Potential Medical Interview Questions

1. Personal
   • Tell me a little about yourself.
   • What makes you unique and different? How will these attributes make you an accomplished healer?
   • What was the hardest thing you've dealt with in your life? How did that impact you?
   • What decision do you regret making and how would you go about dealing with that now?
   • How are you capable of dealing with people who are different from you?
2. Pre-medical and work-related
   • What was your best or worst academical/professional experience while an undergraduate (or before applying to medical school)?
   • Why did you choose your major/career?
   • Why did you choose your school?
   • Give me examples which demonstrate that you were able to handle your time effectively and efficiently while you were an undergraduate or while working.
   • Coming from your field is a big transition, how do you explain this and how will you handle the change?
   • Having spent time away from school, how do you see yourself fitting in? What problems do you foresee in returning to school and how have you prepared yourself to deal with them?
3. Medical school-related
   • How do you think you will fit into our school? Why?
   • What do you like about our school and why did you apply here?
   • How do you think your life will change as a medical student? What qualities do you possess which will facilitate the transition to medical school?
4. The future
   • Where do you see yourself in ten years? Why?
   • What type of medicine do you see yourself practicing? Why?
   • In your opinion, what are current problems in healthcare and how will they affect medicine once you are finished with medical school? How does this make you feel?
   • What problems exist in healthcare now and what is your role in overcoming these obstacles?
   • Why do you want to become a doctor?
5. Possible negative or inappropriate questions you may encounter
   • It seems as if you had particular problems in this course(s) (or this semester) - how do you explain this?
   • Why do you have little extra-curricular activities (or research experience, or volunteer experience)?
   • If you don't get into medical school, what will you do?
   • Do you want to have a family - specifically kids? How will medical school hinder this?
6. Moral and ethical
   • You have a patient who is vehemently opposed to you because of your race, religion or sexual orientation. How will you handle this situation?
   • Based on your view on abortion and religion, what advice would you give a 15 year old girl who has been raped and is pregnant? Explain the thought process in coming up with your advice.
   • A 54-year-old alcoholic and a 6-year-old both need a liver transplant - who do you give the liver to and why?
   • Why do you think disparities in healthcare exist?