Drexel University Medical School Mock Interview

Practice 40 Drexel University Medical School interview questions covering clinical scenarios, research interests, and your commitment to interdisciplinary healthcare.

Question 28 of 40

How would you react if you discovered a classmate cheating during your medical school training at Drexel University?

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Rachelle Enns

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

This honesty-based question tests your character and reveals how you would deal with awkward or uncomfortable situations as part of the Drexel University medical school program. With the slight prevalence of cheating on medical school exams, this is a perfect question to gauge your honesty and integrity.

Rachelle Enns

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

"An honorable person will do what is right even when nobody is looking. The medical industry deserves only honorable graduates. For that reason, I would immediately discuss what I know with a faculty member from your program if I found a classmate cheating."

Ryan Brunner

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.

If you have found yourself in a situation like this, you can draw on that story for your reply. Be careful not to throw anyone under the bus, as you can rarely recover from unsavory behavior like that in an interview. As you answer, reiterate to your interviewers that you would always bring a sense of accountability and integrity in all you do in Drexel University's medical school.

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40Drexel University Interview Questions & Answers

Discovery

1.At Drexel University, we want students with a true passion for medicine. What appeals to you most about working in the medical field?

General

2.It is important that Drexel University exercises great discernment when choosing applicants. What is your plan if you are not accepted into medical school this year?

General

3.In your opinion, what is the most concerning issue facing the medical industry today?

Direct

4.Have you made a solid financial plan for tuition costs at Drexel University if you are accepted into our medical school?

Educational

5.Tell us about your overall academic performance during your undergraduate program. Where did you excel and where could you have improved?

Discovery

6.Why should Drexel University accept you into our medical school over another prospective student with the same qualifications?

Discovery

7.What do you feel is the single most important quality a Physician should possess?

General

8.At Drexel University, we believe in the continual professional and personal development of our medical students. Do you have a self-development plan?

Educational

9.Talk to us about your current GPA.

Discovery

10.What is your favorite area of medicine so far? Which is your least favorite? Why?

General

11.If you could meet anyone in the history of medicine, who would you choose and why?

Direct

12.What questions do you have for us about Drexel University as an institution and our medical school?

Direct

13.What do you know about Drexel University, and what attracts you to our medical school program?

General

14.Tell us about an area of weakness that you would like to improve while attending Drexel University.

Direct

15.What research did you conduct on our school before choosing to apply to Drexel University?

Discovery

16.Tell us something that we would not know about you from reading your CV.

Behavioral

17.What achievement are you most proud of on your path to medical school?

General

18.What are you reading right now?

Experience

19.Talk to us about your experience and thoughts on handling blood and other bodily fluids as a medical student and future physician.

Direct

20.What other medical schools have you applied to, and where does Drexel University rank?

Operational

21.As a future physician, you will be faced with death on a daily basis. How will you professionally cope with this reality?

Operational

22.Which medical-related newspapers, journals, or publications do you plan to read to stay in touch with new medical discoveries and current events?

Situational

23.Are you prepared to face patients whose religious beliefs are against your medical recommendations as a future physician?

Operational

24.As a future physician, how do you plan to use your role to benefit members of your community? Do you think volunteering is important?

General

25.Should medical students who receive federal funds spend time practicing medicine in a less desired area to give something in return?

Operational

26.How will you express your opinions on controversial topics such as abortion, euthanasia, physician assisted suicide, and cloning as a medical student?

General

27.What is your opinion on socialized health care versus privatized health care?

Scenario

28.How would you react if you discovered a classmate cheating during your medical school training at Drexel University?

General

29.How does your family feel about you attending medical school? Do they support your decision?

General

30.What are your thoughts on animal research and testing in the medical field?

Behavioral

31.How do you typically respond to feedback and criticism of your work?

General

32.Who in your life mentors or inspires you?

General

33.Do you believe there are there any situations when a physician is justified in lying to a patient?

Direct

34.How well do you think you have performed in this interview today?

Behavioral

35.How do setbacks emotionally affect you and your work?

General

36.How would you like to see the delivery of healthcare evolve in the future?

General

37.What are your thoughts on alternative and integrative medicine? Which aspects do you agree and disagree with?

General

38.When you become a physician, how do you want to help improve the profession?

Operational

39.When you encounter academic difficulty, how do you react?

Operational

Drexel University Medical School Mock Interview

How would you react if you discovered a classmate cheating during your medical school training at Drexel University?

40Drexel University Interview Questions & Answers

1.At Drexel University, we want students with a true passion for medicine. What appeals to you most about working in the medical field?

2.It is important that Drexel University exercises great discernment when choosing applicants. What is your plan if you are not accepted into medical school this year?

3.In your opinion, what is the most concerning issue facing the medical industry today?

4.Have you made a solid financial plan for tuition costs at Drexel University if you are accepted into our medical school?

5.Tell us about your overall academic performance during your undergraduate program. Where did you excel and where could you have improved?

6.Why should Drexel University accept you into our medical school over another prospective student with the same qualifications?

7.What do you feel is the single most important quality a Physician should possess?

8.At Drexel University, we believe in the continual professional and personal development of our medical students. Do you have a self-development plan?

9.Talk to us about your current GPA.

10.What is your favorite area of medicine so far? Which is your least favorite? Why?

11.If you could meet anyone in the history of medicine, who would you choose and why?

12.What questions do you have for us about Drexel University as an institution and our medical school?

13.What do you know about Drexel University, and what attracts you to our medical school program?

14.Tell us about an area of weakness that you would like to improve while attending Drexel University.

15.What research did you conduct on our school before choosing to apply to Drexel University?

16.Tell us something that we would not know about you from reading your CV.

17.What achievement are you most proud of on your path to medical school?

18.What are you reading right now?

19.Talk to us about your experience and thoughts on handling blood and other bodily fluids as a medical student and future physician.

20.What other medical schools have you applied to, and where does Drexel University rank?

21.As a future physician, you will be faced with death on a daily basis. How will you professionally cope with this reality?

22.Which medical-related newspapers, journals, or publications do you plan to read to stay in touch with new medical discoveries and current events?

23.Are you prepared to face patients whose religious beliefs are against your medical recommendations as a future physician?

24.As a future physician, how do you plan to use your role to benefit members of your community? Do you think volunteering is important?

25.Should medical students who receive federal funds spend time practicing medicine in a less desired area to give something in return?

26.How will you express your opinions on controversial topics such as abortion, euthanasia, physician assisted suicide, and cloning as a medical student?

27.What is your opinion on socialized health care versus privatized health care?

28.How would you react if you discovered a classmate cheating during your medical school training at Drexel University?

29.How does your family feel about you attending medical school? Do they support your decision?

30.What are your thoughts on animal research and testing in the medical field?

31.How do you typically respond to feedback and criticism of your work?

32.Who in your life mentors or inspires you?

33.Do you believe there are there any situations when a physician is justified in lying to a patient?

34.How well do you think you have performed in this interview today?

35.How do setbacks emotionally affect you and your work?

36.How would you like to see the delivery of healthcare evolve in the future?

37.What are your thoughts on alternative and integrative medicine? Which aspects do you agree and disagree with?

38.When you become a physician, how do you want to help improve the profession?

39.When you encounter academic difficulty, how do you react?

40.Walk us through your approach to studying for exams.