University of the Incarnate Word

Mission of the school and sincere genuineness of the staff.

Mock interviews, school research.

The Dean and all of the executive board members were present and lively. They seemed very interested in the next class of physicians. They seem to hold very high standards for their school, which was great. Everyone was open and honest.

Read through SDN questions, reread my application, went through the school's website

Interview is by one faculty member. I think they sort of pair you up based on your apps vibes.

Tuition.

Dean involvement with the interview process. 4th year students came back to give the tour, which shows how much they loved the dean and school imo. plus they were super friendly with the dean.

basic prep. some mmi.

The dean was with us throughout the interview which really showed he cared about the students. The culture is very fun here.

The interview was overall chill! I believe they try to pair you with someone with shared interests based on your application and they emphasize how the interview is to figure out your mission fit at UIWSOM - not test you on your stats or academic ability. Your interview questions seem to also depend on your interviewer because I can tell the questions mine asked were oriented based on what she teaches as a faculty member. I'm not sure if my interview was actually closed or open app but I treated it like a closed application.

I wish I knew that the interview was about 30 minutes. I wish I brought something to take notes on during the presentations they give.

I wish the students were allowed to be more open about what they think are cons for the school. Faculty were in the room during the Q&A and the current students weren't allowed to be too critical.

Faculty is really welcoming! I think touring the school gave me a better idea of what it's like being a student here and I realized I can see myself attending here even though when I first began applying I didn't think I'd like the school nearly this much. I really like the culture and collaborative values the school has.

SDN, YouTube videos, Dr. Gray's Medical School Interview book, Dr. Katta's Interview Book, Mock Interviews with friends, mentoring from physicians

Interviewer was extremely friendly and responsive. Overall positive experience.

Wrote out my answers to the most commonly asked interview questions.

The interview was well organized and the admissions office was gracious to offer us food and some time to talk to the faculty and med students over dinner. They are really invested into the applicants they selected for interview.

They offer food after the MMI.

Mandatory lectures, their match isn't great, they seem adversarial to those who are seeking to be top of the class and wish to pursue competitive specialties. they don't have the resources or opportunities available to help people who want to seek competitive specialties other than connecting with dermatologists or orthopedic surgeons the school knows which isn't that much help.

This school is very friendly to non-traditional applicants. The San Antonio area is really nice, warm weather, adequate study space. The anatomy lab and OMM lab are also great facilities too. The teaching faculty are diverse as well as the student body.