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150+ Free Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Interview Practice Questions

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Comprehensive and proportionate coverage of all major question types (personal, situational, policy, etc.)
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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 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine?

AAMC Premed Competencies
Oral CommunicationService Orientation
Personal (Program)

What specifically draws you to Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine's emphasis on osteopathic manipulative medicine?

AAMC Premed Competencies
Service OrientationCapacity for Improvement
Opinion (Policy)

How should Pennsylvania medical schools modify their curricula to better prepare graduates for the unique challenges of practicing in the Commonwealth, including rural healthcare delivery and managing patients with limited resources?

AAMC Premed Competencies
Capacity for ImprovementService OrientationCritical Thinking
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)

How does PCOM's mission to train caring, competent osteopathic physicians align with your career goals?

AAMC Premed Competencies
Service OrientationEmpathy and Compassion
Opinion (Policy)

Should Pennsylvania implement mandatory service requirements in underserved areas for physicians who receive state educational funding or loan forgiveness, given the documented workforce shortages?

AAMC Premed Competencies
Ethical Responsibility and IntegrityService OrientationReliability and Dependability
Opinion (Ethics)

How should Pennsylvania physicians approach the ethical dilemma of treating patients whose insurance covers telemedicine services when in-person care might be more appropriate, especially given the state's recent mandate requiring insurers to cover telehealth?

AAMC Premed Competencies
Ethical Responsibility and IntegrityCritical ThinkingService Orientation

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PCOM 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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