly and helpful."
"Both interviewers were really friendly, and I actually had a good time talking to them. Through the interviews, the talk they gave during lunch, and the campus and hospital tours afterwards, I really got the impression this school shared similar values as me. I'm now convinced this place will support my desire to become a service-oriented physician. (also they're pretty hi-tech, which was also impressive)"
"Technology"
"The in-depth nature of the interview and the alignment of their views largely similarly to my own. The ultra-low cost is the best part about this school, though."
"the friendliness of the staff and faculty. Everyone seemed happy! I like how the anatomy class does full dissections"
"SIM LAB! It's an amazing tool for training doctors and not all schools have it. They also use standardized patients as a training tool. My interviewers were great and made the environment fairly low stress, and one even joked around with me a bunch. There are also a LARGE variety of research opportunities, but they don't advertise them all that well online. Also, the students are great in that they aren't cut-throat competitive, but instead work as a team to learn."
"The interviewers really wanted to get to know me, and felt that I was a great fit for their school because of my interests in preventative medicine. The student ambassadors were great."
"positive mentality and cooperation of the student body."
"Facilities were great. Students were very knowledgeable and were willing to answer any questions."
"everything! the people, the campus, the anatomy lab, the board scores, the residencies, the price, the interviewers."
"friendly students, cooperative environment, proud and caring faculty, very impressive match list (tons of competitive MD residencies as well)"
"Facilities, student ambassadors, location"
"The student ambassadors."
"Friendly faculty. Great location."
"New building is nice! Great laptops for the incoming class!!!"
"The new building is nice and lunch is really good."
"The interviews, the tours, the lunch, even just killing time at the admissions office."
"Very friendly staff and students! Lunch was great! Answered all my questions."
"Everyone (students, secretary, interviewers) was very friendly. The campus is in a great area, and the new building they're working on is going to be really nice. Lunch was great."
"the whole interview was very stress free and the interviewers were awesome"
"The friendliness of everyone in the school. The location is great. A student even gave me a personal tour of the school and his classes."
"The location, the gross anatomy lab and the simulation rooms. "
"- the friendliness of EVERYONE I encountered at TCOM -- faculty, staff, students, etc ... - the fact that everyone loves being there - the facilities: library, labs, etc and the fact that a new building will be finished next year - 2nd interview of the day was one of the best conversations i've had in a while - martinelli's apple juice in the Admissions Office"
"Friendly staff"
"- Screens in the anatomy lab - The specs of the new building being built - Walking across the skybridge (between buildings) and looking out across downtown Fort Worth at sunset. Amazing. - Lunch at the botanical gardens"
"The first interviewer ordered me a coke while we talked."
"School administrative faculty and the lunch they provided. "
"TCOM is an amazing school. Everyone is so nice. I did not expect to love this school so much--I would happily attend if offered."
"The whole admissions committee, all the way down to the interviewers, were very welcoming and I felt like I belonged. The impression quickly changed my impression of the school. The students were also extremely welcoming and definitely left me with a great impression."
"The number of students that take and pass the USMLE, the ability of students to specialize, the geriatric grants, the location next to the FW museum district"
"students are happy and friendly, facilities are great, professors really seem to care, safe environment, great cultural life"
"Everyone there is very warm and friendly. They make it seem like you'll be a part of a family if you end of going there. "
"Everyone is super nice!"
"Anatomy lab with touch screen macs and flat screen 46" LCDs for dissections"
"How friendly everyone was (admissions staff, MSIIs, interviewers, fellow interviewees, random people I met when I got lost on campus); Lunch was fun...good oppurtunity to ask q's and get candid feedback abt TCOM from the MSIIs"
"The school was really nice. The people that I interviewed with were super fun. I haven't had as much fun on any other interview."
"Friendliness of faculty, staff, students."
"Direction of the program in the future, the curriculum"
"the new classroom building being built. How friendly people are. very happy environment"
"The gross lab, how nice the people were "
"The simulation, patient and OMM labs. The possibilities of research. The 99.3% or so pass rate on the COMLEX; 92% pass rate on USMLE. The lunch was also great (took us to a nearby restaurant)"
"How nice everyone was"
"very conversational interviews, low stress environment, the labs and other facilities were awesome, especially the simulation lab and the gross anatomy lab."
"Obviously their gross and simulation labs are great. School seems devoted to preparing students both for exams and residency. "
"Commitment to osteopathic medicine as a profession, without being overly traditional/old-fashioned/delusional. COMLEX scores are the best in the nation and USMLE pass rates are the same as MD schools."
"The laid back atmosphere and friendliness of everyone. The high scores achieved by students of TCOM on both boards. The high level of technology used throughout the school. "
"I am in a Master's program at this school, so I know already how personable the student body is that matriculates here. The students are so easy to get along with and I really like Fort Worth, especially this area."
"The amazingly high board scores, the great anatomy labs, the Ft. Worth location, the climate, the friendly students, the patient simulation labs"
"Gross lab and friendliness of interviewers"
"everyone was really friendly and enthusiastic... awesome stats. "
"Very good pass rates for both exams (USMLE and COMLEX) and excellent residency placement, previous students in practically all Alo and osteo fields."
"How many of their students are so competetive when it comes to their residency placements."
"Everyone will say this, the anatomy lab! But also, I liked the way they sold manipulative medicine to me. Very passionate about it."
"General friendliness of the students and faculty"
"gross anatomy lab, friendliness of students/staff, patient contact starting first semester, planning on building a new facility at end of 2007, an excellent lunch"
"The friendliness of the staff and students."
"The lunch!!"
"The facilities, curriculum, match rates for primary care, overall vision and standards"
"facilities new/advanced, people really friendly"
"Student life, faculty, definitely one of the best gross anatomy labs in the country, location (it is in the museum/cultural district), and quality of students."
"State of the art facilities--digital anatomy lab and simulators"
"overall attitude of students/admissions office staff, facilities and teaching tools, location, interviews"
"Everyone was very friendly and helpful. Doctors and PhD professors stopped and talked with me in the hall."
"Everyone--from the staff in Admissions to the interviewers--was so nice! They seemed to really care; they wanted us to have a good experience at their school."
"The staff is great"
"Everything: the friendliness of the staff, students and interviewers, location of the school (which is in the cultural district of Fort Worth), lunch on interview day (which was in a restaurant located in the botanic garden), simulated patient, anatomy lab."
"The positive/relaxed atmosphere; the anatomy lab (pretty amazing); the human simulation persons(?) - dummies that respond as real patients would; nice lunch "
"the people and the anatomy lab. also there was mention of a ''panty party.'' I'm not sure what that entails, I'm not even sure men are invited, but I like the concept."
"Students were really nice I got to sit in on a freshmen class and talk to a few people. I got to shadow my interviewer (plastic surgeon in clinic) while I was being interviewed. During that time I got to talk to a 3rd and 4th year students."
"The enviroment, the staff and students, and the facilities."
"How technologically advanced the school was, how cooperative the physicians seemed to be (both MD's and DO's seemed to be accepting of each other), clinical experience starts in the first year."
"The tour of the school was an absolute joy! Even though I was wearing uncomfortable heels, keeping up with the two girls that were giving the tour made me forget all about it! They were spunky, hilarious, and very easy-going."
"Great anatomy lab. Top notch primary care school - ranked top 50 in the US. Wireless campus. "
"This is a GREAT school and the staff and students on interview day were very classy (they were all very supportive and seemed to want to help us choose the best school for each individual candidate)"
"enthusiastic, friendly students; welcoming environment"
"Technology advances in the classroom and anatomy lab. TCOM is headed toward being one of the top osteopathic schools in research. "
"The school is definitely centered around the students. "
"How friendly everyone is; the location of the school and the closely-knit student body; the anatomy lab was one of the best I've seen with it's plasma screens and skycam; "
"Its a top 50 school for family medicine, they have a class using the Amon Carter museum"
"The curriculum is well designed. The students are happy, positive, and extremely friendly. The faculty is excellent and available."
"TCOM takes the attitude of recruiting YOU during the interview day. The two life size patients "Stan" and "Norm". Plasma screens in anatomy lab. Getting into clinics in the first semester on a regular basis, I'm a big fan of using book-learning in a practical situation and soaking up whatever information I can."
