UAB Elective Interview

If you are reading this blog, congratulations! Once you have reached the elective interview part of your application, it means you are 99.9% selected for the elective.

UAB elective is a first come & first serve kind of elective rotation. After you fill application, they send you an email to choose specialty and date from open slots. Most people get their 1st preferred option from currently available slots, but before that is an interview process.

So, in the interview, the director of the elective program or a proxy for the director interviews you. It's more like a friendly conversation than an interview. They verify the college information that you put in your application with you. They ask simple questions. Following were the questions that were asked from me:

Q. Medical school details, including the name of the school, date of joining & tentative date of graduation?

Q. Why this specialty? (Referring to my number one choice)

Q. Do you plan to apply for residency in the US?

Q. Do you plan to apply at UAB?

Q. Tell about a memorable case you recently saw in your rotation?

Q. What traits are essential to succeed as a doctor, according to you?

Q. Have you ever been to the US before?

Q. I see that you did a rotation at JHU. What was it like?

Then I was told by the director that I had been selected for XYZ elective during ABC month. He then gave me information about the living situation at UAB in the hostel and also told me that a swimming pool is also available. He informed me that I will receive further information via email and follow the instructions to complete the application process.

Kindly let me know if anyone has additional questions regarding the UAB elective!