Georgetown University School of Medicine MD program · 2026-27 MD applicants (entering 2027)

Your Georgetown medical school interview

If Georgetown invites you, you'll attend a required virtual presentation and then have one virtual, one-on-one interview of about 30 to 45 minutes with a faculty member or a selected fourth-year student. Applicants mostly describe it as relaxed and conversational, though many interviewers work from a set list of questions.

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Georgetown School of Medicine: Guide to Application · Georgetown School of Medicine: Interview Information · Student Doctor Network: Georgetown University School of Medicine Interview Feedback Summary · Student Doctor Network Forums: 2026-2027 Georgetown University School of Medicine (2026) · Student Doctor Network: 2024-2025 Georgetown (2024) · Reddit: Has anyone interviews with Georgetown yet? Would you be open for some pointers/a (2020)

About 7.5%of applicants are interviewed, according to a 2026 applicant post (no underlying counts given). Reddit

About one-thirdof interviewed applicants are accepted, according to the same 2026 applicant post (no underlying counts given). Reddit

Congratulations again: applicants report that only about 7.5% of Georgetown applicants are interviewed, so you are in a small group. Georgetown lists the personal interview among the factors its Committee on Admissions weighs, and uses it to assess non-cognitive skills. These figures come from one applicant post, not from the school, so treat them as rough.

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Reddit: Does anyone get into Georgetown lol (2026) · Georgetown School of Medicine: Guide to Application · Georgetown School of Medicine: Interview Information

WhoOne interviewer: basic science faculty, clinical faculty, or a selected fourth-year student; applicants also report alumni physicians Georgetown School of Medicine · AAMC · Student Doctor Network · Student Doctor Network

How longGeorgetown says about 30 to 45 minutes; applicants report an average of about 40 Georgetown School of Medicine · AAMC · Student Doctor Network · Student Doctor Network

WhereVirtual, by invitation only Georgetown School of Medicine · Georgetown School of Medicine

WhenMonday presentations mid-August through January; interviews Tuesday to Friday, September to February Georgetown School of Medicine · AAMC

4 more: what they know, does it count, odds, after

What they knowApplicants report a partly open file: activities and essays, but not GPA or MCAT Student Doctor Network Forums · Student Doctor Network · Reddit

Does it countYes. The personal interview is one of the factors in Georgetown's holistic review Georgetown School of Medicine · Georgetown School of Medicine

OddsApplicants report about 7.5% interviewed and about one-third of interviewees accepted Reddit

AfterDecision in about 10 to 12 weeks, posted in the Secondary Application System Georgetown School of Medicine

How you get an interview

Georgetown's Committee on Admissions reviews the whole file: academics, character, maturity, motivation, MCAT, letters and, later, the interview. The secondary is due December 15, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET, with a $140 fee and your letters (one committee letter or packet, or two to five individual letters).

Georgetown describes a highly competitive applicant this way:

Clinical. At least 200 hours of substantive, longitudinal clinical experience, most of it in the United States.
Research. At least 100 hours of academic research.
Service. At least 100 hours of direct, face-to-face service to an underserved or marginalized population.
Grades. A BCPM (science) GPA of 3.6 or higher, typically.

On timing, applicants report first invitations in late July. One 2026 applicant submitted the secondary July 3 and was invited July 24. Applicants disagree on order: one forum says invitations roughly follow submission date, while another applicant says schools don't review strictly in order, so a later invite is still possible.

Sources: Georgetown School of Medicine: Guide to Application · Student Doctor Network: Medical - All You Want to Know About Georgetown Medical School's Admissions [Pod (2022) · YouTube: Dr. Ellen Dugan, Senior Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid, on Georgetown's holistic sel · Reddit: First Interview Invite- Georgetown!! (2026) · Student Doctor Network: 2025-2026 Georgetown (2025) · Admit.org: Georgetown University - Page 2 - Medical School Forums - Admit.org (2026)

Scheduling rules to know

Georgetown's scheduling rules are strict, so read your invitation closely.

Two weeks to book. If you don't schedule within two weeks of the invitation, your application is withdrawn.
One reschedule only. Requests must come at least one week before your appointment, and the new date must be on or before the "interview by" date in your letter.
No second cancellation. Cancelling a second time withdraws your file.
Running late. Call (202) 687-1154 right away.
Withdrawing. Email medicaladmissions@georgetown.edu; if your interview is already scheduled, also phone the Interview Coordinator.