"Friendliness of the faculty and students. Nice facilities, great anatomy lab. Good location. I stayed with a student the night before and he was a very gracious host. He was a great representative of the school."
"everyone is really friendly and helpful, and the free food!"
"TCOM is situated on a beautiful campus with striking views of downtown Ft. Worth from every building. The admissions staff, students, and interviewers were friendly and enthusiastic about TCOM. The anatomy lab is completely wired with everything from plasma screens to "skycams" for viewing body parts. "
"The location of the school is in a great part of Fort Worht (in the cultural district), they have an AMAZING gross lab with plasma TVs and computers at each tank, really cool anatomy faculty as well ."
"The fact that everyone, students and faculty alike, really love the school. The people tried to make the interviews as stress-free as possible."
"The friendliness of the staff!"
"All my friends who got into TCOM last year were there. "
"how friendly the staff and faculty was, the high-tech anatomy lab and high-tech everything"
"How nice the admissions people were. The lunch food was really good also. Seemed more like they were recruiting rather than interviewing"
"The facilities are amazing (very state-of-the-art and innovative), the location is gorgeous (there was not one building on campus that didn't have a fantastic view of downtown Ft. Worth), the area is lovely (cultural district: botanical gardens, museums, theaters, etc.), and the people are incredbly nice and courteous. The 99% pass rate on the COMLEX (the D.O. version of the USMLE) ain't bad either!"
"Everything was VERY comfortable. Everyone is sooo friendly, and nice. The interviews are in no way to intimidate anyone. They are only to get to know you."
"Everyone is so incredibly nice and charged about TCOM. They also make every single effort to answer your questions and make you feel comfortable. The curriculum and facilities are top of the line and the COMLEX pass rate is phenomenal at 99%."
"Second interviewer very supportive of clinical aspirations in spite of being a researcher herself."
"The school has great facilities and the medical students loved the school."
"The statistics of the 2005 entering class, the friendliness of the administrative staff, and the modern state of the facilities."
"Everyone's enthusiasm, residency placement, board scores"
"Very friendly admission staff, students seemed very happy."
"The attitude of the interviewers and admission staff. The library is very nice and the whole school seems to be centered around its medical students. "
"The campus, the surrounding area, and the general atmosphere"
"the library and the anatomy labs. you can eat in the library, and the anatomy lab has imac's at every lab bench...also the students were all smiling and happy, even during finals, so that was pretty cool...the school is pretty awesome!!!"
"Everyone was very friendly. Our group was able to sit in on a teacher giving a student a practical."
"The interview process was set up very nicely, there were only 5 of us interviewing and they took very good care of us. "
"The friendliness of staff and students, the laid-back atmosphere, the technology - from the anatomy lab to the dummy used to practice certain procedures. I also like the area in which the school is located, especially since I am familiar with the area"
"1. The pervasive sense of community. Everyone is just so damn friendly. 2. The gross anatomy lab has a computer at each cadaver with software that lets you look at X-rays, CT scans, pictures of sections, pictures of an expert dissection, and pictures from a textbook of the part you are working on, and it is all linked together and is very easy to use. Apparently this is unique to the school, and it really helps your learning, and the school is really proud of it, as it was locally produced. They are even selling it to other schools. 3. They are very flexible with the curriculum. They tweak it every year and listen to student feedback. One of my interviewers said that this is one of the advantages of a smaller institution; it is more mobile in that positive change can happen faster and easier than at a larger, academic university type school. 4. The admissions office staff is awesome, much nicer than at other schools. They sit down one-on-one with every applicant and make sure that everything in your application is correct. The admissions director happened to interested in my current job and I sat in his office for half an hour just talking about it. 5. Professionalism is stressed a lot. The first year students write their own code of conduct to follow during the four years. 6. The school just built a new research building. 7. Stayed with a student and they were great."
"The interviewers actually familiarized themselves with my application, students were encouraging, the gross anatomy labs are awesome, the simulated patient is very high tech."
"The staff and faculty were very friendly. The technological advancements in the lab such as computers and plama TV (coming soon)"
"Student and faculty enthusiasm and helpfulness. Also that TCOM is ranked 29th of all US med schools for producing general practitioners"
"This is an incredibly friend place. The staff was attentive and responsive to questions. They aimed to make the experience as comfortable as possible. We had lunch at a coffee shop/cafe with two med students who provided candid feedback to questions and accompanied us on the tour. Additionally, the school boasts technologically outstanding labs and teaching aids. "
"The anatomy lab is really state of the art."
"The anatomy lab, how everyone was friendly and truly had interest in you feeling relaxed and at home"
"Great attitude in school! Everyone is smiling and willing to help. Lovely area, helpful teachers, state of the art facilities and labs!"
"The staff members were great...very friendly and relaxed. The campus is nice-looking and in the middle of a bunch of museums and a botanical garden. The rent in the area seemed pretty cheap. They have an interesting computer program they use in the anatomy lab. They had a quickie seminar on applying for loans."
"Very nice campus facilities, the people were very nice and willing to help you, plus you can eat in the library."
"the welcoming spirit that enveloped the entire campus... EVERYONE was really helpful and friendly"
"The people. Everyone was friendly - admissions staff, students, and interviewers. One student approached me as I was walking between interviews, and actually stopped to introduce himself, shake my hand, ask where I was from. Everyone was giving interview tips, etc on the tour. Lunch with the students was relatively informal and they were eager to answer all of our questions. My first interviewer was incredibly friendly, and even gave me his email address so that I could come back to shadow him. My second interviewer was a little tough at first but when it came time to ask him questions, he warmed up and we ended up chatting the interview into the hour mark."
"The location of the school is on top of a hill in Fort Worth and the view is very nice, and there is a very low crime rate there. The thing that most impressed me was that literally how nice all the students there were. Many would come up to me randomly and ask about how my interviews were going and provide their own experience with the whole process."
"Very friendly students and admissions staff"
"Everyone was friendly, lunch was good, we got to see some classes in session."
"Administrative staff are very friendly. The student ambassadors were very helpful and lunch was great. The campus is small, very safe, and has a friendly atmosphere."
"All of the people were very friendly and helpful. The interviews were very relaxed and comfortable and I had a great time."
"Everything about this school gave me a good impression. I can definitely see myself going here."
"the friendliness of everyone on campus, they seem to be up to date with technological innovation in the classroom. The second-year tour leaders were fun and friendly."
"Anatomy labs--very state of the art."
"The lunch was great and laid back with the Second Year students. The tour of the campus was great, the buildings and facilities are really nice. The tour was split with half given by a faculty member and the other by studnets. The students also take you into the gross anatomy lab and you get to meet with the teacher, all was so great!"
"YES VERY MUCH"
"The comforting feeling I had thru out the day."
"The facilities are pretty nice and the school is established with clinical rotations available in the Fort Worth area. "
"I thought the faculty, staff and students were very friendly. The Anatomy Lab and the integrated systems teaching format, all powerpoint lectures with downloadable lecture notes and test objectives clearly outlined. Centralized campus with easy access and parking."
"The people were absolutely wonderful and so helpful. They had intelligent answers to all my questions. The facilities are great (esp. the Gross Anatomy Lab)and the surrounding area/community is very nice (it's in the Cultural District of Ft. Worth)."
"The facilities are new and impressive. The city and surrounding area is beautiful and affordable. The students are very friendly and happy with the school. The faculty is also approachable and very involved with research. By the end of the interview you feel like you are a part of the family. They not only have one of the best anatomy labs but the school also spent 200Gs on a manikin that responds exactly as a human would in different situations that you can work on using IVs, meds, etc. "
"By far, the most friendly students I have met to date. I had trouble getting out of the parking lot--I was more or less assaulted by students wanting to wish me well and talk about their school."
"the technology... they have a lot of good ideas flourishing at that school. "
"Anatomy labs, they pay for your board review course, the location of the school, the general attitude of the student body i.e. not overly competitive"
"They have a great anatomy lab. I didn't find that they forced either the osteopathic philosophy or the manipulative medicine down my throat, although they were thorough in their explanation of both. They were very intent on convincing me that the training I was going to receive was on par with what I would receive at an allopathic institution."
