Interview questions
Panel Interview Questions
In a panel interview, one or more interviewers ask about you, your experiences and issues in health care.
These 100 questions are grouped by topic, and each one gives you 3 minutes to answer by default.
Common medical school interview questions
- Tell me about yourself
- Why do you want to be a doctor?
- Why our school?
- What are your greatest strengths?
- What is your greatest weakness?
- Questions to ask your medical school interviewers
- Tell me about a time you failed
- Tell me about a conflict with a teammate
- Why should we accept you?
- Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
- What will you do if you are not accepted?
- Tell me about a challenge you overcame
- Why medicine and not nursing?
- What is your most meaningful experience?
- How do you handle stress?
Read how five applicants prepared for their medical school interviews
Academic Integrity
All 9 questions on this topicChildren and Families
All 9 questions on this topicColleague Conduct and Patient Safety
All 8 questions on this topicConfidentiality and Privacy
All 9 questions on this topicConflicts of Interest
All 8 questions on this topicConsent and Autonomy
All 9 questions on this topicEnd of Life
All 8 questions on this topicEquity and Access
All 9 questions on this topicHealth System Funding and Design
All 8 questions on this topicHonesty and Disclosure of Error
All 9 questions on this topicMental Health and Addiction
All 9 questions on this topicMotivation for Medicine
All 13 questions on this topic- Community that shaped youReflection
- A calling as untested disappointmentQuote or abstract
- Food bank leadership role and your motivesEthical dilemma
- Why do you want to be a doctor?Reflection
- Why our school?Reflection
- Questions to ask your medical school interviewersReflection
- Where do you see yourself in 10 years?Reflection
- Why medicine and not nursing?Reflection
- What is your most meaningful experience?Personal story
Personal Qualities
All 15 questions on this topic- Friend dropping out secretlyRole-play
- Being nice versus being kindQuote or abstract
- A non-physician you admireReflection
- Tell me about yourselfPersonal story
- What are your greatest strengths?Personal story
- What is your greatest weakness?Personal story
- Tell me about a time you failedPersonal story
- Why should we accept you?Reflection
- What will you do if you are not accepted?Reflection
- Tell me about a challenge you overcamePersonal story
Physician Wellbeing
All 9 questions on this topicProfessional Boundaries
All 8 questions on this topicPublic Health and Individual Liberty
All 9 questions on this topicReproduction and Genetics
All 8 questions on this topicResearch Ethics
All 9 questions on this topicResource Allocation
All 8 questions on this topicSociety and Current Affairs
All 9 questions on this topicTeamwork and Conflict
All 9 questions on this topicTechnology and AI
All 8 questions on this topicMock interviews
If you want to practice with a person, we run mock MMI and panel interviews with feedback on every answer.