Sources: Georgetown School of Medicine: Guide to Application · Georgetown School of Medicine: Interview Information

The day itself

Before your interview you must attend a virtual presentation, held on Mondays from mid-August through January. Interviews then run Tuesday through Friday, September to February. You get one interview, one-on-one, of about 30 to 45 minutes.

Applicants report (2024) needing to be free from 11 AM to 4 PM on the day, with a student panel where you can ask questions; one suggests taking the day off work. A 2026 forum puts the presentation group at about 50 people.

The feel. Applicants keep calling it laid back, friendly and conversational, and rate the stress as low.
The structure. Applicants also report a list of standardized, pre-written questions behind the conversation.
The interviewer. Faculty, a fourth-year student or, per applicants, an alumni physician. Older reports describe both chatty and quiet interviewers; if yours is quiet, be ready to fill the space with your own stories.

Sources: Georgetown School of Medicine: Interview Information · AAMC: MSAR Interview Procedures (2026) · Student Doctor Network: 2024-2025 Georgetown (2024) · Admit.org: Georgetown University - Page 2 - Medical School Forums - Admit.org (2026) · Student Doctor Network: Georgetown University School of Medicine Interview Feedback Summary · Reddit: GW and Georgetown interviews this week....any advice? (2021) · Student Doctor Network Forums: 2026-2027 Georgetown University School of Medicine (2026) · Student Doctor Network: Georgetown University School of Medicine Admissions, Tuition & Student Feedback (2026) · Student Doctor Network: Send LOI post-interview, pre-decision? (Georgetown) (2026) · Student Doctor Network: 2025-2026 Georgetown (2025) · Reddit: Has anyone interviews with Georgetown yet? Would you be open for some pointers/a (2020) · Student Doctor Network: Georgetown University School of Medicine Individual responses - Response 2 of 33 (2010)

What the interviewer knows about you

Georgetown's pages don't say what your interviewer sees. Applicants report a partly open file: the interviewer can see your activities, essays and some demographics, but not your GPA or MCAT. SDN's aggregate data lists the format as 69% open-file and 31% closed-file across past reports.

In practice, assume your interviewer may ask about anything you wrote, including your research, and re-read your AMCAS and Georgetown secondary before the day. Applicants have been asked about a weak grade in a specific class, so have a calm, honest answer ready if your record has one.

Sources: Student Doctor Network Forums: 2026-2027 Georgetown University School of Medicine (2026) · Student Doctor Network: 2024-2025 Georgetown (2024) · Reddit: GW and Georgetown interviews this week....any advice? (2021) · Student Doctor Network: Georgetown University School of Medicine Interview Feedback Summary · Student Doctor Network: Georgetown University School of Medicine Interview Preparation (2026)

What they're looking for

Georgetown says the interview assesses your non-cognitive skills, and it invites you to talk about your background, motivation, interests and goals.

The school's mission is built on the Jesuit idea of cura personalis, "care of the whole person": caring for a patient's physical, psychological, spiritual and social well-being. It aims to educate "knowledgeable, ethical, skillful, and compassionate physician-healers," with a commitment to service, social justice and advocacy for marginalized people.

Applicants report questions that test this directly:

Cura personalis. "How have you exhibited cura personalis in your healthcare experiences?" One interviewer followed up by asking for more examples.
Ethics. Ethical dilemmas you've faced, end-of-life choices, and what you'd do after a prescribing error.
Health care issues. The biggest problem in U.S. health care, and in D.C.; some interviewers ask for several in a row.
Fit and you. Why Georgetown, how you'd add to its diversity, your hobbies, even what show you're watching.

Sources: Georgetown School of Medicine: Interview Information · Georgetown School of Medicine: Guide to Application · Georgetown School of Medicine: About · Georgetown School of Medicine: About Cura Personalis · Student Doctor Network: Georgetown University School of Medicine Interview Feedback Summary · Student Doctor Network: Georgetown University School of Medicine Individual responses - Response 3 of 33 (2010) · Student Doctor Network: cura personalis at Georgetown? (2005)

How to prepare

Know your file. Re-read your AMCAS application and secondary essays; applicants say this is the top advice.
Tie stories to cura personalis. Applicants advise stressing the school's mission as much as you can, using real moments with patients.
Build a story bank. Have examples ready for service, teamwork, leadership, conflict, failure, stress and an ethical dilemma.
Follow health care. Have a view on major problems in U.S. health care and in D.C., and on trends facing physicians.
Review basic bioethics. End-of-life decisions and patient autonomy have come up.
Test your setup. Check camera, lighting, microphone, internet and a quiet space.
Bring questions. Prepare two or three genuine questions for your interviewer.
Say the right school name. Applicants interviewing at nearby schools warn against mixing them up.

