Medical schools receive thousands of applications for very limited spots in their incoming class every year. Many medical schools try to understand their applicants’ journeys and narratives. They often pose open-ended questions during an interview, including Tell me about yourself? and Why medicine? These questions are designed to highlight experiences
The growing consensus regarding residency interview thank you notes is that most program directors (PDs) won’t respond to your thank you letter. Many might not even have the chance–or time–to open them. During the 2019 Emergency Medicine Residency Association (EMRA) Resident forum, some program directors admitted that the pile of
Prepare You For Your Medical School Interview Ethical Questions Written by: Neha Dronamraju If you’re unprepared, stressed out, and coming up close on a medical school interview, we’ve got you covered. This blog post covers a significant component in med school, residency, and healthcare interviews: medical ethics questions. With each
No medical school interview invites? AMCAS application – check. Secondary essays – check. Now it’s the long waiting game of hearing back from various medical schools for the coveted interview invitation. But what if the application cycle is not going according to plan? What if you are still waiting for
5 Residency Interview Tips to Rock Interview Day How you perform on residency interviews is absolutely crucial to matching into your top residency choices. In this blog post, medical school student Andrew Park shares his insights about the residency interview trail as well as residency interview tips. If you have
Here are the top 10 healthcare current events you should know for 2020 COVID-19 Healthcare Disparities and Black Lives Matter Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Prescription Drug Pricing Mental Health and Physician Burnout Abortion and Contraception Cultural Differences and Expectations of Medical Care End-of-life Care Opioid Crisis Artificial intelligence and applications
Why should pre-meds be plugged into current events? The importance of tuning in to your surroundings extends beyond the fact that health policy may come up in your medical school interview. Reading the news and understanding the evolving healthcare landscape will broaden your perspective and make you an informed healthcare
Why do you want to be a doctor? How to answer Common Med School Applications Questions. “Why do you want to be a doctor?” To some applicants, this is one of the trickiest questions to answer during medical school interviews. In the bottom of our hearts, we want to help people,
Our Cracking Med School Admissions team members have been interviewers for Stanford Medical School, residency programs, and scholarships. And, we’ve prepped several students to ace their medical school interviews. Mock Interview Packages Each year, we get a number of questions about what to wear to your medical school interview and what to
4 Common Medical School Essay Questions and How to Answer Them In our previous blog post, Why Do you Want to be a Doctor? 3 Tips to Ace Medical School Interviews, we provided you tips on how to answer common medical school interview questions. In this blog post, we reveal 4
5 Tips to Ace the MMI Interview Our Cracking Med School Admissions team members have been interviewers for the MMI interview. And we’ve prepped several students to ace their medical school MMI interviews. Remember, there’s usually not one right answer to the MMI interview questions. Interviewers want to see how you communicate
MMI Interview Questions and Answers Contact Us Love it or hate it, the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) has gained considerable traction in med school admissions, and chances are that you’ll likely undergo at least one MMI during your interview season. The MMI differs from the traditional interview in that it
Medical schools receive thousands of applications for very limited spots in their incoming class every year. Many medical schools try to understand their applicants’ journeys and narratives. They often pose open-ended questions during an interview, including Tell me about yourself? and Why medicine? These questions are designed to highlight experiences
The growing consensus regarding residency interview thank you notes is that most program directors (PDs) won’t respond to your thank you letter. Many might not even have the chance–or time–to open them. During the 2019 Emergency Medicine Residency Association (EMRA) Resident forum, some program directors admitted that the pile of
Prepare You For Your Medical School Interview Ethical Questions Written by: Neha Dronamraju If you’re unprepared, stressed out, and coming up close on a medical school interview, we’ve got you covered. This blog post covers a significant component in med school, residency, and healthcare interviews: medical ethics questions. With each
No medical school interview invites? AMCAS application – check. Secondary essays – check. Now it’s the long waiting game of hearing back from various medical schools for the coveted interview invitation. But what if the application cycle is not going according to plan? What if you are still waiting for
5 Residency Interview Tips to Rock Interview Day How you perform on residency interviews is absolutely crucial to matching into your top residency choices. In this blog post, medical school student Andrew Park shares his insights about the residency interview trail as well as residency interview tips. If you have
Here are the top 10 healthcare current events you should know for 2020 COVID-19 Healthcare Disparities and Black Lives Matter Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Prescription Drug Pricing Mental Health and Physician Burnout Abortion and Contraception Cultural Differences and Expectations of Medical Care End-of-life Care Opioid Crisis Artificial intelligence and applications
Why should pre-meds be plugged into current events? The importance of tuning in to your surroundings extends beyond the fact that health policy may come up in your medical school interview. Reading the news and understanding the evolving healthcare landscape will broaden your perspective and make you an informed healthcare
Why do you want to be a doctor? How to answer Common Med School Applications Questions. “Why do you want to be a doctor?” To some applicants, this is one of the trickiest questions to answer during medical school interviews. In the bottom of our hearts, we want to help people,
Our Cracking Med School Admissions team members have been interviewers for Stanford Medical School, residency programs, and scholarships. And, we’ve prepped several students to ace their medical school interviews. Mock Interview Packages Each year, we get a number of questions about what to wear to your medical school interview and what to
4 Common Medical School Essay Questions and How to Answer Them In our previous blog post, Why Do you Want to be a Doctor? 3 Tips to Ace Medical School Interviews, we provided you tips on how to answer common medical school interview questions. In this blog post, we reveal 4
5 Tips to Ace the MMI Interview Our Cracking Med School Admissions team members have been interviewers for the MMI interview. And we’ve prepped several students to ace their medical school MMI interviews. Remember, there’s usually not one right answer to the MMI interview questions. Interviewers want to see how you communicate
MMI Interview Questions and Answers Contact Us Love it or hate it, the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) has gained considerable traction in med school admissions, and chances are that you’ll likely undergo at least one MMI during your interview season. The MMI differs from the traditional interview in that it
