The dean came in to talk to us, followed by a medical student panel. More from this Member They made you feel like that this was a great program, which it is and that they really cared about the school's mission and its community." More from this Member | Report Response, "Everyone's passion for what they do." More from this Member | Report Response, "My impressions of the school were mixed because I so badly want to stay in state for med school. Discussion in 'Pre-Medical Allopathic [ MD ]' started by Medical students receive training at these medical centers, at partner hospitals and with community groups in the region. More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "Nothing" ,” said Kelsey Martin, MD, PhD, dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. More from this Member | Report Response, "Why do you want to be a doctor?" | Report Response, "This was my first interview, so I cannot compare to other schools, but it was very relaxed. Well organized interview day. | Report Response, "This website, current events, read up on the history of the university, KNOW THYSELF and motivations for becoming a doctor!" More from this Member One interview is a normal one-on-one which went well, but the other interview is a ''group interview.'' The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA placed No. | Report Response, "MMI" More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member If you really want to help the community than Drew is a good place for you..." More from this Member | Report Response, "How excited and proud the Drew med students are to be part of this incredible program; they are a close, welcoming family!" More from this Member A record-high 35,969 U.S. and international medical school students and graduates vied for 31,757 positions, the most ever offered in the Match. | Report Response, "Weakest part of your application?" | Report Response, "What (perhaps besides what I already have in your file)would you like me to stress about you to the admissions committee?" The fact that the school's primary training hospital is linked to problems has not dettered my desire what so ever to attend this school." | Report Response, "interview feedback, mock interviews" More from this Member | Report Response, "the questions werent difficult if you expect them! All of the community involvement and projects. There was something else going on in the waiting area the day I interviewed, so there wasn't a waiting room for the interviewees...we were crammed together into a cubby hole. More from this Member | Report Response, "I really had a good interview experience here. The dean, the committee chair, all the doctors and students where so helpful." More from this Member | Report Response, "If you were a president of a non-profit organization, what would you do?" More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member He rarely made eye contact with me and he was very hard to understand. Overall, it was a good experience. | Report Response, "Everything, from the speakers to the students impressed me, everyone seemed to really believe in the drew mission. More from this Member There seemed a kind of forced camaraderie there which really turned me off. More from this Member Students in the program spend their first two years at the UCLA campus, and complete their last two years of clinical work at the King/Drew Medical Center on the Drew University campus. More from this Member I found out 4 days before my interview that I needed to be in LA. More from this Member Results of the annual U.S. News and World Report survey of medical schools highlighted the UCLA medical school’s position among the nation’s best. There was also a 30 min. More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "Arrived at 8:15 am, for a 9 am interview and there we already 13 people in front of me! The Drew/UCLA Medical Education Program is designed to attract students who express an interest in addressing the concerns of underserved populations. It wasn't too difficult though: you just had to explain how you would make healthcare better for underserved patients. | Report Response, "No difficult questions were asked of me." | Report Response, "Overall this interview was pleasant and very low stress. More from this Member At the top of the list are medical schools that are the hardest to get admitted to. | Report Response, "none really, he just seemed very tired of having to interview so many applicants in one day." The interviews were very relaxed and mostly conversational. | Report Response, "Nothing was really difficult. what would be a reason we wouldn't accept you after we look through your file?" Patients benefit from the alignment between UCLA’s clinical and research programs, said John Mazziotta, MD, PhD, vice chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences and CEO of UCLA Health. What are your hobbies? More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "absolutely crappy system of interviewing. | Report Response, "Tell me about your clinical experiences" | Report Response, "The hospital was very quiet and nearly empty, but our tour guide said that is normal for a saturday morning and that things pick up in the afternoon and through the night." More from this Member More from this Member " More from this Member Also, read over the interview feedaback section of SDN and kept myself informed of current events in health and in general." Everyone was very friendly and because the class size (at Drew) is small, about 24, everyone knows one another and they seem to get along well. " | Report Response, "The wait was very long. | Report Response, "Nada!" | Report Response, "For the last post, UCLA is the most applied to school. | Report Response, "talk to people in the program, reviewed SDN quests i had compiled for other schools, read up on drew on their website (make sure to do this!!)" | Report Response, "What do you like about Drew besides its mission?" Still my top choice because of its mission." | Report