How to answer “What news story have you followed?” in a medical school interview

What this question tests

• Critical thinking
• Communication

How to approach it

This panel interview question tests whether you engage with the world beyond your studies and can think critically about what you read. Pick a story you've genuinely followed over time, so you can describe how it developed and what's still unresolved. Summarize it briefly and fairly, including perspectives you disagree with. Spend most of your answer on why it held your attention, such as what it reveals about health, fairness, or how institutions make decisions. Show critical thinking by naming where you got your information and how you judged which sources to trust, then give your own view and what would change your mind. Avoid choosing a story only because it sounds impressive, since a single follow-up question will show how well you know it.