"Gross anatomy lab, PTR rooms, really cool campus"
"Let's say where do I begin... They have just installed a computerized anatomy lab where each group has a computer next to their cadaver. Instead of messing up your textbook, all the dissecting and other information is right there on the computer. This year, they are going to sale the program to the students (small fee) so that they can study at home without feeling the need to come in on weekends to the lab. The just also installed a new simulation lab with two simulators. I was very impressed with how medical students will be able to practice on these devices under different situations. The school had a completely friendly atmosphere. Everyone knew everyone else. I ran into three students while walking to my interviews, and all three went out of their way and told me good luck and made small talk. Lunch… I thought it was really nice how they allowed us to choose what we wanted off the menu from Four Star Coffee. They placed the order ahead of time, so it was ready as soon as we arrived. The students who lead the tour were really genuine and seemed to enjoy taking us to lunch and giving us a tour of the facilities. What also was impressive was while they were taking us around they ran into like three professors who knew them personally, and also spoke to our group and asked how we were doing. My interviewers were great. I think my first one he tried to ask questions already on the interview feedback site. However, once the interview started rolling, it became laid back, and I was really impressed with my interviewer and how easy it was to talk to him. My second interviewer was great also. She was really easy to talk to and seemed really interested in my application. Parking was close and free!!!"
"TCOM is the only medical school in the nation with a digital anatomt lab. Their USMLE pass rate is similar to the national average for allopathic schools. Students have been admitted to several selective residency programs. The students really like the organ-system based curriculm. Their philosophy of medicine is unique and progressive. You can receive your MPH concurrently. They have recently received millions from NIH for their public health programs. They are ranked #20 in the nation in the area of primary care (above Baylor and Southwestern)."
"great facilities, very nice admissions staff, enthusiastic student ambassadors"
"great program- system based curriculum, great location, cool computer system in anatomy lab- with dissection instructions, textbooks, xrays etc. on it, financial aid was realistic and helpful too."
"the anatomy lab is impressive"
"Facilities (especially the library), doctors (friendly, informative, sincere, straightforward in a great way, and honest), and atmosphere. Great parking, too."
"The campus is very beautiful and is located in a very safe neighborhood."
"The friendliness of everyone. They were extremely nice"
"Honesty of the student ambassadors and the non-ambassador students who greeted us along the tour. Also, the anatomy lab was incredible."
"The people: all were extremely nice."
"That they were ranked as one of the top 50 med schools for primary care in the US News and World Reports."
"Campus was actually in a really nice neighboorhood for being in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Modern facilities, great anatomy lab technology. No parking issues. "
"Campus looks old"
"While we met student ambassadors, there was no specific student panel.."
"Smaller campus with some dated buildings."
"Not many food options on campus"
"The fitness center/gym is not included in tuition. If you ride your bike to school you'll have to pay for a membership to take a shower when you get there. $15/month. Because it's not a major university, there aren't some of the usual fringe benefits like free football tickets or things like that. First year class is 8-4, then students study at night."
"The annoying required technology package. I personally hate Macs and don't want to pay $2000 for something I could get for $1000 or less."
"Teaching hospital is a 10-15 min bus ride away but that's not a big deal."
"The only "bad" thing about my interview day was that it was raining lol. It was a pretty great day overall."
"They only give 6 weeks of study time for the Step 1. I know that's average, but some schools give more time. I also wasn't a fan of walking all over campus to find the interview rooms."
"it's hot!"
"Nothing really. Living near the school is extremely expensive though."
"There was a lot of time between interviews and I didn't have anything to do but sit in the waiting room and read crappy magazines"
"7 AM Interview."
"Honestly, not much. I could see myself spending four years here."
"Nothing really... Except the guy that gave our orientation mentioned that 20 people failed first year last year and had to restart med school this last semester. Eeeek! He should have left that out..."
"I didn't like the large class sizes ~ 220."
"I was asked questions about my MCAT and GPA. This didn't really bother me though."
"Nothing!"
"No dorms and the library can use some renovations."
"i did not like having my last interview at the end of the day, after lunch and the tour. i was physically and mentally drained (barely getting any sleep the night before and waking up at 5:15a that morning didn't help). at least the interview went well"
"- Living costs are pretty high in Fort Worth - I know that Osteopathic Medicine emphasizes primary care, but they seemed like they saw it as a shame when more people opted to specialize- no matter what I decide to do I want my school to support and encourage me."
"The second interviewer was difficult to understand, asked some odd questions, and couldn't hear very well."
"Nothing really impressed me negatively."
"I had no negative experiences."
"The food at the gardens...didn't like."
"I guess this isnt from the interview day but I have a friend that goes there and she/he was telling me that the students are kinda pressured into attending class and that they have class 9-5 therefore the amount of time left to study seems to be a little less than some other places"
"Other applicants."
"na"
"I wish we had gotten to see more of the campus during our tour. "
"First interviewer kind of messed with me. "
"OMM tables look like there from the seventies"
"The library could have been nicer"
"Construction is still going on but it should be mostly done by the entering class of 2009; they purchase a tablet PC for you if you matriculate (I wanted to purchase my own tablet and load it up myself, but they want a technical standard for exams and student programs; this can be good for some people I guess)"
"The tour guides were somewhat negative. Also, my interviewer allowed a MSIII in there and she (the student) was sort of rude."
"NOTHING!!! Everything was awesome."
"Location...but that's mainly due to my own desire to stay in Houston!"
"Nothing really, the campus is small, but thats also a good thing. "
"The library could use some work/updating. It needs more study rooms etc and could use a major cleaning in the study rooms."
"The lack of a decent cafeteria (but the area around has some decent food), small campus"
"The facilities are not all that impressive, need lots of remodeling. Student’s launches and recreational areas too small."
"Absolutely nothing. Fort Worth, TX is a bit boring so it seems but I'm going to be studying with all my time so its not like I'll be doing any clubbing anyways."
"the fact that I wanted to stay with a student but they never contacted me until the day before my interview. I had already made accommadations. it was very rude of them to not get back with me in ample time. even if they just said hold on a bit we are looking for a place to place you."
"My second interviewer was a complete d**k. Just a rude person from the get go."
"Some of the facilities seemed a little run down. Also, the A&P prof. seemed a odd."
"The OMM class. It just feels weird having to ''feel up'' your classmates to learn OMM."
"Ft. Worth is pretty far from where I live - not really much of a negative, but it does weigh on my decision."
"gym "
"Their workout facility was not great."
"The tour guide seemed really defensive and drilled the osteopathic philosophy into out heads--she kept reiterating that DO's are not that different than MD's..."
"the student gym "
"N/A"
"short vacation time"
"None."
"Nothing really I'm comming from New York so I expected a little change going from a blue state to a red but it wasn't bad at all. Minus the hole George Bush highway thing hehe"
"That we weren't able to tour the hospitals where 3rd and 4th year rotations are held."
"My second interviews is an M.D. doing research at the D.O. school, and he was actually trying to convince me to go to an M.D. school rather than TCOM!! He said that D.O.s are just not as good as M.D.s and that the COMLEX as easier than USMLE, and that people will just never treat them the same. He made it sound like of you get a D.O. degree instead of an M.D., you will have that scar on you for the rest of your life. It was really scary!!!"
"I don't like Fort Worth. "
"Most applicants I talked with were interested in both MD and DO programs and knew very little about osteopathic manipulation and D.O. philosophy."
"the reorganization of the library building....some buildings looked like they needed to be remodeled"
"Nothing really. I know that being a DO can create some limitations, but it's an excellent program the way that TCOM teaches and promotes it."
"My second interview felt rushed. The D.O. that conducted it was running behind schedule. Our interview started 30 minutes late and I could tell he was running behind schedule from the way he conducted the interview. He was still polite and friendly, but obviously distracted. But this was just a minor annoyance. "
"There is no hospital adjacent to the campus, so we had no tour of medical facilities. Also, rotations in 3rd and 4th year are spread all over the place. They told us that most DO students have to take 2 sets of boards- the USMLE and COMLEX, which would involve extra study, money, and headache. Also, TCOM has a long school year with almost no time off."
"My first interviewer (PhD) discouraged me from research while in med school... Overall, everything was great though"
"The growing class size will have an impact on students until the new facilities with larger classrooms are built."
