<p>I was accepted to Muhlenberg College ED and I am interested in the BS/MD program with Muhlenberg College and Drexel Medical College...</p>
<p>What types of topics are discussed? I'm assuming it will be like "What made you want to be a doctor?" But will there be questions like "How do you feel HMO's have changed medical practice?" </p>
<p>thanks.</p>
<p>There shouldn't be any discussion of things such as HMOs. You're there because you want to join the blessed society of enlightened healers so you can unlock the mysteries of the human organism and then utilize what you've learned to better the world around you. You have never considered anything so base as remuneration. Understood? Oh, and one more thing, be subtle.</p>
<p>When I was at an interview, they did ask me a question like "what do you think some tough issues in medicine are today?" But that's really broad...I think I talked about the shortage of donor organs, and briefly touched on managed care and medicare (this was right after the new medicare bill had been in the news a lot). You could talk about malpractice insurance costs, HMOs, blood shortages, lack of health insurance, etc.</p>
<p>My advice: keep all talk of physicians' money out of the discussion. Talk about infectious disease epidemics (AIDS, ebola, etc.), public health concerns here, vaccine shortages, drug costs for the people, etc.
I would also stay away from specifics like a new Medicare bill. Your interviewer knows the bill better than you and understands its implications in ways you cannot. It's about the same caveat as "don't discuss politics or religion".
Keep it general, idealistic and apolitical.</p>
<p>thanks for the advice</p>
<p>I agree, that's good advice - I mentioned the medicare bill, then realized that my interviewer may have known more about it than I did (I was somewhat well informed, and she was a med student not a doc, so I wasn't sure) and I changed the subject to organ donor shortages, which I know much more about. </p>
<p>I don't think there is ANY problem though with specifics (which is where I disagree w/ Dr. Sedrish). If you are informed about an issue, feel free to mention something specifc about it. It will show that you are informed! For example, I mentioned that several european countries had presumed consent organ donor registration systems and named some of the countries and stated that they all have higher organ donation rates than in the US. If you know these things and they are relevant, there is no reason not to mention them. </p>
<p>However, even if you do get tripped up on one question, it's not going to ruin your chances. Obviously, my interviewers thought I did an ok job, even though I didn't follow Dr. Sedrish's good advice.</p>
<p>i have my BS/MD interview tomorrow. What questions should i prepare for? Thank-you.</p>
<p>Here are a few questions I remember:</p>
<p>Who has inspired you most?
Why do you want to become a doctor?
What will you do if not accepted into this program?
What do you think are some important issues in medicine today?
Do you have any idea of which specialty you want to pursue? (I said that I didn't know, and was waiting until I experienced the med school rotations to decide on that)
What experience do you have in understanding the life of a doctor (volunteer work, shadowing, etc.) ?</p>
<p>There were more but i forget them....sorry. My one tip? Wear a suit if you have one. Seriously.</p>
<p>Thank you so much.</p>
<p>Is this program seven years or eight years. Is there a choice of finishing in 7 years ( undergrad portion in 3 years)</p>
<p>What if one's english is OK but is not a very good explainer but does make it for the interview(which is damn good)...does he have a chance of being accepted?</p>
<p>Its going to take me 5 undergrad years, 4 Med school years, 3 residency. Total 12 years...I'll be 29.</p>
<p>dk92487, u already got an interview for the bs/md program at muhlenberg? i also applied for their program but did not apply ed as you say you did......i have heard nothing from muhlenberg about admission let alone the bs/md program.......what about you? also, please post ur stats.</p>
<p>is anyone going for an interview at for the Boston 7-yr program?</p>
<p>I have a rpi/union/albany interview this coming monday.. and have no idea wat to expect and how to prepare. and im freaking out cuz i have no clue about issues that happen in medicine and im doin last minute research on everything there is to no!!! help please.. wat kind of questions are there??</p>
<p>how did your interview go? i have an interview on feb 2nd for siena/albany, so im as worried and paranoid as you are</p>
<p>Well my interview went pretty well. Don't worry too much. I suggest you do some research on health care. They definitely ask you your opinion about it and how to solve the problem. They throw in a couple of ethical questions. I got an abortion question. I baiscally gave my stance on abortion which was against it and explained how I would act in a situation where someon came to me for an abortion. They're obviously going to ask you why you want to enter the field of medicine.. umm.. weaknesses/strengths, what activities u were involved in that have to do with medicine, what would you do in ten years. What would you do if you weren't accepted. What you be doing if being a physician did not work out. Thats about all I remember. Hopefully i've been of some help to you. Tell me how it goes and I wish you all the best!!</p>
<p>@ papucutta:</p>
<p>i did not get called for an interview yet. just the other day i recieved word that i had been chosen as one of the 12 finalists for the program. so now i am in the process of sending out supplemental information. then Drexel will decide if they want to interview me.</p>
<p>i have a 4.2 weighted, i guess around 3.6 unweigheted GPA
i take all honors and AP courses (AP Calc, Honors Bio II, Honors Physics)
1300 SAT (650 math 650 verbal)
tons of volunteer work @ hospital
first responder for volunter EMS</p>
<p>hey chicabonita, how many people interviewed you? siena told me that 3 people from siena college and amc are gonna interview me for about an hour.</p>
<p>palmtree4, i had 2 separate interviews. One was with two people a professor and a med student and the 2nd one was with another professor. I do have a question in general bout these interviews. Is it bad to mention that you are a religious person (christian)? Because the acitivites I do in church came up and then the interviewer told me that generally religious people have more ethical issues and then she asked me what I woudl do if i had to perform an abortion. I was a little worried because I didn't wnat them to think that my religion would get in the way of being a good physician.</p>