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INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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What do you enjoy doing for leisure and relaxation?
Provide an overview of your research experience and its impact on your future goals.
What languages do you speak and how do they relate to your medical career?
Where do you envision yourself in ten years?
Why did you apply to Hopkins? What drew you to the East Coast?
What have you been doing since college?
Discuss how your childhood and early experiences contributed to your desire to become a doctor.
How do you handle mistakes? Provide an example of a mistake you made and the lessons you learned from it.
Identify and discuss five characteristics of a good physician.
If you had the opportunity to present your case to the admissions committee, what would you want to highlight?
What unique qualities or contributions can you offer to Johns Hopkins Medical School?
Describe a situation where you made a mistake and what you gained from that experience.
How will your background and personal experiences shape the skills you bring to medicine?
What do you believe are the essential qualities of a good physician?
What would you do if you were not accepted into any medical schools?
How did you become interested in medicine and what steps have you taken to pursue that career path?
Discuss your interests in public policy and how it relates to medicine.
Why did you choose your undergraduate institution?
Why did you choose your current major? How does it relate to your future in medicine?
Explore the concept of healthcare as a right versus a privilege and discuss potential ways to improve healthcare in America.
Explain your research experience and its relevance to your future in medicine.
Describe your most significant research experience.
Why did you choose medicine as your career path?
Who is your role model or hero, excluding family members?
Who would you consider your hero or role model, excluding family members?
What are the reasons behind your interest in medicine and your decision to pursue it at this age?
Was there a specific moment when you knew you wanted to become a doctor?
Describe your research and clinical experience and how they have shaped your career goals.
Why have you chosen to attend Hopkins for your medical education?
Why are you interested in pursuing a medical career in a third-world country after receiving education at top-tier institutions like Hopkins?
How did your upbringing influence your decision to pursue medicine?
Discuss a time when you successfully worked in a team and the lessons you learned from it.
Reflect on your experience working in a team and discuss a specific instance where it did not go well. Explain why it was problematic.
Describe your clinical experiences and how they have influenced your decision to pursue medicine.
If you weren't pursuing a medical career, what alternative path would you choose?
Where do you see yourself in the future, after completing medical school?
Explain why you chose to apply to Johns Hopkins.
Describe yourself, starting from birth, and explain how your experiences led you to medicine.
What impact do you hope to make in the field of medicine and how can Hopkins help you achieve that?
Why do you want to be a doctor? Explain your motivations and aspirations.
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