tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post6589465354055320968..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: What Not To Say in a Medical School InterviewDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-12921127177300822172011-05-24T10:26:08.037-05:002011-05-24T10:26:08.037-05:00Having interviewed FMGs looking for a residency pr...Having interviewed FMGs looking for a residency program slot some time ago, I used to ask the same question in regards to whether the applicant planned to return to their country of origin. Of course, all of them claimed they planned to return to their native contry and serve their fellow countrymen. None of them ever returned home after completing residency.<br /><br /><br />I remember being Keithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-67449036789187346212011-05-24T09:47:09.006-05:002011-05-24T09:47:09.006-05:00Dr Wes - I think your comments are well phrased. I...Dr Wes - I think your comments are well phrased. I happen to be in the legal profession (not a great fave of yours, I know...) - but I must concur with the sentiments you express. The interview process for theses graduates, whether medical school or law school, is not the place for flippancy or social media behavior. It is bad enough that the writing skills of todays graduates are frequently Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-85077859456148094562011-05-23T21:10:35.410-05:002011-05-23T21:10:35.410-05:00Obviously, he (the applicant) was doing it to stan...Obviously, he (the applicant) was doing it to stand out instead of giving the same bs answer that every other medical school applicant gives - "I want to help people blah blah blah." But if you are able to give a legitimate answer after cracking a joke like that during the interview, that's a good thing - it shows how confident and comfortable you can be, even under tremendous Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-70870378276063761902011-05-23T13:52:05.118-05:002011-05-23T13:52:05.118-05:00Anony-
Committee decision, not a unilateral one. T...Anony-<br />Committee decision, not a unilateral one. There's a time an place for jokes. Just sayin' that not everyone saw this applicant's response as so funny...DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-34050475513546125992011-05-23T13:40:31.637-05:002011-05-23T13:40:31.637-05:00God, what bullshit. You rejected someone from your...God, what bullshit. You rejected someone from your school, after hand selecting their app from among thousands of others and reading tens of thousands of words that the applicant wrote about himself, because he made a joke? How big of dick are you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com