"There's nothing really special about the school except for the plasma screens they have in the anatomy lab. I am not impressed with the $150K of debt a typical TCOM student has after four years. I thought it would be cheaper if you stay in state. I guess not."
"not as many clinical affiliates as other schools"
"Seemed a little too relaxed. It is not that I want competition, but I want to see that people worked hard. Seemed overly relaxed"
"Long school year, tests every 2 weeks...but I hear it's something easy to get used to."
"Only a month off after your first year instead of a full summer. And, classes start July 31st. (Which I thought was a little early)"
"That I couldn't stay longer."
"First interviewer very flat."
"My first interviewer. He was an OMM specialist (Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine) and seemed like he had seen enough applicants with little or no first-hand D.O. experience. He was very aggressive from the beginning of the interview, asking if I was a Bulls... artist (but said it as a statement) and why I didn't marry the mother of my child (even though I did, was wearing my wedding band, and mentioned the words "my wife" 2 or 3 times in my personal statement), and also mentioned TWICE that there had been a "D.O. in my family since 1913" and pointed out his wall o' D.O. forefathers (also twice). This type of questioning continued until the final 5 minutes of the interview."
"Nothing really"
"My first interviewer seemed very disinterested but the second one was great."
"The fact that we didn't get to see the teaching hospitals associated with the school. "
"Can't think of anything, really"
"the tour for my group after lunch was cut way short cuz we had interviews at 1:15, while the other group of people had interviews like at 2 pm, so they were able to see more of the school and stuff..."
"Constant comparison to the MD degree."
"There wasn't much interaction with students except the two ambassadors. "
"Nothing that I can think of"
"Tour didn't take us to the new research building, not a big deal, I had walked around it myself."
"There's a ghost in the gross anatomy lab?"
"The teaching hospital near the school is closing their doors. But rest assured there are other hospitals located near by."
"One of the interviewers seemed completely disinterested and probably had not looked at my file"
"Nothing. I was just a bit disappointed that one of the teaching hospitals located right across the street from the school had closed. It's a private hospital, not affiliated with the school (except that it allows students, residents, etc to come in and learn)... We were assured that this just means a slightly farther commute to their many other teaching facilities."
"The weather."
"The shortness of my first interview; I am not sure if he got a good feel from me"
"The financial aid presentation. The presenter rushed through everything, like he wanted to get out of there as soon as possible. Also, some individuals kept using the phrase "If you are lucky enough to get in..." Not everyone, just a couple of people."
"Not too much. My hotel was right next to a train track which had a train every 1/2 hour all night and all morning long. Don't stay at Ramada or Fairfield if you are a light sleeper!"
"They keep comparing themselves to MD and the whole day consists of showing how they are better than or equal to MDs."
"nothing really...the 2nd interviewer wasn't AS friendly...more "question and answer" compared to the conversational laid-back style of my 1st interviewer..."
"It was hard to know where to go. They give a sheet with your schedule - Your interviews are listed with a building and a room number but they don't tell you how to get there. My second interviewer's office was behind a double set of doors, and I never would have found it if I hadn't have met someone in the hall to help me. The interview wasn't even in his office - We ended up in a really small and hot room on a different floor entirely. Just seemed a little unorganized."
"I had the impression that a few of the people here had a very minor inferiority complex about how some in the medical profession look down on DOs."
"One of my interviewers I could not get a good read on (the psychologist). It was frustrating not getting any response to my answers other than,ok, and then move on to the next question. My second interview was MUCH better and much more conversational."
"The interview questions were very theoretical and not very personalized. Except for the question mentioned above, none of the questions really asked about my experiences or unique qualities. Instead they focused on general questions like why medicine, how do you solve problems, how do you work in a team, etc."
"One of my interviewers was a jerk. (He's a surgeon so it comes with the turf). He had a meeting to go to and so I was rushed out in 15 min. He barely asked me any questions and did not give me enough time to ask him all the questions I had. Second interviewer was great though."
"Nothing really."
"not so fond of the staff tour leader"
"Nothing."
"I didn't really understand the OMT (Oseopathic Manipulative Therapy). The person that explained it I dont' think understood it that well either (she was on staff). "
"The 2nd year med students giving tour had no concept of time (weren't even wearing watches) and they drug us around the campus until seven minutes prior to 1st interview. No real impact but it was so unconscious of them."
"Nothing really, some of the students seemed unhappy to be there, but then again it was a cold, rainy day. One of my scheduled interviewers was not there that day and I was getting a little nervous, but they had another faculty member interview me."
"Nothing. There were 9 candidates in my group interviewing and all seemed to have positive interview experiences which made it difficult to really 'scale' how things truly went. "
"My first interviewer was almost 45 minutes late, but that was no problem."
"none"
"Absolutely no research has been performed to demonstrate osteopathic medicine. It might work--they just have never proved it in documented, published clinical trials. Once osteopathy is proven effective or ineffective, the school should convert to an MD program (and retain osteopathy if it works). I am also discouraged by the fact that lower tier schools conciously perpetuate the myth that highly ranked schools are "cutthroat"."
"we didn't discuss financial aid options"
"One of my interviewers seemed to think that I would not take the school seriously in my match list, and kept telling me that if I was going to go there I may be disappointed. I didn't feel like he was recruiting well for his school, but I did appreciate his honesty."
"Hmm...I was kinda intimidated by the interviewers more than I thought"
"The interviews were staggered for the group so we all had free time at different times. So, some people began interviews in the morning, and some in the afternoon. It was the luck of the draw how early you had to come in that morning."
"the number of hospital affiliations they have locally."
"sometimes it seemed like they were trying too hard to defend Osteopathy."
"I got grilled by second interviewer. The atmosphere in general was friendly, courteous, and professional, but not relaxed. "
"nothing"
"No on-campus housing or contracted/affiliated apartments. Somewhat restricted or remote hospital affiliations for 3rd and 4th year rotations (see their website for details)."
"They gave us a tour of their anatomy labs. I thought that was disrespectful to the bodies that had been donated."
"The lack of diversity of the students and faculty"
"The fact that there is not currently an affiliation with a teaching hospital (though they mentioned that it was in the works with the local county hospital)."
"Nothing. They even provided a tasty lunch at 4-Star Coffee."
"Somewhat low MCAT and GPA averages."
"Clinical facilities"
"If I could take notes during presentations - I realized I looked distracted writing notes down off screen"
"Bringing breath mints or a toothbrush since some interviews were after lunch (we had pasta with garlic)"
"I wish I was prepared for how different each interviewer was. I should have practiced MMI with more people to get used to different non-verbal feedback during the interview."
"Its a little stressful"
"How long the interview day was going to be."
"Don't fly in to DFW at 6pm the night before. Traffic around the area is really congested during rush hour. No one is going to question you about your application. All of the interviewing is just situational/ethical."
"How focused they were on interprofessional healthcare"
"Nothing I can think of"
"How casual and friendly the interviewers were."
"Focus more on answers about yourself and less about affordable care act and ethics questions. no ethics questions were asked for me."
"That I needed to walk inside to get a parking pass. I was worried I needed to print it ahead of time, but it wasn't discussed in the email."
"The doctors interviewing me."
"how friendly everyone was and how much they wanted to help me out."
"Interviews are (for the most part) very conversational, but can differ greatly by the actual interviewer."
"I should have brought something to read between interviews"
"Anything about the rural medicine program."
"Ask smart questions when they ask you if you have any questions for them."
"Nothing. I live in Fort Worth, and I went to grad school at UNTHSC... So I knew a lot about the school already."
"That the interviews wouldn't be as conversational as portrayed as SDN. Both interviewers drilled me with questions."
"How awesome the lunch was gonna be at the Botanical Gardens of Fort Worth."
"That the interview day would last so long."
"I wish I would have known that the interviews are not stressful, so there was no need in me freaking out. I knew the basics of healthcare reform, and that got me pretty far. "
"That the interviewers were friendly and were really conversational (Not the case for all the people who interviewed there though but 90% of them). Look confident even if you think you didn't say the best answer!"
"I couldn't have prepared for most of the questions. They were mostly conversational!"
"Nothing. Don't worry about it. It was so laid back and not stressful. "
"That TCOM was actually so great. I was not expecting to love the school; I like the cultural district, the faculty, the cooperative atmosphere, and the curriculum. They do not talk enough about the curriculum on the website, it's actually very good!"
