The Medical School Interview: Secrets and a System for Success (Paperback)

by Jeremiah Fleenor (Author)
Key Phrases: medical school interviews, residency interviews, medical school applicants, Dean of Admissions, Bridge Response, Stepping-Stone Response (more...)

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Product Description
The #1 factor for admission into medical school is the interview evaluation. "Current practices in admission interviews at U.S. medical schools." Academic Medicine 1991;66:408-12 This completely unique book will reveal the secrets of the admissions committee, what they are looking for and how to convince them that you will be the best medical student they have ever accepted. This information will benefit anyone facing a medical school interview, especially if you are a little unsure of your GPA or MCAT scores. You will learn a system that will prepare you for almost any question an interviewer throws at you. Learn how to fulfill your dream and succeed in the final and most important step of getting into medical school: the interview!

Product Details

• Paperback: 116 pages
• Publisher: Shift 4 Publishing, LLC; 1 edition (May 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0977955907
• ISBN-13: 978-0977955909
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #21,412 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I wish I had this book before the whole application process, May 6, 2007

By	S. Chan (Berkeley, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book isn't just a list of interview questions: it's a way of thinking and approaching the whole process, and a way to get into the interviewers' heads. After realizing that I had the power to conduct my interviews better, this book was like a coach and helped me keep my cool through difficult interviewers. This book is essential to the medical school application process and really offers something unique that I couldn't find in other books (at least, med school application books available at commercial bookstores like Borders).

The author writes a column on the Studentdoctor website so if you'd like to sample the quality of his writing, I'd recommend checking his articles out there.

I would recommend this with The Princeton Review Planning a Life in Medicine for maximum impact.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Nice Little Book, January 11, 2007

By	michanizm (MD, USA) - See all my reviews

This book proved to be very helpful in my preparation for the Med. School interviews. The size of it, the structure, and the language of this book make it instrumental for those who are nervous and disoriented in their last days before the interview. Very good book!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Especially if you think you are under-prepared, December 1, 2006

By	David A. Smith "David Smith" (San Francsico) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I tend to think if you worked through all the excersizes and prep in this book, you would be decidedly less apprehensive.

Basically, its written by an MD who has been part of interviewing process for a number of years, and is just really sipmlifying and demystifying the process. As such, much of the information is basic, but if you didn't think of one of the questions he mentions, you'll be glad you prepared for it. Major points include a lot of inforation that helps you get into the head of your interviewer; and a good number of questions and issues you need to sit down and really think about, and plot out basic responses to; because its clear they will come up in some form.

If you have already created a pretty comprehensive personal inventory of strengths and weaknesses you'll feel comfortable talking about, thoughts on various aspects of medicine (and your motivations and abilities within it), vocational and avocational experiences which demonstrated certain qualities you are trying to broadcast, etc, etc . . . then you may not need it.

Otherwise, this book may jog your memory to create much better prep materials for yourself, so you'll be much more grounded and comfortable when the interview comes.