Interviewing at the University of Michigan Medical School? U of M is introducing a new interview day format this year called "24 Hours in Blue."
The experience will involve an optional dinner with current medical students and fellow applicants, overnight stay with a medical student host, interviews in two separate formats, a clinical experience "untour," and more.
Interview types include:
Short form -- A series of six, six-minute interviews with a variety of people from the medical school community. Interactive scenarios which challenge an interviewee to demonstrate how he/she works as part of a team, thinks and responds to questions about an ethical or philosophical dilemma, and interacts with a patient in a difficult situation -- all under a tight time constraint.
Long form -- Two separate 30-minute, open-file, one-on-one interviews with members of the Admissions Committee. Interview questions are tailored to information from an applicant's application file. The hope is to engage interviewees in an open, interesting conversation about his/her experiences and expand on some of those.
Candidates can find a detailed 24 Hours in Blue schedule as well as FAQs (including how to prepare for interview formats) at the following link: http://medicine.umich.edu/medschool/education/md-program/md-admissions/interview-day/schedule.