"Nothing really, they were pretty good with the preparation."
"That it wasn't stressful"
"information about my interviewers"
"How nice everyone was :)"
"that the interviews were conversational and not going to be stressful"
"The lunch menu was extensive, I had a hard time choosing."
"There is always traffic going into Ft Worth, so if you're not staying in town (like a suburb), leave pretty early."
"No housing "
"nothing, it was exactly what I expected."
"Nothing! Make sure to check SDN interview feedback as I got some question that were verbatim from what was already posted up here. Also make sure you know who AT Still is."
"My hotel was crummy, I wish I knew where in Fort Worth to stay"
"The restaurant! I had a sandwich and it was a somewhat elegant place."
"How very nice the faculty and staff was. I wouldnt have stressed so much prior to this interview."
"nothing, I took flip flops for the walking around...campus is pretty small. a lot of down time for me, but I had reading material I brought along in my bag."
"?"
"Nothing. It was a nice experience overall."
"Nothing - I felt prepared"
"there isn't much free time between activities/scheduled programs"
"They have a OMM research facility on campus and because I was interviewed my an OMM specialist, he grilled me on manipulative medicine."
"Relaxing interviews--very conversational"
"...that we were going to be doing a lot of walking - I wore heels, and my feet were absolutely killing me by the end of the day. Other than that, I can't think of anything."
"N/A"
"None."
"how relaxed the experience would be."
"Nice anatomy lab, The national research institute for Osteopathic medicine is located on our campus. I wish I had known I would have to wait 30 minutes before having my first interview (my interviewer was late and I began to sweat bullets) but it worked out for the best."
"Top 50 primary care school."
"its a VERY small interview group, they want everyone to have one on one time, so only 7 people total were there"
"There were plenty of positives. They have the best gross anatomy lab that I have seen so far. The students interact very well with visitors and each other. There are more research opportunities than I expected. The faculty also is better than even the high expectations that I had."
"I over-prepared way too much, which lead me to have some stress before the interviews. However, after the interviews started, I realized that it wasn't as stressful as I had convinced myself it would be."
"Maybe, more information on the DO/Ph.D program."
"The amount of debt."
"everyone is so nice, including the interviewers (no one I talked to had a bad interviewer), so don't stress out too much"
"Nothing really."
"There's no continental breakfast, eat before you get there. Also, there is a long stretch of time in the morning (if your first interview is at 8am) where you have nothing to do but sit around. They tell you you can just walk around campus and explore independently, but honestly, I don't think you'd get much out of that unless you got to sit in on a class or something (which we couldn't do, there were tests going on that day)."
"nothing really"
"Nothing about the school, but Fort Worth is very interesting. Small/rural town whose residents typically have lots of money. Interesting dynamic downtown and surrounding area."
"The drive from campus to DFW airport was a little longer than expected, but not bad. Plan for 40 minutes with minimal traffic."
"Bring a jacket, it was too cold."
"the fact that you can do your last 2 years at many different clinical sites, like texas tech and stuff; it's a pretty cool program, and they even have a rural track."
"I didn't realize how cold it was going to be and didn't bring a jacket. "
"That we would be outside a lot because it was cold."
"Nothing, I was actually overprepared"
"That Texas will pay for 2.5 years (150 hours) of medical school for veterans going to a state school under the Hazelwood act. Wow!"
"I had some friends from undergrad there. Also, TCOM ranks applicants soon after the interview. The dual DO/ MPH program only needs an MCAT score (not gre). Ft. Worth is very safe & parking is available (and cheap). Finally: even with a perceived or actual stigma against DOs, the thing to remember is that: at the fancy rep dinners, everyone (DOs and MDs) eats the same steak. :)"
"Relax and don't overwhelm yourself trying to read everything on the web about medicine."
"I wish I had been more focused on MY story (i.e. my background, experiences, etc) and just a little less focused on the tougher medical issues/debates. It's also important to keep in mind that the interviewers goal is not to interrogate you, but to evaluate your level of maturity, ability to think on your toes and your motivation (among many other things, of course). Since this school conducts closed file interviews, don’t hang yourself by dwelling on your less that satisfactory O.Chem grade (GPA, MCAT scores, etc). "
"More about the curriculum specifically and the COMLICS."
"There is one rather large hill you have to climb after parking. Ladies don't wear high heels! "
"High heels are hard to walk in on tile floors. I'm serious, that is the only thing!"
"They interview very small groups of students. There are a lot of hills, which is not good for high-heel-wearing people or for the front of your car as you pull out of the parking lot."
"I wish I had prepared more questions to ask the interviewer. My first interview ended abruptly after 20 minutes and I only had 1 question to ask. Both interviewers asked if I had anymore questions."
"I went to an open house beforehand, so nothing really here. "
"Some interviewees had already begun their interviews at 8:00 whereas others only started at around 1:15. I personally had a huge gap in time between my first and second interview, but everyone was done by 5:00."
"Nothing."
"Their hospital didn't seem so great, but it didn't really bother me."
"nada"
"More info on the rural medicine program."
"That 80% of the doctors that come out of this school go into family practice. Many in the group asked at different times why this was and we never got a straight answer."
"Nothing really because I read about the school before I went."
"Interviews were pretty informal. Be aggressive about selling yourself and rehearse a summarized version of who you are and why you belong there (7 minutes or less)."
"That it was going to be a lot easier than I was anticipating."
"That a 30min interview is not very much time!"
"How much I would like Ft. Worth. Finally a city with minimal traffic! And the botanic gardens down the street were amazing."
"the interview was very relaxed. sit back and enjoy your interview. "
"Just relax in your interview and be yourself. There is no need to be worried. They will throw some scenario type questions at you to see how you will react. And they will try to see how seriously you are considering their school. "
"What I would still like to discover is why TCOM has such superior equipment with regards to the anatomy lab and other things like the simulators. Don't the other state schools have the funding to incorporate such useful didactic instruments? "
"Even though it is a smaller campus, be prepared for a lot of walking!"
"The closed-file interview meant I had to recite alot of my resume during the interview"
"All the great stuff they had going on- they have some great cutting edge programs in excellent location. While I prepared for some ethical/healthcare questions, I didn't develop or spend the time working out concrete/specific ways to resolve them- I prepared 3 minute answers not 10 minute answers- other students may want to spend some time on this when preparing to interview here "
"That it was low stress."
"I had the impression that the interviews were very laid back, but in reality they were very stressful compared to my other interviews."
"Nothing"
"Make acquaintence with the other applicants in your group. It will ease tension and make the experience much more enjoyable. Also, some of the morning interviewers were also interviewers in the afternoon. This allowed some applicants to get an idea of what was to come from their afternoon interviews."
"A lot of people from my undergrad institution, choose to come here over more highly competitive schools which also offered acceptances. "
"The MMI sessions aren't high stress! Prepare, but remember to read the question and authentically reply. They have 1 main question and follow up questions."
"MMI goes by very fast. Definitely low stress so don't worry, you'll enjoy it ;)"
"Great school. Is truly a school invested in student success. Not a school filled with gunners but not a school filled with "C's get degrees". It is a well-rounded school that is highly suited to non-trads."
"This is the first year they used an MMI format to interview."
"TCOM has switched to a closed-file MMI interview style, there were no open-file regular interviews."
"I really appreciate the time and effort the interviewers put into reading my application"
"Great school!"
"Great interview day! Food was pretty good too."
"Ask the student ambassadors lots of questions about being a student."
"Make friends with the other interviewees while you're there. It will calm your nerves if you have any. And, if you're lucky, half of them will end up being your classmates!"
"I got in, but was unable to attend - really wish I could have gone here."
"It's a great school, and visiting it made it go up on my list. I would definitely consider matriculating here because the atmosphere is great, the technology for teaching is amazing, and they teach using the systems method (discuss one system and all components of it at once) instead of individualized classes that aren't directly connected."
"This program is really great and unfortunately it attracts applicants that often use it as a backup."
"This school is amazing!!!!!"
"this school was awesome, and i loved how much the entire school was there to help me succeed in whatever it was that i wanted to do."
"TCOM is a great, friendly, and proud school. I loved the school and facilities!"
