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- Practice this question nowWhy medicine?IntermediateTraditional one-on-one, Panel MD, DO
Why do you want to be a doctor, and why not a nurse or a PA?
Self-awareness
- Practice this question nowAbout youBeginnerTraditional one-on-one, Panel Most programs
Tell me about yourself.
Communication · Self-awareness
- Practice this question nowAbout youBeginnerTraditional one-on-one, Panel Most programs
Why do you want to attend our school?
Self-awareness
- Practice this question nowWhy medicine?IntermediateTraditional one-on-one, Panel DO
Why osteopathic medicine? Why a DO instead of an MD?
Self-awareness
- Practice this question nowBehavioralIntermediateTraditional one-on-one, Panel, MMI station Most programs
Tell me about a time you failed. What did you do next?
Resilience · Self-awareness
- Practice this question nowAbout youIntermediateTraditional one-on-one, Panel Most programs
What's the weakest part of your application?
Self-awareness · Integrity
- Practice this question nowAbout youIntermediateTraditional one-on-one, Panel Most programs
We have 5,000 applicants for 150 seats. Why should we pick you?
Self-awareness · Communication
- Practice this question nowBehavioralIntermediateTraditional one-on-one, Panel MD, DO
What is the most significant challenge you have overcome, and how has it prepared you for a career in medicine?
Resilience · Self-awareness
- Practice this question nowAbout youBeginnerTraditional one-on-one, Panel MD, DO
What would you do if you do not get into medical school this year?
Resilience · Self-awareness
- Practice this question nowBehavioralBeginnerTraditional one-on-one, Panel Most programs
Tell me about a meaningful interaction you had with a patient.
Empathy · Communication
- Practice this question nowBehavioralIntermediateTraditional one-on-one, Panel, MMI station Most programs
Tell me about a time you worked on a team that wasn't working well. What did you do?
Teamwork · Leadership · Communication
- Practice this question nowBehavioralIntermediateTraditional one-on-one, Panel Most programs
Tell me about a time you disagreed with someone in authority. How did you handle it?
Professionalism · Communication · Integrity
- Practice this question nowBehavioralBeginnerTraditional one-on-one, Panel Most programs
Describe a time you showed leadership.
Leadership · Teamwork
- Practice this question nowAbout youBeginnerTraditional one-on-one, Panel Most programs
How do you manage stress?
Resilience · Self-awareness
- Practice this question nowAbout youBeginnerTraditional one-on-one, Panel Most programs
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Self-awareness
- Practice this question nowEthicsIntermediateMMI station MD, DO, PA, Nursing, Residency
Before a shift, you notice your senior resident smells of alcohol. What do you do?
Professionalism · Patient safety
- Practice this question nowEthicsAdvancedMMI station MD, DO, PA
Genetic testing shows the husband isn't the father. The wife begs you not to tell him. Then he asks you if anything came back abnormal. What do you say?
Confidentiality · Integrity · Communication
- Practice this question nowEthicsAdvancedMMI station MD, DO, PA
A 9-year-old with measles begs you for the vaccine. The parents still refuse. Do you vaccinate?
Autonomy and consent · Communication
- Practice this question nowEthicsAdvancedMMI station MD, DO, PA
A patient with Down syndrome is pregnant and wants to keep the baby. Her mother and husband want her to have an abortion. What do you do?
Autonomy and consent · Communication · Equity and access
- Practice this question nowEthicsAdvancedMMI station MD, DO
A deaf couple doing IVF asks you to help them pick an embryo that will also be deaf. What do you do?
Autonomy and consent · Cultural humility · Critical thinking
- Practice this question nowEthicsIntermediateMMI station MD, DO, PA, Nursing, Residency
A Jehovah's Witness patient refuses a blood transfusion they need to survive. What do you do?
Autonomy and consent · Cultural humility · Communication
- Practice this question nowEthicsAdvancedMMI station MD, DO, PA, Nursing, Residency
A mother refuses a life-saving blood transfusion for her 4-year-old because of her religious beliefs. What do you do?
Autonomy and consent · Cultural humility · Patient safety
- Practice this question nowCurveballAdvancedMMI station, Traditional one-on-one MD, DO, PA, Nursing, Residency
What would you do if a patient died because you misdiagnosed them?
Integrity · Resilience · Patient safety
- Practice this question nowCurveballBeginnerMMI station MD, DO, PA
A pregnant patient wants her C-section a week early because she "can't raise a Gemini." What do you do?
Communication · Autonomy and consent · Patient safety
- Practice this question nowEthicsAdvancedMMI station MD, DO, PA
A 12-year-old asks you for birth control and begs you not to tell her parents. What do you do?
Confidentiality · Patient safety · Communication
- Practice this question nowEthicsIntermediateMMI station MD, DO, PA, Nursing, Residency
A convicted child molester comes to your ER needing emergency surgery. Do you treat him the same as everyone else?
Professionalism · Equity and access
- Practice this question nowEthicsAdvancedMMI station MD, DO
A patient with severe depression and no terminal illness asks for medical assistance in dying. It's legal where you work. What do you do?
Autonomy and consent · Empathy · Patient safety
- Practice this question nowCurveballBeginnerMMI station Most programs
Three patients arrive: one an hour early, one an hour late, one on time. Who do you see first?
Critical thinking · Communication
- Practice this question nowCurveballBeginnerTraditional one-on-one, MMI station MD, DO
What song would you play in the OR, and why?
Self-awareness · Teamwork
- Practice this question nowSituationalBeginnerMMI station MD, DO, PA, Nursing, Residency, Pharmacy
A patient demands antibiotics for a cold and threatens to leave you a 1-star review if you say no. What do you do?
Communication · Professionalism
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