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The Medical, Dental, Pharmacy and PA School Interview

by alot | Sep 14, 2014 | Applying to dental school, Applying to Medical School, Medical School Admissions

Look No Further. Get Started Today. Call: 888-839-9997 e-mail: info@admissionshelpers.com 20 Minutes Free Consultation For a free 20-minute consultation or to learn more about our services call us at 1-888-839-9997 or email us! The interview process The final step in the application to medical school, dental school, pharmacy school or physician assistant (PA) school is the in-person interview. Admissions committees value grades, MCAT/DAT/PCAT/GRE scores and extracurricular activities, but they will not offer an applicant a spot before evaluating the applicant’s interpersonal skills. As you can imagine, having good interpersonal skills is extremely important in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and the physician assistant profession where you are required to interact with patients on a regular basis, show compassion, and demonstrate empathy towards those who are sick. Some medical schools and pharmacy school have recently adopted a new interview format to evaluate applicants known as the multiple mini interview (MMI). To learn more about the MMI and see some sample MMI questions, please visit our entry on MMI interviews. How to prepare for your medical, dental, pharmacy or PA school interview: Preparing for your medical school interview, dental school interview, pharmacy school interview or PA school interview does not have to be as daunting as you think. Many applicants spend time carefully memorizing answers to a laundry list of questions like “Why do you want to be a dentist?” or “What will you bring to our school as a medical student?” But this approach could hurt you because you will sound overtly scripted and rehearsed when you present answers to these questions. Medical school, dental school, pharmacy school and PA school admissions...

The Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)

by alot | Sep 14, 2014 | Applying to Medical School, How to Prepare Your Medical School Application, Medical School Admissions

Look No Further. Get Started Today. Call: 888-839-9997 e-mail: info@admissionshelpers.com 20 Minutes Free Consultation For a free 20-minute consultation or to learn more about our services call us at 1-888-839-9997 or email us! The multiple mini interview (MMI) In the last several years a growing number of medical schools and some pharmacy schools have started to employ the multiple mini interview format to assess applicants. Some schools believe the MMI is a better predictor of a candidate’s performance in medical school and pharmacy school. Some research suggests that the MMI predicts a candidate’s clinical competency, professionalism, and communication skills more accurately than the traditional interview format. What is the multiple mini interview (MMI)? The MMI is an interview format that utilizes several short independent timed assessments by different interviewers to evaluate a candidate’s interpersonal and professional skills. It was developed by the Michael DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University in Canada. The scenarios presented at each stations assess your ability to think quickly when presented with a scenario, organize your thoughts, and effectively communicate your ideas. The MMI also seeks to ascertain whether or not you have put thought into issues that are clinically important. What is the format of the MMI? The MMI is comprised of a series of timed interview stations that each last about 8 minutes. Each station presents a clinical or ethical situation or a scenario that requires the candidate to employ problem-solving and critical thinking skills. There is an interviewer at each station who evaluates the candidate. The candidate rotates from one station to the next, but the interviewer stays at the same...

Profile of Successful Pre-Medical Students

by alot | Sep 14, 2014 | Applying to Medical School, Medical School Admissions

Get Started Today Call: 888-839-9997 e-mail: info@admissionshelpers.com 20 Minutes Free Consultation Getting into medical school has become quite competitive. Applicants often wonder whether their grades, MCAT scores, and activities are on par with those who have recently been accepted to medical school. In this entry, we share some success stories of pre-medical students who were accepted to medical school. Student 1:Names of Medical Schools Where You Received Interviews: UCLA, UCSD, UCSF, UCI, UC Davis, USC, Stanford, Univ. of Arizona – Phoenix, Univ. of Arizona – Tucson, Harvard, Boston Univ., Yale, Northwestern, Mount Sinai, Columbia, Georgetown, SUNY Downstate, Univ. of Pittsburgh, Case Western Reserve UniversityNames of Medical Schools Where You Received Acceptances: UCSD, USC, UCI, Boston Univ., GeorgetownUndergraduate GPA: 4.0 (math& science), 3.992 (total)MCAT Score(s): PS: 14 VR: 8 BS: 12Undergraduate Major: PsychobiologyTiming of Application: Early (June)National Ranking of College Attended: Top 25Did you take time off between college and medical school? NoDid you apply as a disadvantaged applicant: NoType of Clinical Experience:• Hospital Volunteer – Helping identify patients, assisting in enrolling patients into clinical trials• International Experience – Traveled with a medical team to Mexico to help provide basic medical care to local villagers for 2 weeksDuration of Clinical Experience: More than 2 yearsType of Research Experience: Basic Science Laboratory ResearchDuration of Research: More than 2 yearsNumber of Research Publications Cited in Pubmed: 1Extracurricular experiences and the position held:• Coordinator of undergraduate research team• VP of undergraduate chapter of community health organization• Co-founder of organization that provides music therapy for children with autism• Volunteer for organization that helps homeless individuals receive their GED___________________________________________________________________________Student 2:Names of Medical...