Response, "How did past obstacles in your life shape your decision to become a physician?" | Report Response, "All about AMCAS application." More from this Member Search admissions by MCAT, GPA, medical school, connect with fellow applicants, and track your applications online. More from this Member | Report Response, "SDN, Primary, Secondary" Data used to calculate the medical school rankings include, among other factors, a reputation survey of medical school leaders across the country, applicant admission rates, student scores on the Medical College Admission Test and faculty-to-student ratios. | Report Response, "After explaining how important my family is I was asked how I'm going to handle their death." More from this Member | Report Response, "I wish we could have toured one of the hospitals or clinics affiliated with the school." More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member How many family members are in your family?" They just want to get to know u better. More from this Member | Report Response, "MMI - signed confidentiality agreement" More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "What issues are of the most consequence for the people who you would be serving at Drew/King? | Report Response, "What are you looking for in a school?" | Report Response, "Research thesis required by students." More from this Member | Report Response, "I think Drew is an excellent program that I would love to be in, but they need to organize their interview day better. The University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine—known as the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (DGSOM)—is an accredited medical school located in Los Angeles, California, United States. Very friendly and relaxed, she seemed very interested in what I had to say and was amazed at my community service record and how I overcame many obstacles in my life. More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "What would I like to research during my 3rd year" | Report Response, "If I made you head of a community hospital in this area, how would you improve patient care?" More from this Member | Report Response, "I browsed through their website, looked at interview feedback reports and made sure I knew specific details about the program that would make me a good match for it (i.e. More from this Member I guess I wanted it badly. More from this Member More from this Member The Charles R. Drew/UCLA Medical Education Program participates in AMCAS and can be found in the application by searching “UCLA/Drew Medical Education Program” (school code: 831). | Report Response, "Tell me about yourself and how do you fit in with the Drew mission." More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "The traffic on the way there..leave early if you can" | Report Response, "Where would you want to practice medicine?" How do you handle stress?" I already know what I want to do.." | Report Response, "What are your strengths and how does that prepare you for medical school?" | Report Response, "What is the biggest problem facing healthcare today in the United States?" | Report Response, "Nothing after reading the reviews here." | Report Response, "You had some academic difficulties in the past- explain" More from this Member Immunity, Inflammation, Infection, and Transplantation (I3T), Faculty, Academic Affairs, & Departmental Leadership, A First Look at the Future of Medical Education. More from this Member | Report Response, "Go over the primary and secondary applications, do on-line research about the campus, do mock interview with a career counselor and read SDN" | Report Response, "What is your weakest characteristic?" More from this Member 6 in the U.S. in research and for 2019-2020 ranked UCLA Medical Center at No. Why Drew?" ", but he seemed less interested in these answers than in our conversation. | Report Response, "That DREW hospital serves a population the size of Philadelphia, that's wonderful! " If you are trying to use CDU as a back door to UCLA, they will sniff it out. The students were very friendly and willing to answer any and all questions about academics and student life. (That question is tied with "So what kind of music do you listen to?) More from this Member I went in early and they had a nice breakfast for us. They work in private practices, hospitals, prisons and many other types of settings. | Report Response, "website, SDN" More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member Give an example of socialized medicine." | Report Response, "Breakfast is GREAT! | Report Response, "Please get there extra early or else you wait and wait and wait and wait all day long" Call a couple current MS1s. More from this Member I got there early (they tell you 8:30, but I was there around 8 when they opened the doors). More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member " More from this Member Check out SDN's library of webinars on YouTube. | Report Response, "How have you broadened your awareness about the medical profession?" | Report Response, "The earlier you get there, the sooner you will have the interview. | Report Response, "THE INTERVIEW FORMAT (see below). More from this Member I learned a great deal during my interview and I was really impressed with every aspect of Drew/UCLA." More from this Member More from this Member More from this Member | Report Response, "That some of the partner clinics and hospitals were low on funding and were at risk of closing." More from this Member | Report Response, "Since you do seem to love music/singing as well, why medicine and not music?" More from this Member So far, it's the only school I have attended that is fullfilling it's mission." | Report Response, "Tell me about yourself." it wasn't so bad, and they made sure to let us know that it def would not be a make or break factor in terms of gaining admission. | Report Response, "What clinical experience do you have. | Report Response, "Why Drew? More from this Member She was awesome...it really did feel