Answering med school interview questions on cultural competency (with example Q&A)

Med school interview questions cover a wide range of topics, and one we repeatedly see come up is cultural competency. But despite how common it is, applicants often overlook it while preparing for their interviews.

In this video, we go over what cultural competency actually is and why adcoms want to see it in med school applicants.

Then, we take a look at an example of a common med school interview question related to cultural competency and break it down.

And finally, we closely analyze a weak and strong response to that question, so you know how to prepare and refine your response for interview day.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Introduction
00:45 - What is cultural competency?
01:55 - Cultural competency question example
04:24 - Weak response example
05:36 - Weak response example analysis
07:11 - Strong response example
09:21 - Strong response example analysis
10:10 - Final thoughts

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