Questions Commonly Asked During Interviews Why do you want to go into medicine? What qualities do you have that you feel would make you a good physician? What types of books or magazines do you read? What is your greatest strength (weakness)? After you retire what do you wish to be remembered for? Do you plan on specializing? What area? What do you do in your free time? What are some of your favorite college courses? What courses did you like the least? How many hours a day (week) do you spend studying? How do you plan to finance your education? Where do you see yourself ten years from now? Questions on current issues in medicine (abortion, euthanasia, socialized medicine, financing health care and something that has been in the news just prior to your interview) Health maintenance organizations Why medicine instead of social work, politics, nursing, lab tech, etc.? Hands-on experience Explain academic record if necessary What is wrong with medical care in the US today? Alternate careers Why did you apply to this school? What would you do if a patient couldn't pay? Are you satisfied with your MCAT/DAT score? If you were starting college all over again, what courses would you take? Do you prefer working with others or by yourself? What are the advantages or disadvantages of your chosen field? What have you done that shows initiative and willingness to work?