"This was a really great first interview."
"You'll be fine. My interview was very low-stress, and so were all of my colleagues interviews."
"None..."
"Great school!!!"
"Very good school, very good interview."
" I am a senior medical student at TCOM, and former student ambassador. I read the comments of interview experiences above, and just wanted to clarify a few misconceptions. I am so glad to hear so many of you left TCOM with positive experiences, and for those who were not quite sure hopefully my comments below will be useful. First off, I would like to say that I have absolutely no regrets having CHOSEN training at an osteopathic institution vs allopathic. Our additional training in musculoskeletal medicine and OMT serves us well and is a very marketable skill as I am finding out as I go through the residency matching process.(many MD's are trying to learn this now and want D.O. residents to teach them). ---GPA and MCAT--- 2 yrs ago when I recruited for the school, and I am sure our standards have not lowered AVG GPA=3.6 overall&basic science MCAT=27 This is equivalant to TEXAS medical school average Highly competitive program considering it is the ONLY Osteopathic program in Texas, while there are 7 allopathic institutions you have a chance to get into. --3rd 4th yr training--- WE DO HAVE A TEACHING HOSPITAL The Osteopathic Medical Center of Ft Worth or as we call it "THE O" is right across the street from TCOM. Not sure how that one slipped by the ambassador. Furthermore, several required (3rd yr) rotations are completed at John Peter Smith County Hospital (equivalent of Parkland but in Ft Worth)---great experience, tons of pathology =awesome training. As for 4th yr, we have quite a bit of autonomy as far as making our rotation schedule. This is a good thing. You have the option of selecting elective rotations across the country, at residency programs you may have an interest in completing your training. You say where, when, and what specialty for almost all of your 4th yr rotations. I am writing this at the UC Davis Library in Sacremento, CA.--Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation rotation. I hope that cleared things up. I will close for now, as I feel TCOM and Osteopathic Medicine really sells itself, but it is important to know the facts. I welcome any questions or concerns about the school or osteopathy in general. Good luck to you in the match! [email protected] Joseph M. Martellotto MS IV "
"Love the school! Interviews were very conversational and laid back. I learned a lot just from talking to my interviewers. I left wanting to attend this school more than I did when I got there!"
"Just be confident, professional, and enthusiastic about the school and osteopathic medicine. Ask questions! One of my interviewers was a bit tough at first, but I asked him about his research, and he totally warmed up to me after that."
"Loved the school and the people there. I really would love to go here. Keep on writing these feed backs for fellow interviewees. Good Luck !"
"I really enjoyed my day at this school and would love to attend."
"it's a great school"
"Great school."
"I really liked the school and was very relaxed during the interviews."
"Go to Fort Worth with an open mind. You might just find that this is the place for you--I really think that it's the place for me."
"Very good overall, nice school, nice people."
"Nice ppl, nice campus, could definitely see myself going here :)"
"There are two interviews. They can schedule them both in the afternoon or one in the morning and one in the afternoon. You'll be done at around 3:30pm at the latest, I think. It was a great experience and the facilities spoke for themselves. The 2nd year students were cool, although I wish we could've spent more time with them since we were running behind schedule. The school is pretty well established, so you can see for yourself. The second interviewer actually spent the majority of the time talking to me about one of my research projects, so I hope that turns out to be a positive."
"Nice school... Great environment"
"I LOVED this school, it feels like a home-y place and everyone is friendly. Great place."
"I really enjoyed my time at TCOM. "
"Top notch DO school. Very different from newer DO schools that lack hospital affiliations and connections within the community. "
"Overall good. A little disconcerting the ethical debate that arose, but stick to your beliefs and be open minded about any conflicting points of view. "
"Amazing. I loved the place and I really really hope to go there!"
"Great overall. I hope to be there in a few months!"
"The interviews were actually semi-open file; the interviewer knows everything about you except your GPA and MCAT score. There are two interviews and in my case both were very nice and polite. It was more like a very low key conversation; they mainly wanted to know how much of a person you are and if you know what are you getting into. I heard of one interviewer asking tons of moral and ethical questions, be ready. Excellent school, and will take me where i need to go."
"Terrific. Looking forward to hearing from them soon."
"good overall, very nice people"
"My first interviewer was a extremely nice, even though she forgot that I was scheduled for an interview with her and had to wait for her to finish her meeting for 20 minutes. The second guy, well, he was very abrasive, and generally not nice."
"Great school, very good impression. "
"My first interview was challenging because the interviewer did not speak english that well. Overall they were very intense, but good."
"Very nice. First interview went very well b/c it was a DO pediatrician who I could relate to. Second interviewer was aa PhD who I couldn't relate to. :("
"The faculty, staff, and students were all very inviting. I left the experience feeling much more positive about the university. I could definitely see attending this school. "
"1) laid back, just prepare for general ''tell me about yourself'' and ''why doc'' questions. 2) interviewer a bit intimidating, many questions based on your responses to prompts or previous question. "
"It was a great experience and I highly recommend the school. Everyone was really friendly and they were very receptive to their school. The admissions staff were incredibly friendly and were out there to help you. The interviewers aren't out there to get you or to ruin it for you, they just want to get to know you."
"If you are lucky, you'll get 2 PhD's as your interviewers :)"
"Overall, it was extremely positive. Everyone did a good job selling the osteopathic philosophy/path for medical school, which impressed me enough to chose this school as my #1 preference for the Texas match."
"Students, doctors, and faculty were all very friendly and helpful. Students liked the fact that this school was less competitve between students."
"The interviewers make you feel comfortable from the start. They tell you how they go about asking questions, and they give you the opportunity to ask them questions at the end. Be prepared for several hypothetical/ethical questions (but know that there is no right answer...just be able to back up your answer, as they will ask follow-up questions)."
"It was good. Great place for a first interview. "
"Excellent. I went to the interview not knowing much about TCOM. After the interview, I understand why everyone (who interviewed there) was so impressed by the school and staff. "
"Very positive experience... I did not particularly desire to go to a DO school, but I was impressed with their facilities, success of their students, and atmosphere."
"Overall it was a great experience, I was pleasantly surprised with how undeserving North Texas was of the DO ''stigma.'' It's a great place with great people and there are definetely MD schools lower on my list now. "
"Everyone meets up in the admissions office you get a really nice pen, a name tag (I think could be wrong about this one) and a folder. If you arrive early you can sit in on one of the classes (which is a plus if you get a chance). Then you go to a financial aid presentation. After that lunch with that students who were really cool. Then go for the school tour and pending the time of the interview is when you step out of the tour and to your interview location. "
"It was generally good. The two interviwers would joke with me and still be serious. First was was a lil laid back. 2nd one asked me a lot of questions."
"Overall it was very positive. Both my interviewers gave me a lot of positive information about the school and about life as a physician in general. I got positive opinions about the school and the DO profession from both my interviewers (one was an MD and another a DO)."
"My first interview had lasted for an hour and 20 minutes, and it was absolutely amazing! The gentleman that I was talking to was a D.O./Ph.D., and he treated me like I was a member of his family. He told me everything about him, asked me about my relatives, and when the time came for the ethical questions, he guided me through every step of them. The interview was an absolute breeze. "
"Very laidback. The admissions office staff were all very nice. Small interview group, less than 20. Don't stress too much. They're not out to get you here."
"I loevd this school and if I were 100% certain I was going primary care I would choose it in a heartbeat."
"Check in begins at 7:30AM (your arrival depends on your schedule of interviews). Most people had one before the lunch and tours and one after. I had both of mine in the afternoon. Lunch was at the Botanical Gardens restaurant nearby and was awesome. Overall, great day. First interview was with a DO/PhD so I expected to be asked about my research projects. For some reason, I froze when he asked this question (towards the beginning). I quickly recovered and everything was pretty smooth from there. He even said I interviewed well. My second interviewer was awesome. Anatomy prof that has been teaching for 34 years. Very laid back, easy going. This interview actually lasted close to an hour when the proposed time was 30 mins (hence why I said interview time was 45 mins)."
"Overall the experience was very positive. The admissions team is very nice and makes you feel comfortable from the start. I had two great interviews and enjoyed the whole experience."