like I was having a good convo with one of my girlfriends, seriously. He obviously doesn't like to interview students." | Report Response, "What is your family like?" | Report Response, "If you could not be a doctor at all, what would you do?" More from this Member More from this Member It was a good amount of time and I was able to ask her many questions about the program and how her life was changed by the program, in terms of time committments, volunteering and maintaining relationships outside of school. | Report Response, "Why are you interested in primary care?" More from this Member I also asked about the dual MD/MPH option and opportunities for international experience. | Report Response, "How happy the students seemed, how well the 4th years place in residencies" More from this Member Students who want to work in underserved communities or address disparities in healthcare during their career can apply to the Drew/UCLA Medical Education Program.. How would you do so? " More from this Member | Report Response, "My faculty interviewer cancelled at the last minute so I had to wait until the afternoon to be seen by another faculty member." I wish that they had structured more workshops or talks to help fill up the day, as there is a lot of waiting and sitting." More from this Member More from this Member I felt comfortable just "spilling my guts" and I held nothing back because this was my chance to make my dreams come true. | Report Response, "The ghetto surrounding area." | Report Response, "The interviewer was very nice. Best Medical Schools in California 2021-2022: Admissions Requirements, Profile, Ranking, How to Get in; Medical Schools in California 2021-2022: Visualization of a career dream is not as easy as it appears for its conceptualization. He was very friendly, relaxed and informative. | Report Response, "99% of the questions that I was asked were the same as last year interview questions posted on SDN." Aside from the troubles its been having, the clinical training staff are not very highly regarded which is a HUGE concern since they would be the ones writing my LORs for residencies." Results of the annual U.S. News and World Report survey of medical schools highlighted the UCLA medical school’s position among the nation’s best. More from this Member More from this Member Drew is a really excellent program that reaches out to the community and its students. You will definitely get great hands-on experience at Drew. More from this Member | Report Response, "Who has impacted you the most in your family?" My interviewer was a 3rd year med student who seemed more interested in having a conversation than in picking apart my application. | Report Response, "The people there were incredibly nice. More from this Member | Report Response, "That this year you didn't have to get there super early to sign-up for an interview (it has been 1st come first seen in the past)." | Report Response, "What other career might you choose if you had to?" More from this Member | Report Response, "The negative press/reputation of the school. | Report Response, "I would've liked to have been told more in advance that I would be done by 1pm." | Report Response, "I visited both Drew and UCLA's websites, went over my secondary, read this website and went over my AMCAS." More from this Member Interview questions were already set up. More from this Member Drew students generally get a lot more hands on experience and are surrounded my faculty members whose interests are to help the surrounding communities. | Report Response, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles / Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. | Report Response, "Talked to current students at different med schools, read the website, re-read secondary application, looked up current events." | Report Response, "Interview should be conversational with some unexpected questions." | Report Response, "re-read AMCAS, looked at school website and UCLA website, practiced at previous interviews." The med student who interviewed me was really cool." | Report Response, "Explain your MCAT scores..." | Report Response, "What drives you to excel?" | Report Response, "Nothing was difficult. More from this Member 6. I was one of the first people interviewed and still I had to wait around until 1pm when they finally told us that we could go. | Report Response, "Why did you choose to go to Boston to do research? | Report Response, "Argg. More from this Member | Report Response, "I enjoyed the group interview because it allowed students to interact with each other. Tuition and Fees Tuition and Fees*: Unit Fee: $578/unit Program Fee: $5,000/term for three (3) terms Program Enrollment Deposit Accepted applicants will need to submit a non-refundable deposit of $500 within one (1) week of notification of admission to confirm enrollment in program. More from this Member More from this Member Personally, I want to go to the underserved communities therefore being at Drew would give me amazing opportunities. | Report Response, "what is my clinical exp" More from this Member Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. It was great! | Report Response, "Lunch was amazing" | Report Response, "Piano and tennis are expensive activities to participate in. More from this Member Everyone genuinely enjoys the curriculum and the family atmosphere." | Report Response, "What other schools are you applying to?" I got a phone call from Dr. Aguilera less than 2-wks later offering me a spot in the 2010 Drew class!!!" More from this Member They just opened up a new Urgent Care Clinic. More from this Member More from this Member (if you do that's great, if you don't say that you're trying to learn)" | Report Response, "see above." Muffins, scones, fruit, juice, coffee, bear claws, water, yogurt...you just don't get lunch." Interview questions were already set up beforehand (most of the questions are the same as last year according to SDN). 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