Sources: Georgetown School of Medicine: About Cura Personalis · Student Doctor Network: Georgetown University School of Medicine Interview Feedback Summary · Student Doctor Network: Georgetown University School of Medicine Interview Preparation (2026) · Student Doctor Network: Georgetown University School of Medicine Individual responses - Response 1 of 33 (2010) · Student Doctor Network: Georgetown University School of Medicine Individual responses - Response 3 of 33 (2010) · Reddit: GW and Georgetown interviews this week....any advice? (2021) · Student Doctor Network: 2024-2025 Georgetown (2024) · Student Doctor Network: Georgetown University School of Medicine Individual responses (2010)

After the interview

Georgetown says to expect a final decision about 10 to 12 weeks after your interview, communicated through the Secondary Application System. Applicants report a range of about 7 to 14 weeks, sometimes longer around holidays, and a first wave of decisions around October 15 or 16. Some applicants report acceptances by phone call, often around 4 PM EST, followed by an email.

Thank-you notes. Applicants report (2024) that you can find your interviewer's name and upload a letter under the "Interview Acknowledgment" tab in the portal.
Waitlist. Applicants report Georgetown waitlists many people and fills much of its class from that list. Several say letters of interest or update letters, ideally tied to cura personalis, made a difference, sometimes within weeks.
If admitted. Narrow to three acceptances by April 15 and one by April 30, and commit to enroll in AMCAS by June 15. The $500 deposit counts toward tuition.

Sources: Georgetown School of Medicine: Interview Information · Georgetown School of Medicine: Guide to Application · Student Doctor Network: 2026-2027 Georgetown University School of Medicine (2026) · Student Doctor Network: 2024-2025 Georgetown (2024) · Student Doctor Network: 2025-2026 Georgetown (2026) · Student Doctor Network: 2025-2026 Georgetown (2025) · Reddit: Does anyone get into Georgetown lol (2026) · Student Doctor Network: Georgetown University School of Medicine Interview Feedback Summary · Student Doctor Network: Send LOI post-interview, pre-decision? (Georgetown) (2026)

Your interviewer

Patrick Dunleavy, MD Fictional interviewer

Get a briefing on your own interviewer

Know who's interviewing you? Their LinkedIn profile is the best source.

Use a computer if you can. Open their LinkedIn profile in a web browser, click More (or ⋯) under their name, then Save to PDF.
On a phone: the LinkedIn app can't save a profile. Open linkedin.com in your phone's browser instead, switch to the desktop site, and use More → Save to PDF.
Upload the PDF here, or paste what you know about them (a bio, a profile page).

See the sample briefing

Georgetown family physician in Ward 8, ethics small-group teacher, part-time hospice medical director, and MD admissions interviewer since 2021

Dr. Dunleavy is a family doctor who has spent his whole post-residency career (since July 2019, about seven years) at a clinic in Southeast D.C. Most of his patients have diabetes and/or high blood pressure. He says their housing, work schedules and transportation shape their health as much as medication does. He teaches first- and second-year Georgetown students in clinic and leads an ethics small group on end-of-life decisions. He is also part-time associate medical director at a hospice. He has interviewed applicants since 2021 and states plainly that he would 'rather hear one honest story about a mistake than a list of titles.' Expect a conversational interviewer who likely values candor, reflection and concrete patient moments over polish. He is a Georgetown MD graduate (2016) with a philosophy BA, and he taught middle-school science before medicine. So he likely knows the school's mission from the inside and may respect non-linear paths. Ethics questions, especially end-of-life and autonomy, are a realistic possibility.

