tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205280839605051096.post7727138596756928993..comments2023-10-08T07:19:15.429-07:00Comments on Notes from Spice Island: The answer I SHOULD have given....Neuro Chick- Kid Dochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126571465841640755noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205280839605051096.post-9639291820125190422012-12-30T08:18:48.317-08:002012-12-30T08:18:48.317-08:00Thanks S. I appreciate your perspective and you ar...Thanks S. I appreciate your perspective and you are probably right. If they had only asked the questions I mentioned above and not made some other rather dismissive comments I may have been more objective. But in either case... I am moving on. Thanks for reading and commenting as always. Neuro Chick- Kid Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03126571465841640755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205280839605051096.post-45808998571533850682012-12-30T07:08:29.610-08:002012-12-30T07:08:29.610-08:00In my experience, I think the questions about your...In my experience, I think the questions about your parents/family are supposed to shed some light on why and how you might've become involved in medicine. Many applicants have a long line of doctors in their family and oftentimes they pursue medicine because its basically expected of them and not because they're passionate about it...which in turn usually has some correlation on what type of physician they might be. <br />I don't necessarily think the question and your replies have any bearing on how strong of an applicant you are perceived to be. As you pointed out- they selected you for an interview, so clearly you've met their standards. Furthermore, you're certainly not lacking physician role models given that you are married to one! And yes, part of it could just be a NY program- they tend to be a bit snootier than others for reasons that escape me. <br /><br />Above all, you know yourself and your motivations best, so as long as you get that across, you are good. You are an intelligent, compassionate, motivated, and skilled individual and and you'll go on to be an excellent physician- something that I am sure many of your interviewers have already assessed. Keep your head up, and don't let the mind games bring you down. You got this!<br /><br />SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com