Medical School Interview Questions--HPRC
What aspects of your life and experiences do you think make you a good candidate for medical school...
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What causes the most stress in your life...
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What do you consider to be your greatest achievements to date and why...
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What do you consider to be your strengths and your shortcomings...
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What do you need to work on to be a good PA
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What do you think are the most important characteristics and abilities a person must possess to become a successful PA
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What do you think is the most pressing issue in healthcare today...
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What experiences have you had in a medical or clinical setting...
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What experiences have you had in the community that demonstrates a commitment to medicine...
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What has been the highest pressure situation you have been under in recent years and how did you cope with it...
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What has been your most rewarding experience working with others...
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What hesitations or reservations do you have about joining the PA profession...
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What is the difference between Medicare and Medicaid...
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What is your way of dealing with conflict...
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What kind of things do you feel most confident in doing...
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What makes you laugh and why...
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What makes you think that you can succeed in PA school.
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What problems do you see in health care now and the next ten years...
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What qualities do you look for in a PA
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What scares you the most about PA school...
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What sort of leader do people feel you are and are you satisfied...
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What special aspects of your education or training have prepared you for The PA profession
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What specifically do you do to set an example for your co-workers...
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What things frustrate you the most and how do you cope with them...
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What three material objects are most important to you...
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What was the last major problem that you confronted...
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What was your favorite class and why...
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What was your toughest subject in college...
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What were your favorite and least favorite courses in college...
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What will you contribute to the profession...
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What will you do if you don't get into medical school...
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What would you do if a head of a hospital department screamed at you...
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What would you do if a physician humiliated you in front of others...
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What would you do if you caught a close friend or room mate cheating on the MCAT examination or an application to medical school...
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What would you do to remedy the health care issue in the United States...
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What would you want to change about yourself if you could...
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When did you contribute to a group effort...
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When you need counseling for personal problems, to whom do you talk...
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Where do we stand in your list of PA school preferences...
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Which of your qualities would you want to pass down to your children...
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Who are you...
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Who is your hero and why...
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Why do you think many physicians are unhappy practicing medicine...
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Why should we let you into this school...
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Why study medicine when you have so many talents...
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Work experience...
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Would you prefer to provide less effective treatment to more people or more effective medicine to fewer patients...
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Would you share your religious beliefs with your patients...
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Would your plans to become a physician change if the U.S. moved to a universal healthcare system, similar to Canada...
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Tell me what specifically you do in the activities you participate in...
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If there was a conflict between team members, how would you attempt to resolve the conflict...
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In what field do you think the next major advancement in medicine will come...
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In your experience what have you done that you consider truly creative...
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Is your family supportive of you going to school...
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Last time you did not know what decision to make what did you do...
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Med school is a high pressure situation, how do you normally handle and relieve stress...
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Most difficult decision in last six months and what made it difficult...
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Of all people, who would you most like to have dinner with and why...
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Tell about a time able to successfully deal with another person even when that person may not have liked you...
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Tell me about a mistake you've made. (Be sure to explain what you learned from this mistake)....
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Tell me about a significant event in your life and how it shaped you...
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Tell me about an experience you've had working on a team. What role do you tend to play when working on a team...
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Tell me about your family...
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Tell me about yourself...
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Tell me what your think of our PA curriculm
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Tell me why you're interested in medicine. Both, what inspired this interest
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To this date, what is the most important medical development in the last 25 years...
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What approach do you take to get people together to establish a common approach to a problem...
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What are the advantages of a teaching hospital versus a private hospital...
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What are you most proud of about yourself...
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What are you passionate about...
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What are your hobbies...
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What articles do you read on a regular basis...
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Are you able to function independently and without supervision...
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Are you able to work in a team...
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Describe a difficult obstacle you have had to overcome...
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Describe strengths and weaknesses...
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Describe yourself in three words...
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Discuss a book that you've recently read for pleasure. Why did this book interest you...
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Do you consider yourself to be thoughtful, analytic, or do you usually make up your mind fast...
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Do you have specific goals in medicine? Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years...
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Do you know what a PA's life is like...
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Do you like to work alone or with people...
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Do you think that your grades are a good index of your abilities...
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Do you use a prioritization scheme to complete tasks...
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Explain your interest in medicine...
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From what you understand about PA school, what do you think will be the biggest challenge for you...
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Give me your opinion on the role of spirituality in healing...
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Give me your opinions on abortion...
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Have you ever cheated on an examination...
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Have you held a leadership position...
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How can you tell if someone is compassionate...
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How do you deal with stress....
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How do you go about making an important decision affecting your career...
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How do you spend your free time...
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How have you contributed to your community...
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How would you describe yourself as a person...
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How would you help people who did not want to be helped...
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How would your friends describe you...
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If advisor were asked about your ability as a candidate what would they say...
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