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Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Your interviewers will test your knowledge of current events and happenings in the medical field. It shows your passion and interest in the field and the work you will doing for years to come. Ensuring their students are passionate and knowledgeable is essential when considering who to accept into their program.

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
You can expect to be asked about current events in medicine during your medical school multiple mini interview process. Here is where your research ahead of your interview will be vital in displaying your knowledge and passion during your interview. Be sure to look at some journals, books, and websites before your interview on hot-button items in the field before your interview.

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"This is a loaded question as there are a variety of hot-button topics impacting the work of physicians and the medical field as a whole. One that speaks to me is addressing the patient experience as the future evolves with technology and data. The patient experience from 10 years ago differs greatly from that of patients 100 years ago. While today's hospital and clinic administrators are tasked with things like patient portals for information and new-age settings for practice, healthcare providers play a crucial role in the patient experience and provide great customer service. There is a direct link between a physician's productivity and patient experience, and it is my personal opinion that it is great to see larger and larger healthcare institutions move away from the RVU compensation model for physicians. Not only does this allow more productive time for research and other scholarly activities, but it also gives physicians more time with patients, and they appreciate that. In today's world of social media, bad patient experiences get out there fast and can severely damage a physician and institution's reputation."

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Based on your research, discuss what you feel are the biggest issues in the field. This is an open-ended question to give your opinion, but be sure to back your thoughts up with the information you have researched. If possible, discuss how the issues could impact you as a medical student and future physician.

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