However, they feel that if they recognize and allow for these disadvantages, there are also numerous advantages. This process does genuinely measure different and important characteristics from those that can be measured by reviewing student grades. It can also serve as a way for the medical school to recruit. For all these reasons most medical schools feel an interview is important. They want to see you personally to observe how you acquit yourself in interpersonal exchanges, to test your thinking style, motivation, and commitment.
Interviewers generally are both experienced and trained.
You are expected to follow their lead. In most cases the interviewer will have seen your file beforehand and may have made notes about aspects that are unclear, inconsistent or in some other way raise questions about your credentials. If you are aware of these aspects ahead of time, you can be prepared with answers to questions that are raised by your credentials. Because technical knowledge is measured by performance in courses or on standardized tests, the interviewers usually do not ask technical questions. At the end of the interview it is common practice for an interviewer to give a candidate an opportunity to ask questions.