"I stayed overnight at a friend's place in Ft. Worth to avoid morning traffic from Dallas. The previous night I drove to the school to make sure I knew where I was going to go. I arrived at 7:30 am and met up with the other applicants. The first group of interviewees had an interview at 8am. My 1st interview was at 8:45am at the Patient Care Center with a D.O. (Family Medicine). The first interview went smoothly. Afterwards I met up again with the group of applicants for a tour and orientation presentation. After that we were driven to lunch at the Botanical Gardens by two second year students. Both students were very informative and friendly and gave plenty of advice. After lunch we drove back to campus and continued the tour of the anatomy labs and lecture rooms as well as the student lounges. Next, we had our afternoon interviews. Mine was not until 2pm. However, my second interviewer was not even on campus on that day so I ended up getting a replacement. A PhD replaced the DPM that should have interviewed me and I am glad that this happened. The PhD was very engaging and asked a lot about my general background what interests me about Osteopathic medicine. Overall, I am glad that I was interviewed by the PhD because it served to balance the DO interviewer in the morning. "
"overall very good, very personal feeling, not stressful though the day began early"
"It was very pleasant, informative, and positive. I got the information I needed. The administration was very organized. Everyone was fun to talk to. This program is clearly one of the best."
"Relaxed, yet still formal. My first interview was at 845am with a DO/MPH. Enthusiastic physician, conversational interview, talked with me at length about how TCOM students get into the clinic setting in the 1st semester. He also talked about how 3rd yr TCOM students typically have experience level to that of a 1st intern (resident). Second interview was at 2pm with Ph.D. Wasn't quite as conversational, more question-answer. He eyes tended to wander around the room a bit, so I wasn't sure if he was paying attention, but he dad ask some insightful questions. We also talked about his research interests, his grant application process, and what he hopes to accomplish with his research projects."
"Overall, I was very impressed with TCOM's interview process. I was nervous but the staff really helped us feel welcome and comfortable. The group sessions which I normally dread went rather well and were very low pressure. The tour and lunch time were very informative. My interviewers were very nice and friendly. I left with a good imression of the school and would strongly consider attending if I am accepted. "
"I went to TCOM with a positive opinion of the school and left with the opinion basically unchanged. The interviewers were friendly and interview sessions informal. The interviewers had seen the subjective parts of my app- essays, activities, etc.- but not grades or scores. My second interviewer was particularly nice and put me at ease by saying how impressed he was with my application. Overall, TCOM seemed like good school in a great location. The interviews were low stress and 95% of the questions were ones you would expect to get (tell me about your app, why medicine, etc.)."
"Great day! Relaxed with no stress. "
"I had my first interview in the morning, then I attended an orientation session where they talked about the school and financial aid. Then we went to lunch and returned to the school to have a small tour before the next round of interviews started. Overall, it was a great experience because the staff and students were willing to give honest feedback on the questions that were asked."
"I had a fabulous time. Any nervousness or uncertainty was quelled by the staff and faculty."
"I had both of my interviews in the morning so I was basically done before 9:15, which is a good thing. I went on the school tour and had lunch with some of the second years. They were very nice. Everything they said seemed scripted, but it's ok. They can't really talk bad about the school. Then after lunch, the second year students took us to the anatomy lab where we saw two cadavers and an inguinal hernia. Then we went to visit the first year students who were having their orientation. After that, we met Stan and Norm, the school's infamous mannequins. I was done by 1 pm. Overall, it's a wonderful school, but I don't think it's worth $150K for four years."
"arrived at 7:30, most of us had our first interview at 8 or 8:45, then tour of campus (small so not much walking), then lunch at the botanical gardens with 2nd year students, then second interview at 1:15 or 2:00. most of us had interviews with a MD and DO or DO and PhD. "
"Overall I was impressed with the interview. The admissions staff was very kind and helpful. It seemed like they were trying to recruit me to go to their school rather than me trying to get into their school."
"Both interviews were really great. You will definitely be asked about your motivation/interest in Osteopathy so be sure to brush up on its basics. At first I was quite skeptical about the D.O route, but TCOM (and even the interviewers) really sold me on it. I wouldn't be surprised if I rank this school above some other medical schools in TX...it's really one of the best of its kind in the country."
"Overall very positive. The anatomy lab is amazing, and the staff seems really knowledgeable about science and medicine in general. I was interviewed by a genetic forensic scientist who works with the fbi to break unsolved cases with new scientific research (that hadn't been available decades ago.) I thought he was pretty cool. "
"I arrived at 7:30am, was offered breakfast and given my agenda. My first interview was a 8am with a family practice physician. She was really easy to talk to. Afterward, I strolled around the school until 930am when I went to orientation. At orientation, osteopathic medicine is explained as well as the different opportunities that are available in it. After this, a presentation was given on Financial Aid. Then there was a Q&A, after which we were taken to lunch at the Botanical Gardens by the two student tour guides. The three students were all in their second year and gave us every opportunity to ask about our interviewers and ask about the school. After lunch, we went back and toured the campus- Gross Lab, Research Building, Education Building, Simulation Labs. There is an AWESOME view of downtown Fort Worth from the sixth floor of the Ed. building. After the tour, we were left alone to walk around or whatever until our last interview. At 2pm, I had my second interview with an Ear, Nose, and Throat. He was totally cool. We had a great discussion about having The Business of Practicing Medicine taught at med schools. "
"First interview in the am, followed by a tour and orientation of the school. Lunch was provided at an area resturant (nice and they drove us there) followed by a second interview back at the school. VERY welcoming feeling overall at the school."
"The D.O. who I first interviewed with was kind of intimidating, and seemed busy, and the interviwe was more like a questions and answer session. My second interview was with a Ph.D professor who seemed bored with my answers, he kept yawning and asked me the same questions several times. however, it was more like a conversation, and we spent half the time talking about things to do in Austin."
"Don't think they liked that I did not have any firsthand D.O. experience. I finally had enough of my first interviewer and responded to him as such. My second interviewer was much friendlier and interested, though the questions were run-of-the-mill. BTW, the 2nd years that gave us the tour all smiled when they heard who my first interview was."
"Wonderful - I'll go if accepted."
"Everything went great except the first interview. The DO I interviewed with did not have too many questions to ask me."
"Great! Very impressed with TCOM. One of the friendliest admissions staff I have ever encountered. "
"I felt like my first interview came off a bit awkward. Neither my interviewer nor I seemed to do a lot of talking. I must have carried some of that nervousness into my second interview, but my second interviewer did a great job of breaking the ice and then it was very conversational."
"tcom is a great school, and the students and faculty seem really interested in making the most of the place...it's a great school."
"Overall, very good. Just try to be yourself and not be nervous. I blanked on one question out of nervousness."
"It went well, the process was very personal and as relaxing as possible. "
"Positive experience overall; semi-formal yet laid-back interviews; decent campus and great technology; friendly and helpful people all around"
"Super-duper. This school moved up to number 1. The two interviews for the DO program were with a DO who does clinical teaching and a PhD who teaches some of the basic sciences. The PhD interview was with a PhD who is the graduate advisor for the area I was applying for. The school provided lunch at a local cafe with two MS2's who answered all of our questions. The interviewers were all very professional."
"My first interviewer, who I found out later was on the adcom, was incredibly fun to talk to and very encouraging - he told me exactly what I would be rated on & when I gave a correct answer. Then we got a tour and TMDSAS Match summary, a yummy off campus lunch, another nice interviewer, talked with an MPH administrator and the DO/ MPH degree, toured some clinical classes."
"The experience was great. If you are traveling try to stay with a medical student. This allows you to ask questions before hand and even tour the campus the night before. TCOM is a small school and is a perfect fit if you are looking for a school with a sense of community."
"One interviewer grilled with cookie-cutter questions and appeared like he had not even looked my file. The second interviewer had read my file, and was very interested in things that I had done, and the interview became a very relaxed conversation that lasted about an hour."
"Terrific experience, great school. "
"Great."
"I really enjoyed the experience. They have small groups (10-15), so you don't feel like cattle being herded. My first interview was short, and the admissions people were concerned when I got back so early. My second interview was a lot of fun. He really interacted with me, and it lasted about 45 minutes. No complicated questions!"
"Great interviews, very relaxing. I was able to establish instant connections with each of my interviewers!"
