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150+ Free California University of Science and Medicine Interview Practice Questions

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Comprehensive and proportionate coverage of all major question types (personal, situational, policy, etc.)
Policy and ethical questions based on California and USA healthcare topics
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Program-specific questions based on the CUSM curriculum, mission, and values
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Sample Questions

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Personal (Fit)

Tell me about yourself.

AAMC Premed Competencies
Oral CommunicationService Orientation
Personal (Fit)

Why medicine?

AAMC Premed Competencies
Oral CommunicationService Orientation
Personal (Program)

Why California University of Science and Medicine?

AAMC Premed Competencies
Oral CommunicationService Orientation
Personal (Program)

How does California University of Science and Medicine's focus on serving underserved populations in the Inland Empire align with your career goals?

AAMC Premed Competencies
Service OrientationSocial Competence
Opinion (Policy)

Should California physicians be required to participate in the state's community health worker billing program under Medi-Cal, even if they believe direct patient care is more valuable than supervising CHW services?

AAMC Premed Competencies
Critical ThinkingTeamworkService Orientation
Opinion (Policy)

Should medical school be tuition-free in the US?

AAMC Premed Competencies
Critical ThinkingService OrientationSocial Competence
Situational (Non-acting)

What would you do if a patient refuses a blood transfusion due to religious beliefs?

AAMC Premed Competencies
Cultural CompetenceEthical Responsibility and IntegrityEmpathy and Compassion
Personal (Fit)

What challenges do you anticipate in medical school?

AAMC Premed Competencies
Resilience and AdaptabilityCapacity for Improvement
Personal (Behavioral)

Tell me about a time you failed.

AAMC Premed Competencies
Resilience and AdaptabilityCapacity for Improvement
Personal (Program)

What aspects of CUSM's competency-based curriculum appeal to your learning style?

AAMC Premed Competencies
Capacity for ImprovementCritical Thinking
Opinion (Ethics)

Is it ethical for physicians to charge emergency rates for wildfire-related care when patients have been displaced and may not have immediate access to insurance verification?

AAMC Premed Competencies
Ethical Responsibility and IntegrityEmpathy and CompassionService Orientation
Opinion (Policy)

How should California physicians respond when asked to use artificial intelligence tools for patient communications, given the new requirement that facilities must disclose AI usage and provide clear instructions for reaching human providers?

AAMC Premed Competencies
Ethical Responsibility and IntegrityOral CommunicationCritical Thinking

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CUSM contains 150+ curated interview questions specifically selected to help you prepare. Questions cover all major types including fit, behavioral situational, ethical, policy, and quirky questions.
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Our questions are created by reviewing a wide range of information on real interview practices and identifying the themes emphasized across different formats and programs. We combine common recurring ideas into representative prompts and generate realistic scenarios based on common patterns. All questions are therefore either representative of commonly asked questions or original questions inspired by common themes. For school-specific banks, we develop original questions using publicly available information - such as curriculum focus, school values, and local policy considerations - to ensure each set is relevant. All questions are uniquely generated and are not copied or reproduced from any external source.
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