Harvard Medical School interview questions
135 verified questions reported by candidates across 1 role at Harvard Medical School. Each one is archetype-tagged so you can see the pattern, slot the right STAR story, and practice out loud against an AI interviewer.
8 questions, grouped by role
Top 8 per role by quality score. For the full list per role, follow the role link in each section heading.
Physician
All Physician questions →- 1A colleague you trust is suspected of diverting controlled substances. How would you handle this situation?mmi
- 2Describe a moment when you failed at something despite significant effort.panel
- 3Describe an ethical dilemma you've encountered and how you navigated it.panel
- 4Describe a research project you've conducted, including your hypothesis, methods, and key findings.panel
- 5You mentioned this phrase from your AMCAS application. What did you mean by this?panel
- 6Describe your research experience, including your hypothesis, methodology, and findings.
- 7How would you counsel a patient who fears contracting HIV after a needlestick exposure?mmi
- 8From the recent experiences you've had shadowing doctors, what problems have you observed in our health care system?panel
Common questions
It varies by role and round. A phone screen is usually 5–8 questions, on-site loops 15–25 across multiple interviewers. The full Harvard Medical School loop tends to surface 30+ distinct prompt patterns across the rounds, which is what we've banked here.
Yes — every question on this page is verified, meaning at least one candidate reported being asked it in a real Harvard Medical School interview. We don't pad the list with generic prompts that weren't reported.
Pick the role section most relevant to your interview, run three to five questions through the practice tool out loud, and read the per-answer scoring. Most candidates who land an offer report 8–15 practice sessions over two weeks before the interview.