Oregon Health & Science University

great school, great program, terrible response time for decisions.

that even if my MMIs go well my 1:1 holds more weight.

my 1:1 interview was horrible. he seemed disinterested in me, my profile, and why I wanted to be a doctor. 3 basic questions, no follow ups, and made no effort to help the conversation flow. he made this experience into a nightmare scenario.

the staff organizing the interview day were incredibly helpful and accomadating. the volunteers who ran the MMIs were pleasant and cheerful as well.

mock interviews, video practice, sdn questions

I thought the MMI (Kira Talent) was relatively unimpressive and a poor reflection of what it is intended to assess.

Just prep a bunch of different experiences that fall into categories of facing adversity, leadership, academic adversity etc. to pull from for questions

that it was a closed file interview and not to prep "tell us about yourself" , "why ohsu", "why dentistry"

The interviewers were a bit cold. I have heard from current students that they purposely act that way to avoid personality bias.

the student panel at the end of the interview day

made an extensive list of interview questions, asked mutuals at the school for interview advice, and practiced.

Everyone was amazing to talk to and really great. The MMI was stressful and fun.

There's no summer between MS1 and MS2

How friendly the faculty members were and the person in charge of interviews was on top of their stuff.

Read a book about MMIs and reviewed my application.

I really liked this interview.

Maybe prepare for more application specific questions (personal q's) and less broad questions.

Nothing, I really enjoyed the interview.

The interviewer was genuinely kind and supportive. They came off the bat with a compliment about my application and set the tone in a positive way.

Practice interviews, read The Healthcare Handbook to review health policy, and read both and interview and MMI prep book from amazon.