I conducted an interview with one
of my neighbors from my hometown; he is currently in medical school at Michigan
State. He wanted to keep his anonymity. The main focus of my interview was to really
find out the journey that faces me ahead as I prepare to apply for medical
school.
I
started off with the most common question why did you choose this field. His
response was common, his sister is also in medical school at MSU, he wanted to
be able to help people, and it’s the only thing that he has a passion for and
can see himself doing. Going through school he was split between business and
the medical field. His dad drove the business side, but the medical field is
what he is really passionate about. I then asked him questions pertaining about
what writing he has to do. His writing is about research he has to perform on
diagnosis on certain cases, and reports he writes up on patients. His is also
assigned once in a while papers on certain diseases; their discovery, symptoms,
treatment etc.
I
asked him about the common stereotypes involved with medical school and for the
most part they were correct. He did say you will be studying nonstop, have fun
now because when you are in medical school you have almost no time to go out.
He did say it was very hard to get into medical school; he was lucky enough to
be admitted to Michigan State’s. His white coat ceremony was probably his
greatest achievement. I asked him about what degree I should pursue, his
response was kind of shocking. He recommended to not go human bio since that is
what everyone else is doing and you want to stick out. He recommended going
after a degree that you can fall back on if you don’t get into med school. He
double majored in physiology and nutrition.
Overall
the interview was a success, I learned a lot that will help me through the process and gave me that little
bit of confidence that will allow me to push through those long nights of
studying.
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