The first rule of medical school interviews: Don ’t talk about cost

The fall is over, and winter has come, which means I have just wrapped up a busy season of medical school interviews. Most interviews are conducted in a similar fashion with an hour of introduction, speeches by the dean, presentations of facts I already knew from the website, and finally the interviews. Within the first hour, I understand the reason: “We are the best medical school at (fill in the blank).” Though typically nestled between the Dean’s’ speech and interviews is a financial aid officer who briefly lectures on the options available to finance one’s education (as if federal loans differ from one school to the next). This quickly became my favorite part of the interview, and the easiest way to cross an acceptance off of my list. Much like fight club, at every school, the first, second, and third rule of medical school interviews: You don’t talk about cost. Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Finance Medical school Practice Management Source Type: blogs