Below are common interview questions that you might encounter on your important day.
Why did you choose medicine?
How would you handle a cheating classmate?
What concerns you most about starting medical school?
How do you view diversity, and why is it important?
Describe a time when you dealt with a difficult person.
Explain your research to someone without a scientific background.
How would you describe your research and its impact on science?
What are some ways the healthcare system can be reformed?
Have you ever been a patient? Share your experience.
Who is your role model and why?
How would you handle a resident who is unethical or dangerous towards a patient?
Describe your research in a way that a fourth grader could understand.
What is your favorite book?
How would you respond to an ethical dilemma?
Why did you go to (your school) for your undergraduate studies?
What do you do for fun outside of school and work?
Summarize your contribution to a research project you've worked on.
What is one thing you would like the Admissions Committee to know about you?
Why are you pursuing an MD/PhD?
How do you handle a patient who refuses treatment?
Why do you want to work with children?
Tell me about a leadership experience you've had.
Tell me about your job and what you've been doing since graduation.
How would you describe yourself in three adjectives?
How do you stay healthy, and what are your thoughts on smoking, drinking, and drugs?
How do you handle death?
How do you deal with your own mortality?
How have you demonstrated leadership skills and what have you learned from those experiences?
How do you balance your time between research and medicine?
What qualities do you think make a good leader?
How would you fix the current healthcare system?
Why are you interested in Mayo Clinic?
What is your opinion on ethical issues that don't have a clear right or wrong answer, like euthanasia?
Describe a positive learning experience you've had.
Have you ever helped a business grow or increase in sales?
(If you did a Master's degree) What is the focus of your Master's thesis?
Should professional standards and ethics extend into private life?
How will you deal with your mistakes as a doctor?
How would you go about resolving healthcare issues in developing countries?
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
