Johns Hopkins University Medicine Interview Questions

​Teamwork Tasks             

• What previous experience do you have working in teams?
• What pillars do you think a strong team should have?
• What was your role in your last extracurricular activity?

              
Motivation and Insight into Medicine      

• Why are you applying to Hopkins?
• What do you think about Hopkins’ medical community?
• Why did you decide to study medicine?
• When was the first time you realized you wanted to be a doctor?
• What do you think a doctor’s role in supporting their patient is?
• What challenges do you expect to face while pursuing medicine? 
• What medical speciality appeals to you the most?
• What issues do you think are the most pressing in the medical industry today?
• Describe a time you have shadowed a doctor or came in contact with patients.
• How did your undergrad education help you as a physician?

              
Ethical Dilemmas             

• Ethically speaking, what are the concerns of prescribing a homeless man medication?

              
Prioritisation Tasks         

• What is your plan if you are not accepted into medical school this year?
• How would you cope with stress during your medical studies?
• How do you manage to find time for your personal life?

              
Scientific/Medical Topics             

• How would you perform end-of-life care?
• How would you treat an addicted patient?
• What do you think the root cause of condition X (an interest) is?
• How would you deal with outpatients?

              
MMI Sales Pitch Station

• What would you contribute to Johns Hopkins if accepted?

              
Case/Article Reviews     

• Do you think that the media coverage of the crime situation in Baltimore is a detractor?

              
Observation Tasks

• What is a mistake you have made? And what did you learn from it?
• What was a situation where you have experienced being a minority?
• Coming to Baltimore, what do you think you would change in your lifestyle?
• Where have you excelled, and where could you improve in your previous academic journey?
• What are three situations that describe your life?

              
Data Analysis     

• What is your financial plan for to cover your tuition costs at Johns Hopkins University as a medical student?

              
Communication Stations              

• How can you come to a shared ground with a person with whom you have different views?
• Tell us about a life challenge you have encountered
• In your application, you mentioned “….”, would you explain this further?