MCAT101: INTERVIEW QUESTION
(LECOM) WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
LECOM missions statement: - Correct Answers --promote excellence in
edu/research/clinical care/community service to enhance quality of life.
-holistic approach
-professionalism
-family medicine
-enhance quality of life
Why LECOM? - Correct Answers -3 reasons:
-PBL (hands on person)
-low cost tuition (poor family)
-Elmira campus recently open
2020, ensuring high technology
-curriculum
*largest medical school in USA
"what does professionalism mean to you?" - Correct Answers --professionalism
important to keep work and personal issues separate, as not to cloud professional
practice and judgement.
-doctors are leaders in a medical team and the face of the organization/clinic. By acting
in a professional manner putting aside personal differences, allows him/her collaborate
and execute agenda effectively
-ex. report academic honesty over feeling bad for the person
have you applied to any allopathic schools? - Correct Answers --no, I am fully
committed to the holistic approach
How do you feel about PBL (problem based learning)? - Correct Answers --PBL is one
of my reason why I have LECOM as my top choice. I am a visual based, and hands on
learner. I retain more knowledge when I get to practice it and apply it to real life
situations
, -in the past, I find myself doing much better in classes that adapt this problem based
solving then lectures. I can certainly memorize Power Points/textbook without problem
but practicing those concepts leaves a heavier print in my mind.
-for instance, in cell biology instead of reading off a ppt the professor probes our mind.
He presents an physiological problem and constantly asks questions to how we solve it.
Each time we brain storm an experiment design/lab technique to figure out what went
wrong in the protein translation pathway he asks why it works/not work. Consequently
this is also one of the classes that I retain the most material in.
-I also like to interact in a team. I enjoy sharing and learning from other's experiences
and getting different perspective on problems.
-So I am actually excited about the PBL structure.
Some of my favorite books: - Correct Answers --Confucius analects
-art of war
-the memoirs of a geisha
-Gary paulsen winterdance, iditarod
-collection of 300 tang poems
-sometimes I like to pick up literature anthology and read the stories too. They always
have something I can learn from
*actually I also love novels, wrote my own internet novel
Do you have any concerns about attending school in Eerie? - Correct Answers --since
elmira is a new campus, I am wondering how the rotations are set up.
Aside from that I don't have any other concerns and highly look forward to growing with
LECOM
Who is your greatest influence? - Correct Answers --my passed maternal grandmother
-inspired by her care during my childhood and prompt me to pursue a holistic approach
to medicine
-born out of wedlock in a traditional village, southern china, not accepted
-come home with bruises and wounds, it was her that treated my wounds and soul.
-she wasn't in the best health and seeing that pained me
-I once made a promise by her deathbed, I'd become a great family doctor and serve
the poor/sick
-since then I commited to the promise, age 5 immigrated overseas with a sponsor to
pursue this dream
-as of now studied 18 years to quality for med school, work 3 years CNA/scribe gain
experience
-my journey started as a promise and now become my life goal and identity growing up.
(LECOM) WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
LECOM missions statement: - Correct Answers --promote excellence in
edu/research/clinical care/community service to enhance quality of life.
-holistic approach
-professionalism
-family medicine
-enhance quality of life
Why LECOM? - Correct Answers -3 reasons:
-PBL (hands on person)
-low cost tuition (poor family)
-Elmira campus recently open
2020, ensuring high technology
-curriculum
*largest medical school in USA
"what does professionalism mean to you?" - Correct Answers --professionalism
important to keep work and personal issues separate, as not to cloud professional
practice and judgement.
-doctors are leaders in a medical team and the face of the organization/clinic. By acting
in a professional manner putting aside personal differences, allows him/her collaborate
and execute agenda effectively
-ex. report academic honesty over feeling bad for the person
have you applied to any allopathic schools? - Correct Answers --no, I am fully
committed to the holistic approach
How do you feel about PBL (problem based learning)? - Correct Answers --PBL is one
of my reason why I have LECOM as my top choice. I am a visual based, and hands on
learner. I retain more knowledge when I get to practice it and apply it to real life
situations
, -in the past, I find myself doing much better in classes that adapt this problem based
solving then lectures. I can certainly memorize Power Points/textbook without problem
but practicing those concepts leaves a heavier print in my mind.
-for instance, in cell biology instead of reading off a ppt the professor probes our mind.
He presents an physiological problem and constantly asks questions to how we solve it.
Each time we brain storm an experiment design/lab technique to figure out what went
wrong in the protein translation pathway he asks why it works/not work. Consequently
this is also one of the classes that I retain the most material in.
-I also like to interact in a team. I enjoy sharing and learning from other's experiences
and getting different perspective on problems.
-So I am actually excited about the PBL structure.
Some of my favorite books: - Correct Answers --Confucius analects
-art of war
-the memoirs of a geisha
-Gary paulsen winterdance, iditarod
-collection of 300 tang poems
-sometimes I like to pick up literature anthology and read the stories too. They always
have something I can learn from
*actually I also love novels, wrote my own internet novel
Do you have any concerns about attending school in Eerie? - Correct Answers --since
elmira is a new campus, I am wondering how the rotations are set up.
Aside from that I don't have any other concerns and highly look forward to growing with
LECOM
Who is your greatest influence? - Correct Answers --my passed maternal grandmother
-inspired by her care during my childhood and prompt me to pursue a holistic approach
to medicine
-born out of wedlock in a traditional village, southern china, not accepted
-come home with bruises and wounds, it was her that treated my wounds and soul.
-she wasn't in the best health and seeing that pained me
-I once made a promise by her deathbed, I'd become a great family doctor and serve
the poor/sick
-since then I commited to the promise, age 5 immigrated overseas with a sponsor to
pursue this dream
-as of now studied 18 years to quality for med school, work 3 years CNA/scribe gain
experience
-my journey started as a promise and now become my life goal and identity growing up.
