Rosalind Franklin University – Chicago Medical School Interview Questions
General Interview Information
Interview Format
Applicants are interviewed through Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI). Candidates are given five minutes to answer questions and respond to scenarios at each station. Some stations require interaction with an interviewer, while others will assess the candidates’ ability to interact with other applicants. There is a one and a half minute break to allow candidates to move between stations.
The MMI does not assess any specific knowledge related to science or the Doctor of Physical Therapy program. There are often no right or wrong answer for many of the scenarios candidates will encounter. However, candidates’ responses will provide interviewers with valuable insight as to how they may respond to issues within the program or a clinical environment. The interview is designed to assess non-cognitive qualities including:
Key Dates
Interviews generally take place between August and March.
Recent Interview Questions
General/Personal Statement – With interviewers having access to the candidate’s application, a great deal of emphasis is placed on their background and work experience. Many interviewers begin with the open-ended question “tell me about yourself”. Applicants should expect to be asked to elaborate on any and every aspect of their personal statement and provide examples to support their answers.
Motivation and Insight into Medicine - These stations examine the candidates’ knowledge of the medical field as well as their motivations for undertaking a career in medicine. A basic knowledge of issues affecting the medical community in America is expected.
Communication/Role Play Stations - These questions may utilise information from your application or may come in the form of a scenario where you need to explain how you would handle the situation. Ensure that you utilise the 7 Stages of MMI Communication Stations and 6 Stages of MMI Role Play to excel in these tasks. Recent stations have included the following:
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Applicants are interviewed through Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI). Candidates are given five minutes to answer questions and respond to scenarios at each station. Some stations require interaction with an interviewer, while others will assess the candidates’ ability to interact with other applicants. There is a one and a half minute break to allow candidates to move between stations.
The MMI does not assess any specific knowledge related to science or the Doctor of Physical Therapy program. There are often no right or wrong answer for many of the scenarios candidates will encounter. However, candidates’ responses will provide interviewers with valuable insight as to how they may respond to issues within the program or a clinical environment. The interview is designed to assess non-cognitive qualities including:
- Responsibility,
- Teamwork,
- Empathy,
- Ethical and moral judgement and
- Communication skills
Key Dates
Interviews generally take place between August and March.
Recent Interview Questions
General/Personal Statement – With interviewers having access to the candidate’s application, a great deal of emphasis is placed on their background and work experience. Many interviewers begin with the open-ended question “tell me about yourself”. Applicants should expect to be asked to elaborate on any and every aspect of their personal statement and provide examples to support their answers.
- What volunteer opportunities would you bring to this school? How would it help the school?
- What are you passionate about?
- What (in your application) do you want me to ask you about?
- How would you manage your time during medical school?
- Have you ever received a grade lower than a B- in your graduate school program?
- Of all of your activities, what are you most proud of/what stands out to you?
- Everyone has something that makes them stand out, makes them unique, what about you?
- What are your personal gifts and strengths and how can you direct that towards your profession as a physician?
- What are two characteristics you possess that would make me want to accept you into this class?
- Tell me about your leadership/ volunteer experience.
- Tell me about your best friend. Then why do you think I asked you that?
- What makes you distinct from the 1000's of other applicants?
- Tell me about a time when you were critiqued about your work.
- What did you learn in your clinical experiences?
- Describe two qualities about yourself that will help you in medical school or contribute to this medical school.
- Tell me about your research
- Have you had any shadowing experience?
- Who has been the biggest influence in your life?
- What was your favourite science and non-science course?
- What was the last book you read?
- Name three famous people you admire.
- Do you plan on doing research while you're in medical school?
- How would you run your own research lab?
- How do you know this is the profession for you?
- What is the most difficult experience of your life?
- What do you do to keep organized and to keep up with your studies?
- How can I convince you to come here?
- If there was one question I could ask you that would allow you to impress me the most, what would that question be?
Motivation and Insight into Medicine - These stations examine the candidates’ knowledge of the medical field as well as their motivations for undertaking a career in medicine. A basic knowledge of issues affecting the medical community in America is expected.
- What attracts you to Rosalind Franklin University?
- Why study in Chicago?
- What do you think about healthcare in America?
- What are the moral obligations of a physician?
- Why do you want to study medicine? How do you know you won't experience burn out/become bored or unsatisfied?"
- What is the difference between an HMO and a PPO?
- What are your views on how healthcare should be managed?
- Imagine you are a physician and head of an administrative position at a rural hospital. The hospital is lacking funds and is sufficiently far to receive any support from other hospitals or urban locations. What would you do?
- How did you decide on a path in medicine?
- Is there a person influential in your decision to go to med school?
- With all the challenges in medicine today, why do you still want to enter the field?
- Do you think there's anything wrong with the medical system, and if so, what can be done to change it?
- What are some issues patients have with physicians?
- What are healthcare issues facing geriatric patients?
- What do you think "inter-professional environment" means?
- How would you approach a situation in which your hospital, where you are on the administrative/planning board, was incapable of handling a large-scale medical situation which a different hospital, 100 miles away, was capable of handling?
- What do you think med school is like?
- As a physician, how would you balance your time so that you can be compassionate to patients and still be able to see 30+ patients a day?
- What is the difference between a good doctor and a good researcher?
- How would you balance your life if you were a doctor?
- If you were boss, what would you do to fix the current healthcare system?
- What is your opinion on socialized healthcare? What are the pros and cons?
- How do you feel about the business side of medicine?
- How would you solve the healthcare crisis in America in relation to underserved and improvised communities?
- How would you personally impact the medical profession?
- What is your understanding of the biopsychosocial approach to medicine?
Communication/Role Play Stations - These questions may utilise information from your application or may come in the form of a scenario where you need to explain how you would handle the situation. Ensure that you utilise the 7 Stages of MMI Communication Stations and 6 Stages of MMI Role Play to excel in these tasks. Recent stations have included the following:
- You diagnose an infant with spinal meningitis. The child's condition is critical: you have two options for treatment, (1) the standard method, or (2) a novel, potentially more effective, method which you have just learned about at a recent medical conference. Which method of treatment would you choose? Explain your reasoning.
- How would you tell a patient that he has a tumour but you can't operate on it?
- Additional Communication Stations with model answers can be found in the MMI Question Bank
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