"The whole thing was very relaxed. I was asked what I knew about osteopathic medicine. The students took us to a restaurant for lunch. The students who hosted us seemed very mature and professional. The interviews are broken up, with each student interviewing at different times, so you could get both your interviews in the morning, or one in the morning and one in the afternoon, or (I guess) both in the afternoon. Then you return to the "home base" and hang out, have your file reviewed for errors, or sit in on a class, until it is time for your next interview. In the middle of the day, they have a presentation about being a D.O., and then the seminar on financial aid."
"My first interviewer was a PhD and she was very sweet. We had a very conversational interview. My second interviewer asked me about 3 questions and spent the rest of the time talking about his experiences."
"I felt extremely welcome here!"
"It was more relaxed than I thought it would be, until my second interview. Lunch was really yummy. The students who took us to lunch and on our interview were really friendly. The gross anatomy lab is really cool. Both of my interviews were in the afternoon so by that time I was relaxed. The first interviewer asked me about a lot of stuff in my file, but the second didn't. The first interviewer was a DO, and the second a PhD. Be prepared for anything."
"Great, relaxed, friendly school... Nicest people around..."
"Generally a good experience, very friendly, but not very personalized."
"I would consider going here. However, I'm not entirely convinced on the effectiveness of OMM. There is very little science behind it and the few studies performed are not of high quality. Overall, not a bad experience but I am glad I have interviews elsewhere."
"My first interview went on for about an hour because we had such a great discussion going. He asked me a lot of ethics and questions about my obstacles and role models. My second was only twenty minutes and he just asked me questions from my application as he looked over it for the first time. Both were easy-going and made me very comfortable. "
"The experience was great. I would be happy to go to this school, D.O. or not."
"not too stressful. Both interviewers were nice and relaxed. "
"I had two interviews over the course of the day and both were in specialties I have an interest in. The interviewers started off with easy questions to break the ice and then toughened up a bit. They were both pretty serious but welcomed any questions I had of them. The interviews both went about 20 minutes over the tiime allowed, but the interviewers seemed very interested in talking to me and answering any questions I had. As a tip, know the DO philosophy and be able to explain the principles of OMM. "
"The ladies at the admissions office were very nice and caring. You could tell they were really happy doing thier job and wanted you to like it there too. My first interview went well, she was really nice and talkative. It was just like a normal converstation. My second on was a little more difficult becasue she asked alittle harder questions. All in all the experience was really a good one. Nothing to really worry about! "
"A great day and wonderful experience. truly hope to attend here."
"A very positive experience, I would definetely like to attend this school."
"The school is well established with some distinguished faculty. The interview experience was low stress and partially open file. "
"positive and sublimely informal."
"I enjoyed the atmosphere of the school and was very comfortable around the faculty/students. Everyone is very relaxed and wants to get to know you as a person. "
"Despite my negative view of osteopathic medicine, I would still come here if accepted. "
"remember if you have an interview, that means they judge you as a viable candidate. they are trying to sell the school to you. be open to it."
"I could tell that my second interviewer wanted to see if my motivations for seeking osteopathic medicine were pure or if it was just a backup plan for the MD schools. Of course you don't want to say yes osteopathy is my back up, but be honest about your motivations because it's obvious if your not sincere. When asked about my choice between TCOM and UT southwest I said flat out that it was hard to say but I did get a better vibe from TCOM than UT Southwest. I liked how the interviewer was honest with me when I asked him why he chose osteopathy over allopathy: he said that his MCAT score wasn't very good but his grades were so he just went to the best school that he could get into, very honest response. Note that he is now a very successful surgeon. The student's that toured us were amazing and really really honest. The anatomy labs were cool, and I would say that TCOM's facilities are right up there with most schools. Lunch was great, which they paid for. "
"TCOM's interviews are closed file, meaning that the interviewers have read your personal statement and secondary essays, but have not seen your numbers (grades and MCAT). They interview an unusually low amount of people relative to some of the other schools I have been to. There seems to be a somewhat complacent, and at times almost defeatest attitude about their reputation as a second-rate school. In fact, they explicitly defended osteopathic medicine (I think rightly) as a discipline that is just as entitled to the respect that MD's have garnered within both medicine and society at large."
"They didn't reveal the applicant's GPA or MCAT score to the interviewers, which I thought was good."
"Excellent... Anyone who didn't apply to TCOM in Texas should think again, because it is a great school with people (faculty & students) who seem to really care and want you to consider going to school there. "
"both interviews were laid back and conversational. They asked a few questions about my background and family."
"Very positive experience. They are very open and willing to answer even the challenging questions about their program."
"Overall, good day- great school, program, and facility. I didn't like getting grilled because I don't feel like that the best way to get to know people. I wished it was more relaxed and real."
"I felt very comfortable from the moment I walked in the door because everyone is so nice and personable. They treated every student with respect and courtesy, and were genuinely trying to make us feel welcome, which I did. Lunch was provided at a quaint little coffee house - nice touch. "
"It seems like a great school with a small school atmosphere in a great location in Ft. Worth - probably a part of the nicest area in town (arts district/restaurants/parks). Facilities were fantastic, especially the library. They knew their strengths and weaknesses and presented both - they were honest and proud. They really made a good impression on me."
"I didn't like it at all. Be prepared to talk about why you applied to an osteopathic medical school and MD schools if you are applying to both. My interview started very early in the morning, and when I got there 15 minutes early, the building was locked! :("
"All in all it was a good interview experience"
"Quite positive. The interviews are non-hostile and give ample chance to show your best side confidently."
"it was great. Relaxed and comfortable. I'd love to go to school there."
"Both interviewers had relatively few questions for me, and the interviews ended up consisting largely of me asking my interviewers questions. Be prepared with questions to ask!"
"As relaxing and friendly as an interview day could be. "
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Student | 141 |
| Faculty member | 4 |
| Admissions staff | 20 |
| Other | 2 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Enthusiastic | 107 |
| Neutral | 5 |
| Discouraging | 0 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.23 | 111 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| In state | 98 |
| Out of state | 14 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 0-1 hour | 31 |
| 2-3 hours | 31 |
| 4-6 hours | 37 |
| 7+ hours | 10 |
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| Airplane | 20 |
| Automobile | 88 |
| Train or subway | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
DAL
Dallas/Forth Worth
-
Dallas Love
Dallas
none
DFW International
NA
DFW
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| At school facility | 0 |
| With students at the school | 13 |
| Friends or family | 22 |
| Hotel | 39 |
| Home | 11 |
| Other | 1 |
Residence Inn
Motel 6 East (avoid)
No
Residence Inn
Motel 6 East (avoid)
No
| Response | # Responders |
|---|---|
| < $100 | 48 |
| $101-$200 | 23 |
| $201-$300 | 4 |
| $301-$400 | 5 |
| $401-$500 | 4 |
| $501+ | 3 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 7.69 | 109 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.54 | 114 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.75 | 114 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.29 | 69 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 9.58 | 69 |
| Response Avg | # Responders |
|---|---|
| 8.29 | 63 |
"n/a"
"Very eco-friendly. They request that interviewees help recycle plastic badge covers at the end of the day and with over 700 applicants, they certainly make a difference!"
"I love that they re-used the plastic name tags. TCOM admissions have done a great job selling the school and making interviewees feel welcomed."
"Don't make some the interviewees wait until the end of the day to interview. The interview day is already draining enough without having to wait until 4:00 pm to interview."
"There was about 1.5 hours of downtime between the end of the MMIs and lunch where the applicants just sit at a table and talk to each other - while starving. Filling that time or starting lunch earlier would be nice."
"None"
"None!"
"My check in time was an entire hour before I was scheduled to start orientation. Maybe recommend only a half an hour before because an hour was a long time to sit and do nothing. Also, warn us in the email about parking passes because I was worried I did not print mine from the email or something."
"Admissions office was EXTREMELY kind and helpful."
"None, they are so nice!"
"The nicest people I have ever met. Really friendly and made the experience really personable."
"I loved the interview! Great school!!"
"None. The admissions office was very approachable and very welcoming. It made the whole process ten"
"None. The day was great."
"None. They even spare you the boring financial aid presentation by giving you a CD with all the info"
"Pass on the advice about the library."
"To admit me!!!"
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