| Report Response, "What are your hobbies/extracirriculars?" | Report Response, "Why Syracuse?" Much of the clinical training in Syracuse takes place in a tertiary care setting, the special focus of a university hospital. He never really asked me a question, which was quite the interesting format. | Report Response, "Nothing really stands out." | Report Response, "why suny? Recently, four Upstate physicians were included in the guide America's Top Doctors: The Nation's Leading Medical Specialists. More from this Member He presented different scenarios and was curious as to my opinion on them. | Report Response, "what do you think of the ethnically-centered residence halls ni your campus (I'm involved with residential life in college)" More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member (came in with a 2.5 GPA and last semester had a 4.0)" | Report Response, "N/A" | Report Response, "My interviewer asked me about activities from high school! More from this Member More from this Member (potential medical careers)" and other such standard questions." Nothing specific stands out." | Report Response, "What is your future specialty likely to be, and why are you partial to that area of research/clinical work?" More from this Member | Report Response, "why medicine and why upstate" SUNY's are generally clinically oriented.)" | Report Response, "no real questions, more of a conversation. More from this Member Academic Recovery Plan. Nothing overt like "where else have you applied/interviewed--although a couple of the other interviewees were asked these questions" but more roundabout ways of asking "Why Upstate", "why medicine", and "do you know what you're getting yourself into"." | Report Response, "signed non-disclosure agreement for MMI." More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "The people I get to work with" | Report Response, "Why do you want to be a doctor." More from this Member I was applying for the Early Assurance Program, and the MD that interviewed me wasn't familiar with it, so when he asked about it I found that interesting. | Report Response, "Why are you hear?" More from this Member How Upstate Medical doctor ended up with key role in Covid vaccine trial (Good Morning CNY for Nov. 13) Updated Nov 13, 2020; Posted Nov 13, 2020 Facebook Share | Report Response, "Were your college classes challenging?" "A slightly longer information session would have been nice, but overall I thought the day was really well-structured and informative." How is gamma knife surgery performed? The SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine has been educating students to become doctors for 168 years. More from this Member More from this Member See below." | Report Response, "the sinus infection question" | Report Response, "what do you think of our involvement in iraq?" | Report Response, "Questions about a volunteer experience I had regarding Hurricane Katrina." | Report Response, "typical... tell me about yourself." Upstate Medical University. In 2018 the library has reported 72,314 physical volumes, 633 physical media, 1,476 digital/electronic medium and 88 licensed digital/electronic databases. | Report Response, "Everyone has good grades and MCAT scores, what makes you different?" (my interviewer said this was a relevant question because doctors have to consider this when working with their patients.)" Nothing else." Why field of research are you interested in?" The most popular medical school admission podcast we’ve ever hosted was an interview with Jennifer Welch, Associate Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid at SUNY Upstate Medical University – and today, she’s joining us again.. Jennifer is extraordinarily experienced in med school admissions. More from this Member | Report Response, "A 19 year old AIDS patient has been suffering from a recurrent sinus infection that hasn't been treatable by traditional methods. | Report Response, "One of the interviewers asked for my advice on how to handle one of his teenagers (what he should say, think, and do). " There weren't particular questions." Interview Feedback | Report Response, "Why draws you to the medical field?" | Report Response, "There were many questions about activities that I participated in outside of class like "How did you get into this, why did you do that, how did it feel to be part of that, what did you like/ dislike about it?"" More from this Member | Report Response, "Tell me what your highschool ranking was (yeah, I really remember that), what you did in highschool, SAT score (not fun seeing how I did poorly on it), and how you liked it at the school. | Report Response, "nothing really interesting" More from this Member | Report Response, "It felt really conversational. | Report Response, "You are very independent minded. More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "Tell me about yourself?" After I asked a question, my student interviewer would answer it and then ask "anything else? (ha ha ha... yikes)" More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "What made you interested in medicine?" | Report Response, "Ethical Questions about dying patients, my response to families, healthcare problems, solutions etc..." More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "What do you do at this (volunteer experience)?" I really liked that question" | Report Response, "Why this school?" | Report Response, "How much do you pay for medical insurance? More from this Member | Report Response, "All questions were based on my file. More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "What do you want me to ask you?" | Report Response, "No interesting questions More from this Member | Report Response, "What do you think about the health care reform?" | Report Response, "I liked the small session they had in the morning to acclimate us to the interview day." | Report Response, "Great JOb" | Report Response, "Tell me something funny" I don't remember the specific questions." You can view detailed information about the nusring programs available at this school here: Upstate Medical University College Overview In Binghamton, most of the training occurs in a community-based setting that is more akin to the environment in which most physicians will practice later on. More from this Member | Report Response, "If you were on the ward by yourself, which hopefully wouldn't happen, what sort of doctor would you want to come to your aid? | Report Response, "What do you make of Gabrielle Gifford's 2011 