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Most Canadians have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Why do you think some Canadians are choosing not to get the vaccine?
Intermediate
Is there a policy at an institution or organization you were a part of that you disagreed with? If so, why?
Intermediate
Discuss one extracurricular experience where you had an impact on another individual?
Intermediate
Social media platforms have been restricting content that is deemed discriminatory and offensive. What do you think about these practices?
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Medical school applicants come from a variety of different backgrounds, with volunteer and leadership experience ranging from small local initiatives to worldwide advocacy trips. Do you think medical schools can fairly compare volunteer and leadership experiences that are dissimilar? If you were in charge of medical school admissions, how would you evaluate applicants’ co-curricular experiences?
Beginner
What role has the internet played in the aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Beginner
A proposed bill would require all individuals to vote in federal elections or face a $100 fine. What do you think about this bill?
Intermediate
Describe a time when you doubted yourself.
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It sounds really bad. You are on an airplane and after you have taken off for a 4-hour flight, a baby sitting right behind your seat starts to cry. As time goes on, even while you have earphones, the screams don’t stop. The parent accompanying the child keeps trying to quiet the baby down but to no avail. For every passing minute, the screams get louder and louder. What do you do?
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When do laws deviate from ethics?
Intermediate
Have you ever doubted whether medicine is right for you?
Beginner
What are your thoughts and feelings on reflecting your life during the COVID pandemic?
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You are a physician and you have been treating a patient in the hospital for several days. How would you handle this situation?
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What are some difficulties faced by physicians during the pandemic?
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From your file, I can see that you have a lot of experience doing 'x experience'. Please describe your strategy with 'x'. What is the most important lesson you learned?
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If you were a med student and you are working with a resident who has been nothing but nice to you. But you saw them yelling at another resident, how would you react?
Beginner
What characteristics do you think are important for a physician to possess as members within a team and why?
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You are a doctor working ER intake during a particularly busy shift. What do you do?
Beginner
What is the most important issue facing health care today?
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You have two patients who have been admitted after a serious accident. Both require immediate attention in order to survive. One patient is 20 years old; the other is 60 years old. Which life would you save?
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There have been more medical students and physicians participating in activism. What is your perspective on our role in activism?
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A 16-year-old child wants to have a procedure done but their parents disagree with this. What would you do as the teenager’s physician? Do you have to listen to the patient or the parents?
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You are a medical student. Another medical student, Sam, invites you to a study group with three other students. At the study group, you find that the students are using real cases from their clinical rotations. When you ask Sam about this, they explain that the group removes always patient identifiers and that they feel that current cases are a great way to learn medicine.What considerations should be made in this situation? Would you say anything further to Sam? Are there any other actions you would take?
Intermediate
Imagine you were a medical student and you observed a resident making rude remarks about a patient in the team room to the other residents. How would you act?
Intermediate
Describe a time when you did something you were not proud of.
Beginner
Describe a time when you made sacrifices to excel at something (can be any activity).
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People infected with COVID-19 variants are experiencing a spectrum of symptoms with some suggesting that it can be compared to the flu or common cold. Some believe that the risk of vaccination side effects (e.g. inflammation of the heart) may outweigh the risk of contracting COVID. Discuss your stance on vaccination decision making when factoring side effects and contracting the disease.
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During COVID-19, the Maritimes created an "Atlantic Bubble". What do you think about this decision by public health?
Beginner
A friend who on the basis of religious beliefs is anti-abortion has just had an argument with their daughter who is pro-abortion rights and is asking you for advice on how to handle the situation what would you do?
Intermediate
With AI slowly creeping its way into the healthcare field, what are three pros and three cons of AI in medicine?
Beginner
What would you hope to achieve as a physician?
Beginner
Tell me about a time you handled interpersonal conflict.
Beginner
How would you go about suggesting to a family member that they get vaccinated if they are anti-vaccine?
Intermediate
Describe a time when you had to be a follower.
Beginner
What would you consider before moving your practice to a rural setting?
Beginner
Some medical schools have a preference for selecting medical candidates from certain geographical locations. What are your thoughts about such selection policies?
Beginner
If you were the manager of a seniors home how would you address an employee coming to work with symptoms? What would you do if this was during an active outbreak?
Intermediate
Describe a time when you asked for help.
Beginner
Have you considered other careers besides being a physician?
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Mistakes can occasionally go unnoticed, with parties involved remaining unaware that anything wrong ever occurred. Do you think it is ever appropriate to keep a mistake private? If so, when and why?
Beginner
Why do you want to be a doctor?
Intermediate
You started your clerkship rotations coincidently with your best friend. In your conversations, he often mentions patients by name and gives details on their conditions as well as their behaviour. What are some ethical issues that may arise in such a situation?
Beginner
During your final exams week, your grandmother calls and tells you she feels lonely. What would you do?
Intermediate
What about our school appeals to you in terms of your medical education?
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Why do you want to go into medicine?
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Imagine you were a medical student and now you observed a resident behaving rudely with a patient. What would you do?
Beginner
What is your favourite quote and why?
Intermediate
Compare and contrast between public and private health care.
Intermediate
Why do you like our school over other schools?
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You say you enjoy helping others. There are many other careers other than medicine where you can do that. Why medicine?
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Jamie scored your response an 8/10

You spoke clearly and had a good pacing. I heard a lot of ums in the beginning, so just make sure you practice not using those little words as much as you can. Also, try to show a little bit more enthusiasm so your interviewer knows that you're more engaged in the interview. You were able to identify a strength, a weakness, one is more important, so good job there. When talking about your strength, you did well talking about how you problem-solve on a general level, but your answer would be much more powerful if you could provide a specific example of the time you demonstrated the strength. So you also mentioned your problem-solving is how you live your life . . .

Feedback Score: 4/10

You went deep on where the specific difficulties lie, but I didn't hear anything in terms of how you plan to improve this weakness. A specific plan and example of how you are actively working on your weakness would be again really much more powerful. If you could also tie both of your answers, weakness and strength, into what it means to be a physician or practice as a physician, this would make your overall goal and mindset much more clear. So it's a good start as of now, an overall 4 out of 10, but keep practicing.

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