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4.5) "Why do you want to be a doctor?"

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This article is from the Medical Education FAQ, by eric@wilkinson.com (Eric P. Wilkinson, M.D.)with numerous contributions by others.

4.5) "Why do you want to be a doctor?"

If you want to say "to help people," please just make that an
introduction to a much deeper soliloquy! You can tie this answer to
personal experiences (i.e. things you may have seen while
working/volunteering in the medical field, or possibly an illness
that you or a family member went through).

The key is to come across as someone who has genuinely thought
through the decision.

 

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