Well, at another interview, a candidate was asked about a difficult medical case. Instead of answering seriously, he told a story about how his pet dog once had a similar - sounding problem and how he 'treated' it with some home remedies. The interviewers were both amused and impressed by his creativity and ability to think on his feet in a medical - related context.
There was this one time when a student was asked to describe a time when they showed leadership. And the student told a story about leading his friends in a food - eating competition in high school. It was so off - topic but made the interviewers laugh. In the end, they appreciated his honesty and sense of humor.
I've heard of a situation where a student prepared for all the typical medical - related questions, but during the interview, the panel asked only about current events in politics. The student was completely caught off - guard as they hadn't focused on that area at all, and it led to a very awkward and unsuccessful interview.
To avoid being caught off - guard, research thoroughly about all possible topics. Not just medical knowledge but also general knowledge, current events, etc. For example, subscribe to news platforms to stay updated.
A friend of mine went to an interview and accidentally sat in the wrong chair at the start. Everyone had a good laugh, and it actually broke the ice. He ended up getting the job too.
Sure! Once in medical school, during a dissection class, a student accidentally dropped a small bone from the skeleton model and it bounced right into the teacher's coffee cup. The teacher just stared at it for a moment and then said, 'Well, that's one way to add calcium to my drink.'
At medical school, during a CPR training session, a student got so into it that he started doing the chest compressions really vigorously on the dummy. All of a sudden, the dummy's head popped off and flew across the room. Everyone was shocked at first, but then couldn't stop laughing. It was quite a memorable and funny moment.
One funny story is when an intern accidentally put on his stethoscope backwards while trying to impress a senior doctor during rounds. Everyone had a good laugh when the doctor pointed it out.
One of my friends went to a college interview and was really nervous. He accidentally called the interviewer 'Mom' at the start. The interviewer just laughed and it broke the ice. My friend then relaxed and had a great interview.
Once, a candidate brought his pet parrot to the interview. The parrot kept interrupting by repeating 'Hello' and 'Pretty boy'. It was so unexpected that the interviewers couldn't stop laughing.