How would you react if you discovered a classmate cheating?
While unfortunate, the grind of a challenging medical school curriculum often causes students to cut corners to achieve high grades. That can often involve various forms of cheating, and Wayne State University's medical school has likely dealt with this in the past. This honesty-based question tests your character and reveals how you deal with awkward or uncomfortable situations.
"An honorable person will do what is right, even when nobody is looking. The medical industry deserves only honorable graduates. I would first approach my classmate and encourage them to admit their cheating to our professor. If they were hesitant, I would approach a faculty member here at Wayne State to inform them."
If you have found yourself in a situation like this during your undergraduate training, you can draw on that story for your reply. Be careful not to name any names or throw anyone under the bus; you can rarely recover from unsavory behavior like that in an interview. Stress that you would do the right thing in this situation, no matter what.
