Wayne State University Medical School Interview Questions
Go Back1. What questions do you have for us about Wayne State University or our School of Medicine?
2. What achievement are you most proud of on your path to medical school?
3. How do you respond to feedback and criticism? Describe a situation where your work was criticized. What was your immediate reaction to the situation?
4. How do you respond to setbacks? Are you and your work affected?
5. As a physician, you will be faced with death on a daily basis. How will you professionally cope with this reality?
6. How will you express your opinions on controversial topics such as abortion, euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and cloning as a medical student?
7. What is your opinion on socialized health care versus privatized health care?
8. What are your thoughts on alternative medicine? Which aspects do you agree and disagree with?
9. How would you like to see the delivery of healthcare evolve?
10. What research did you conduct on our medical school before applying to Wayne State?
11. What are your thoughts on animal research and animal testing in the medical field?
12. As a future physician, how do you plan to use your role to benefit members of your community? Do you think volunteering is important?
13. If you could meet anyone in the history of medicine, who would you choose and why?
14. As a medical student, are you prepared to handle blood and other bodily fluids?
15. In your opinion, what is the most concerning issue facing the medical industry today?
16. Which medical-related newspapers, journals, or publications will you read to stay in touch with new medical discoveries and current events?
17. How well do you think you have performed in this interview today?
18. What do you know about Wayne State?
19. Medical school is expensive. Do you have a solid financial plan for tuition costs?
20. How does your family feel about you attending medical school? Do you have a strong support system?
21. What other medical schools have you applied to, and where does Wayne State University rank?
22. Our school of medicine exercises great discernment when choosing applicants. What is your plan if you are not accepted into medical school this year?
23. When you become a physician, how do you want improve the profession and make an impact for the future?
24. Who in your life mentors or inspires you?
25. Should medical students who receive federal funds spend time practicing medicine in a less desired area to give something in return?
26. What are you currently reading?
27. Tell us something we would not know about you from reading your CV.
28. What is your favorite area of medicine so far? Which is your least favorite? Why?
29. At Wayne State University, we believe in the continual development of our students, professionally and personally. What is your self-development plan during medical school?
30. What do you feel is the single most important quality a doctor should possess?
31. Why should the university accept you over another medical student with the same qualifications?
32. We want students with a true passion for medicine. What appeals to you most about practicing medicine?
33. Tell us about an area of weakness you would like to improve while attending Wayne State's School of Medicine.
34. Tell us about your academic performance during your undergraduate program. Where did you excel, and where could you have improved?
35. When you encounter academic difficulty, how do you react?
36. Walk us through your approach to studying for exams.
37. A woman comes into the ER after a car accident. She needs a blood transfusion, but she states that her religion is against blood transfusions. What would you do?
38. How would you react if you discovered a classmate cheating?
39. Are there any situations when a physician is justified in lying to a patient?