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Medical School Interviews During COVID-19: What You Need to Know

Medical School Interviews During COVID-19: What You Need to Know

This is a particularly challenging year for med school interviews, not least due to the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the unavailability of testing in the spring. Now comes the newest change, entirely virtual interviews and in some cases a video interview: AAMC’s Video Tool for Admissions (VITA) program, which launched this year to supplement live virtual interviews.

Given all the anxiety and uncertainty around the new process, I sent a few questions to several med school admissions directors who have been on Admissions Straight Talk, and I asked them the following questions:

  1. Do you have any plans to use VITA?

  2. Are you planning to have virtual MMIs, traditional interviews, or both?

  3. If travel become possible mid-way through the cycle, will you return to inviting applicants to in-person interviews? Or would you rather not for the sake of consistency and equity?

All who responded said we can share their responses, and we are doing so below. 

This is a fairly small sample of med schools. If your interviewing school isn’t listed below, please check with them when invited to interview. The situation is still quite fluid. 

To learn more about what to expect and for answers to your questions, register for Med School Interviews During COVID-19, a live Q&A with two admissions experts.

Med interviews during COVID-19

SchoolQ1: Do you plan to use the VITA? Q2: Do you plan to have
virtual MMIs, traditional interviews, or both?
Q3: Will you return to in-person interviews mid-cycle if possible?
Carle Illinois College of MedicineNo, but VITA pilot project for possible use in future cycles.N/A
Interviews are not part of admissions process.
N/A
University of Colorado School of MedicineNoVirtual format – group exercise, group interview, individual interviewNo, but virtual campus visit days for accepted applicants
Duke University School of MedicineUndecidedHybrid MMI/traditional format conducted via ZoomNo, entirely virtual
Geisinger CommonwealthNoVirtual traditional interviewsNo, entirely virtual
Hofstra/Northwell Zucker School of MedicineYesVITA for scenarios plus two additional real-time behavioral-type, virtual interviews to simulate our MMI.No, entirely virtual
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineNoTwo virtual interviewsNo, entirely virtual
Kaiser Permanente School of MedicineNoHybrid MMI/traditional format using AMP with ZoomNo, entirely virtual
Loyola University Stritch School of MedicineNoTraditional, applying a virtual platform for 2021 cycleNo, entirely virtual
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityYesVirtual MMIs in addition to VITA
University of Washington School of MedicineNoThree-person panel interview process conducted via ZoomNo, entirely virtual

Bottom line from this sample: There will be no in-person interviews this cycle. VITA will be used sparingly and usually in conjunction with some form of live, virtual interview or MMI. When invited to interview, make sure you know what approach your school is taking.

Now is the time to practice for this new approach. Check out Accepted’s medical school interview options for practical guidance on how to prepare for interviews, or book a mock interview (virtual) with one of our admissions experts. Get prepared, get Accepted.

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Related Resources:

  • Med School Interviews During COVID-19, a live expert Q&A
  • How to Approach VITA, AAMC’s New Video Interview
  • How to Nail Your Medical School Interviews

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