recovery and do you think it would have been possible in males? More from this Member It was very casual, instead of being pounded with questions, it was more of a conversation. He asked me what activities I did and what honors I received. | Report Response, "What are some principles that are common between martial arts and dance? More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "Please interpret this artwork I have in my office... why do I have it here?" More from this Member | Report Response, "What are your strengths and weaknesses?" | Report Response, "How do you prefer to study?" More from this Member Kevorkian?" | Report Response, "Do you see yourself in research, or clinical medicine?" More from this Member More from this Member What should I ask you?" | Report Response, "Oddly, about my father -- "Describe your father to me."" More from this Member | Report Response, "do you plan to do research while in med. | Report Response, "Pretty standard fare..." | Report Response, "Let's go back to your high school and start there....what type of person where you? | Report Response, "Nothing really. | Report Response, "Mostly standard, get to know you questions. " More from this Member | Report Response, "Did you ever conflict with another person of different ethnicity?" My student interview had highlighted my AMCAS application and asked lots of questions straight from there, but the tone was very condescending, all in all, not a very positive interview experience." More from this Member (Say clinical. | Report Response, "Why I wanted to attend SUNY Upstate?" More from this Member SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A generous donation for those on the frontlines at Upstate Medical University. More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "how do you think you will adjust to living in syracuse? Nearly all Upstate students are offered employment prior to or upon graduation in competitive professional fields. | Report Response, "What do you think might cause some residents to lose interest in medicine?" Top Medical Schools New York State: Learn about the medical schools in New York including rankings, osteopathic vs. allopathic, private vs. public, how easy or difficult it is to get in. | Report Response, "How would you change the healthcare system?" More from this Member It was a strange format, but interesting nonetheless. " More from this Member | Report Response, "What would you do or how would you feel if you discovered that you were just mediocre and not at the head of the class?" More from this Member | Report Response, "Something to the effect of: "I've gone over your file and so I know a bit about you, but this will be an open dialogue. ), but more realistic in nature." More from this Member | Report Response, "How do you handle stress?" More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "What books are you reading?" More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "Most interesting discussion was with a faculty member, we discussed the disadvantages of a modern day research career. " SUNY Upstate is an upper-division transfer and graduate college specializing in health care careers. More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member Upstate University Hospital Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital Schools are ranked from 1, perceived as much worse than other schools, to 5, perceived as much better than other schools. More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "How did you arrive at the decision to study medicine?" | Report Response, "How did you choose a major in X? More from this Member | Report Response, "What will be your biggest challenge in the transition to medical school?" Three Hobart and William Smith students have been accepted to SUNY Upstate Medical School's highly selective Early Assurance Program for college juniors.. Two of the three students, Andrea Donofr | Report Response, "My interview with a third-year student was strictly a conversation, whereas my interview with a doctor had a few more questions (though it too was more like a conversation than anything else). Very laid back and relaxed conversations. " Throughout their four years at Upstate, students acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to become competent, caring physicians. More from this Member More from this Member They were not the far-fetched scenarios commonly given (like, patient's religion forbids blood transfusion, patient will die if doesn't get it, what to do? Upstate offers an impressive extracurricular roster with very active intramural sports and over 60 clubs and organizations. More from this Member | Report Response, "The things they asked about my essay." | Report Response, "Is medicine logical?" | Report Response, "Why are you applying for MD/PhD? How long does radiation stay in the body-- you should know this? " More from this Member More from this Member SUNY Upstate is an upper-division transfer and graduate college with degree programs within the College of Medicine, College of Nursing, College of Health Professions, and the College of Graduate Studies. More from this Member | Report Response, "Why become doctor rather than nurse or other health professional?" More from this Member | Report Response, "Which activity do you want me to talk about?" | Report Response, "Why the Early Assurance Program? More from this Member | Report Response, "How is medical school different from undergrad?" How are to provide coverage for the 15% who are uninsured without detracting from quality of care, and while still being able to attract the top minds into medicine." More from this Member | Report Response, "What do you think of your parents' lives as immigrants?" More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member Similarly, the second year aligns the pharmacology, microbiology and pathology of each organ system. It is not always simple to find out a medical school’s average MCAT score and GPAs for accepted students since the Medical School Admissions Requirements only lists MEDIAN (or middle) statistics and not MEAN (or average) statistics for accepted students.However, some medical schools, but not all, post this data on their websites. It is part of the State University of New York system. (regarding medical outcomes)" More from this Member All courses are aligned by organ systems. | Report Response, "Do you think you handle the relative isolation of upstate NY? 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