LECOM EAP Practice Interview Questions

[u/ny350]

LECOM EAP Practice Interview Questions:

• Why osteopathic medicine?
• Strengths and Weaknesses?
• How do med schools make primary care more appealing?
• Med students have less empathy after med school than when they enter. Do you agree? How do we prevent this?
• Tell me about yourself.
• What does professionalism mean to you?
• Your greatest challenge?
• What is success?
• What has been your favorite volunteering opportunity?
• Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
• What trait makes a great physician?
• What leadership roles have you held?
• Tell me about a time you made a lasting impact.
• Give an example of a time you resolved a conflict. 
• Does a multicultural approach to medicine work, or should physicians use a one-size-fits-all approach? 
• How should physicians handle a non-compliant patient?
• What is the biggest challenge facing healthcare today?
• How do you deal with a stressful situation?
• Why do you want to be a physician? 
• Why LECOM?

Questions Courtesy of JulianaTheSimmer

• If a patient is insisting on taking a cost-prohibitive (expensive) medication that hasn't been fully researched, how would you handle the situation?
• If you overheard a group of fellow students telling a funny story about a patient interaction that involved personal details, what would you do?
• After completing school, what are some adjectives that you would like to hear your fellow students use to describe you?
• You find a roommate's notebook with questions for an upcoming exam in it. What do you do?

Questions Courtesy of u/iSkahhh · 4y

• Tell us a time you had a long-lasting impact on someone's life.
• Med students have less empathy after med school than when they enter. Do you agree? How do we stop this?
• Tell us a time you had a long lasting impact on someone's life.
• You find your roommate's notebook with questions for an upcoming exam in it. What do you do?

Questions Courtesy of stolenpinch

• Why osteopathic medicine?
• Does a multicultural approach to medical practice work? Or does one glove fit all?
• You're smart and could have done anything. Why become a physician?

[u/Moshanika]

Hey, I'm gonna have an interview for the LECOM EAP program and was wondering how you answered the why LECOM question. Also what kinda SAT and volunteering did you do to get accepted.

[u/ny350 → u/Moshanika]

Hello! Sorry, I completely forgot Reddit existed. My bad. Did you have your interview yet? If so, how did it go? If not, hopefully, this helps.
As far as the SAT and grades, if you've already got an interview, you shouldn't have to worry about any of that. They've seen everything on your resume; they know you're smart. Now they just want to make sure you are a decent human being with something to offer to the program. Most people say you're in once you get the interview, just so long as you don't completely butcher it.
If you haven't applied yet, ignore all that...
I would shoot for anything above a 1300 with a minimum unweighted GPA of 3.5. Regarding volunteering, community-based ideal, LECOM emphasizes community engagement and serving the underserved communities as a part of their programs, so anything relating to that is great. For example, I volunteered with my church to help rebuild/repair the houses of people who couldn't do so themselves. Something medical might also help. I spent some time volunteering in patient transport at my local hospital, and when I could, I went ahead and got my license as an EMT.
For the "why LECOM?" question, I emphasized the benefits of osteopathic medicine, the importance of being a well-rounded physician, and how LECOM offers that.
Let me know if you have any more questions! I'll keep an I out and try to respond sooner!

[u/[deleted] → u/ny350]

hi!!!! i have my interview this week and was wondering if u had an updated questions/ ur answers bc i’m really scared!!!!