Kansas City University Medical School Mock Interview

Prepare for your KCU admissions interview with 30 questions covering osteopathic medicine, patient-centered care, and your motivation for DO training.

Question 15 of 30

If you discovered that a classmate was cheating, how would you react?

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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 challenging question is meant to reveal how you deal with ethically-challenging situations. The Admissions Committee at the University of Missouri is looking for evidence that you have the strong mind and personal character required to be a trusted medical professional.

Being a trusted medical professional may sometimes mean making uncomfortable decisions. Show the admissions team at KCU-COM that you value honesty above all else and that you would react to cheating in a way that shows leadership and integrity.

If you have found yourself in a situation like this, you can draw on this example when you respond by telling a brief story. Of course, be careful not to name anyone outright. Instead, focus on the way you reacted and helped resolve the situation.

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.

"The medical field should only support honorable people who do the right thing and vow to do no harm. If I encountered a classmate cheating, I would discreetly tell the administration, a professor, or a dean to ensure the situation was resolved quickly and with minimal disruption to others. An honorable person will do what is right even when nobody is looking, and a career in medicine must remain open only to those with integrity."

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30Kansas City University Interview Questions & Answers

Job Satisfaction

1.KCU-COM looks for students with a genuine passion for a career in medicine. What appeals to you most about becoming a member of the professional medical community?

Diligence

2.Kansas City University exercises strong discernment when accepting students. What will you do next if you are not accepted into our College of Osteopathic Medicine this cycle?

Critical Thinking

3.Talk about one challenge the medical community is currently facing.

Discovery

4.Medical school is expensive. Have you made a solid financial plan for tuition costs at Kansas City University (KCU), and beyond?

Direct

5.Why should KCU-COM accept you over another med school applicant with the same qualifications?

Direct

6.What do you know about Kansas City University and the College of Osteopathic Medicine?

Common

7.Tell us about an area of weakness that you would like to improve on while attending Kansas City University.

Diligence

8.Before applying to the College of Osteopathic Medicine, what inquiries did you make on Kansas City University?

Discovery

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

Scenario Based

10.Talk to us about your experience and thoughts on handling blood and other bodily fluids. You will be subject to difficult scenarios in your role as a physician. How do you feel about this?

Direct

11.What other medical school options are you entertaining, and where does Kansas City University's College of Osteopathic Medicine rank on your list of options?

Scenario Based

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

Diligence

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

Critical Thinking

14.How do you express your opinions on controversial topics such as abortion, euthanasia, physician assisted suicide, and cloning?

Trust

15.If you discovered that a classmate was cheating, how would you react?

Trust

16.Are there any situations when a physician is justified in lying to a patient?

Behavioral

17.When you suffer a setback, how does that emotionally affect you and your work?

Critical Thinking

18.How would you like to see the delivery of healthcare evolve?

Career Goals

19.When you become a physician, how will you improve the profession?

Diligence

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

Behavioral

21.Talk about a time when you motivated yourself to complete a task or assignment that was unappealing to you.

Critical Thinking

22.If you were given the opportunity to change one thing about the healthcare system, what would you choose to do?

Critical Thinking

23.Which is more important to you; changing behaviors to prevent disease or working harder to treat existing disease?

Competency

24.Why do you believe that you will be an excellent medical professional?

Diligence

25.How to you plan to continue educating yourself on best practices and new therapies after completing medical school?

Discovery

26.Who in the medical field do you admire, and why?

Discovery

27.Earlier, you said that (X) is your favorite medical topic right now. Why is that so?

Career Goals

28.As a physician, you can work in hospitals, public and private care facilities, or become an entrepreneur and open your own practice. What kind of work setting do you want to explore after graduating from med school?

Direct

29.What do you know about Kansas City University's Center for Medical Education Innovation?

Discovery

Kansas City University Medical School Mock Interview

If you discovered that a classmate was cheating, how would you react?

30Kansas City University Interview Questions & Answers

1.KCU-COM looks for students with a genuine passion for a career in medicine. What appeals to you most about becoming a member of the professional medical community?

2.Kansas City University exercises strong discernment when accepting students. What will you do next if you are not accepted into our College of Osteopathic Medicine this cycle?

3.Talk about one challenge the medical community is currently facing.

4.Medical school is expensive. Have you made a solid financial plan for tuition costs at Kansas City University (KCU), and beyond?

5.Why should KCU-COM accept you over another med school applicant with the same qualifications?

6.What do you know about Kansas City University and the College of Osteopathic Medicine?

7.Tell us about an area of weakness that you would like to improve on while attending Kansas City University.

8.Before applying to the College of Osteopathic Medicine, what inquiries did you make on Kansas City University?

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

10.Talk to us about your experience and thoughts on handling blood and other bodily fluids. You will be subject to difficult scenarios in your role as a physician. How do you feel about this?

11.What other medical school options are you entertaining, and where does Kansas City University's College of Osteopathic Medicine rank on your list of options?

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

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

14.How do you express your opinions on controversial topics such as abortion, euthanasia, physician assisted suicide, and cloning?

15.If you discovered that a classmate was cheating, how would you react?

16.Are there any situations when a physician is justified in lying to a patient?

17.When you suffer a setback, how does that emotionally affect you and your work?

18.How would you like to see the delivery of healthcare evolve?

19.When you become a physician, how will you improve the profession?

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

21.Talk about a time when you motivated yourself to complete a task or assignment that was unappealing to you.

22.If you were given the opportunity to change one thing about the healthcare system, what would you choose to do?

23.Which is more important to you; changing behaviors to prevent disease or working harder to treat existing disease?

24.Why do you believe that you will be an excellent medical professional?

25.How to you plan to continue educating yourself on best practices and new therapies after completing medical school?

26.Who in the medical field do you admire, and why?

27.Earlier, you said that (X) is your favorite medical topic right now. Why is that so?

28.As a physician, you can work in hospitals, public and private care facilities, or become an entrepreneur and open your own practice. What kind of work setting do you want to explore after graduating from med school?

29.What do you know about Kansas City University's Center for Medical Education Innovation?

30.Kansas City University has two campus options, Kansas City Campus and Joplin Campus. Which campus would you like to join, and why?