Their path

BA in Philosophy, College of the Holy Cross, 2010
Taught middle-school science in Baltimore for two years
MD, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2016
Family Medicine residency, Milwaukee, 2016-2019
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at Georgetown and attending physician at Capitol Heights Family Health Center (Ward 8), July 2019-present (about 7 years)
Saturday volunteer physician at a free foot-and-wound clinic in a Ward 7 church, 2020-present
Associate Medical Director (part-time), Anacostia Hospice Partners, 2021-present
Georgetown MD admissions interviewer, 2021-present (about 5 years)

What it means for your conversation

He has told you what he wants: one honest story about a mistake. Prepare a real failure or error, what you did right after it, and what you changed. Skip the disguised strength ('I work too hard').
His clinic work is about social determinants of health, the non-medical factors like housing, income and transportation that affect health. If you have seen this firsthand, describe a specific patient or situation, not statistics.
He teaches end-of-life ethics and works in hospice, so a question on autonomy, goals of care or a dying patient's choices is plausible. Know the basics: patient autonomy, informed consent, surrogate decision-makers, and the difference between withholding and withdrawing treatment. Reason it through out loud rather than reaching for a textbook answer.
As a Georgetown alum teaching early clinical students, he likely knows cura personalis and the curriculum well. Generic praise of the mission will fall flat. Tie it to something you actually did.
He has interviewed for about five years and likely uses Georgetown's standard question list. Expect 'why Georgetown,' a health care problem in the U.S. or D.C., and questions about your essays.
He helped evaluate an AI documentation tool in 2025 but still writes his own assessment and plan. He may have nuanced views on technology in medicine. Don't assume which way he leans.

Questions they may lean toward

Tell me about a mistake you made and what you did about it. His profile says he prefers this to a list of accomplishments.
How have you shown cura personalis, or care of the whole person, in a clinical or service setting? Applicants commonly report this question, and his own practice centers on patients' lives outside the clinic.
An ethical scenario about end-of-life care, such as a family disagreeing with a patient's wishes. He teaches this topic and works in hospice. Applicants also report end-of-life questions at Georgetown.
What is the biggest health care problem in D.C.? It's a reported standard question, and he works in Wards 7 and 8, so a vague answer will be obvious to him.
Follow-up on service with underserved populations in your file. Georgetown expects direct service, and he will likely recognize the difference between face-to-face work and résumé items.
How do you think about AI or technology in patient care? Possible given his 2025 evaluation of an AI documentation tool. Have a balanced, thoughtful view.

Honest common ground

If you have worked with patients managing diabetes or hypertension, or seen transportation or housing barriers to care, that is directly relevant. Use only what's real.
If you have a gap year, teaching or a non-science major, his own path (philosophy, then teaching) suggests he may appreciate it. Don't force the connection.
If you have direct service experience in D.C., especially east of the Anacostia River, that is real shared context.

Questions to ask them

What do you see first- and second-year students learn in clinic that's hard to teach in the classroom? He precepts early students, so this is a genuine question he can answer well. It also helps you judge the early clinical experience.
How do students at Georgetown get meaningful involvement with patients in Southeast D.C., beyond a one-time visit? This shows real interest in sustained service and draws on his local knowledge. Have your own reason for asking.
What does the ethics curriculum look like in small groups. How do students handle disagreement? He facilitates these sessions. Ask only if ethics genuinely matters to you.
Looking back as a Georgetown graduate, what about your training prepared you most for your practice now? This is open-ended and personal, but it lets him talk about his own experience without you reciting his résumé.

Avoid

Don't recite his résumé or bring up his hobbies (bread, fiddle, biking). It reads as research-for-flattery.
Don't fake an interest in family medicine or hospice. Say what you're honestly curious about.
Don't offer a mistake story that's really a humblebrag. He is likely to notice.
Don't describe underserved patients as props for your growth or talk about 'those communities' abstractly.
Don't give a rehearsed, absolute answer on end-of-life ethics. Show you can weigh competing values.
Don't confuse Georgetown with nearby schools, and don't use cura personalis as a buzzword without an example.

A sample, to show what the briefing looks like: Patrick Dunleavy, MD and their employers are invented.

Based on: The sample interviewer's profile (fictional) · Georgetown School of Medicine: Guide to Application · Georgetown School of Medicine: Interview Information · Student Doctor Network: Georgetown University School of Medicine Interview Feedback Summary · Student Doctor Network Forums: 2026-2027 Georgetown University School of Medicine (2026) · Student Doctor Network: 2024-2025 Georgetown (2024) · Reddit: Has anyone interviews with Georgetown yet? Would you be open for some pointers/a (2020)

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