How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

3 out of 10

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Closed file

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

"What is a major problem in the US healthcare system? Why?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

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

"Do you agree with the "single payer" system used in other countries? Why/Why not?" Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most interesting question?

"How would you get a Hispanic male without medical insurance treatment for his failing kidney? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

What was the most difficult question?

"As part of the question above: If he needed to get a transplant and access to life prolonging medications, how would you facilitate this? " Report Response | I was asked this question too

How did you prepare for the interview?

"Read UW's medical school ethics page (highly recommended), my secondary, essays for other schools, Univ. of CO web page, etc." Report Response

What impressed you positively?

"Students are very happy with their school and their voice is important in the planning process both in regards to the developing curriculum and physical construction of the new medical school facilities. " Report Response

What impressed you negatively?

"Generally speaking the school is in a state of flux. It will be an awesome school in 3-5 years. " Report Response

What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

"Most of the interviewers are retired doctors. " Report Response

What are your general comments?

"UCHSC is a good school that is definately going places. The school is in the middle of changing many things with changes in the curriculm and teaching facilities being the largest and perhaps most time consuming. As for the interviews, THEY GO BY QUICKLY! You are only scheduled to meet for 30 minutes and you don't have much time to ask questions at the end (some interviewers interview 2-3 people so they tend to rush through the interviews with each student). I was lucky to extend my interviews a little longer but that was not the case for everyone else. Be ready to talk about yourself, your desires in medicine, your past experiences, and at LEAST 1 ethical question. For the most part the interviews are very relaxing, just be prepared by looking at this web site and the types of questions the school tends to ask. Go on the tour of the new campus...it will definately impress you. Also, stay with students if you can. They are nice and candid about the medical schools pro's and con's." Report Response

Who was the tour given by?

Student

On what date did the interview take place?

11/07/2003