<p>Hi, I recieved an interview for a BS/MD program. I just want some indepth information about the most crucial news in health care and medicine currently. I have read about Obamacare and how aweful it is, it tries to invoke quality in medical practice when ironicaly increasing the quantity of "insured" patients..However, some doc's still support it? im not sure what exactly is going on, but i do know that we need primary care physcians.</p>
<p>Could someone explain the bill to me more, im somewhat still confused about other aspects of it and i would love to show my interviewer that i am knowledgeable about such topics even if he/she dosent expect me to be.</p>
<p>Also, i cant really find anything aobut bioethics, are abortion, euthansia, malpractice, stemcell research the biggies right now? And where can i find more info about them.</p>
<p>What exactly is the controversy with the hippocratic oath, and what are some current examples.</p>
<p>I would love current examples! thankyou so much</p>
<p>well non with an actual med school yet, but even at the premilinary one i would like to show that i’m prepared. Im expecting, if anything, i would get the drexel-med one soonest…app was fowarded and payed fee.</p>
<p>The kaiser family foundations yoo toons video on health reform is the least politicized explanation of the proposed changes I’ve seen. It’s only ten minutes long and I would highly recommend it!</p>
<p>The most important is to have YOUR OWN opinion about things, not others’ and be prepared to defend them. In addition, according to my D. who went to several of such interviews 4 years ago and finishing UG portion in combined bs/md, the interviews were the easiest part of whole process. Nobody will try to trick you or ask some questions that even experts are not sure about (like Health Care bill). They DO understand that you are high schooler, not college student who is interviewed at Med. School. There is definitely difference. We were with her at several of them, she was out so quickly with smile on her face. It almost felt, that decision has been made pre-interview and they want to make sure that you are not anti-social hermit, that you have reasonable communication skills. The most difficult part was to travel there in all kind of weather, and at one of them, D. had 3 interviews in a row at each UG in a program, so we had to travel to 3 different cities in one weekend. It was very tiresome. So, relax, be yourself, do not be afraid to express your own opinion and put out supporting facts for it, and you will be fine. Good luck!</p>
<p>If BS/MD interviews are at all remotely similar to med school interviews (and I have no idea if that’s the case, but I would assume they’re sort of similar), then the interview will focus much more on you and your application than on other obscure details, questions, ethics, or other things that might “trip you up” so it’s tough to say “these are the ten most popular questions” (since they basically depend on you and what’s on your CV).</p>
<p>Sure, it’s a great idea to know about “the issues” because it may help you frame your answers better and it will show that you’ve done your homework and know what’s going on in the world of medicine. They’re not going to expect you to have a sophisticated position on these issues because they care a lot more about getting to know YOU and a lot less about getting to know your opinion–plus, there’s usually not enough time to get into a debate about issues anyway. I bet the most they’d ask you is something general, like “What do you think about health reform?” or “Have you been following the news about health reform?” </p>
<p>^kristin,
The interviews my D. had were NOT at all remotely similar to med school interivews. I assume it could be different from school to school. She had good number of both types, though.</p>
<p>Interesting, miami. When I was talking about my med school interview (at my school) with my buddies who are part of my school’s BS/MD program, they mentioned that their interviews (well, what they remembered of them) were pretty similar to mine.</p>
<p>Then again, their interviews occurred more than 3 years ago, so perhaps they’re only remembering the parts of it that were similar to mine–when in fact, the entire experience wasn’t so similar. </p>
<p>Either way, just my two cents. Good luck, OP!</p>
<p>My opinion is that no one can offer you what you are asking for in the confines of this forum because the topic is far too overwhemling in scope. Besides, you need to formulate your own thoughts/opinions if you have any hope of sounding knowledgeable and credible.</p>
<p>Read through articles related to health care reform in the archives of the NY Times, Washington Post and other top well written newspapers…this will help you get both sides of the story. There is a large trove of information available in these two sites alone but adding the Boston Globe and the LA Times would probably not be bad…when you are the home of top med schools and hospitals with large medical communities the newspapers tend to be both more critical and on point in their articles/discussions.</p>
<p>Most online medical journals are subscription only but you might find them available in either hard copy or online at your library…they could add another, obviously more biased, opinion on things.</p>