Medical School Interviews in Canada – Facebook Live Q&A

Jan 30, 2020
Author:MDconsultants

Categories: Announcements, Med School Interview, Medical Education, Medical School, Pre-med Tips, Video Q&A's

The MDconsultants network currently comprises more than 170 medical students, residents, and attending physicians who practice in various specialties across Canada and the United States. Our company is led by 3 physician partners who graduated from the University of Toronto and is supported professionally by a full-time managerial staff. MDconsultants started out in 2009 to provide high quality consulting services to enable aspiring healthcare professionals gain admission into programs of their choice. Since then, we’ve evolved into a predominantly physician network of talented consultants who solve diverse and challenging problems. Our current range of capabilities include admission consulting, healthcare consulting, providing professional second opinions, and delivering healthcare in a variety of settings.

Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary medical student, Morgan, answered questions regarding the medical school interview process in Canada and speaks about her own experience! The following questions were answered during the Live video Question and Answer taping:

What advice can you give about preparing for medical school interviews? Top advice?
What were your biggest fears about interviewing for medical schools and how did you overcome that?
When did you start preparing for interviews? Did you wait until you received interview invitations?
How can you avoid interview fatigue?
What style of interview do you find is the easiest/hardest to prepare for? MMI, Panel, or MPI?
What is the best way (or some tips) to answer a “tell me about yourself” question?
What is the best way (or some tips) to answer a “why medicine” question?
How long after the interview should you expect notice of acceptance or rejection?
What is the biggest misconception about interviewing for medical schools?
Was there anything that caught you by surprise during your interview process?