Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis MD program · Sample interviewer (fictional)
Fictional interviewer written for this sample; the employers are invented.
Evelyn Strandberg, MD (she/her)
Associate Professor of Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care · Member, Committee on Admissions · St. Louis, Missouri
About
I'm a geriatrician. Most of my patients are over 80, take more than ten medications, and have a daughter who handles the scheduling. I split my time between a primary care clinic for older adults and home visits for patients who can't come to clinic anymore. I have served on the medical school's Committee on Admissions since 2020. Some years I read the full file before the interview, and some years I know only the applicant's name. I enjoy both. I care less about titles than about what you noticed and what you did next.
Experience
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis - Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science, 2018 - present - Attending physician in geriatric primary care and a home-based care program. - Committee on Admissions member and MD interviewer since 2020. - Small-group facilitator for first-year clinical skills.
Prairie Lakes Health System (Springfield, IL) - Staff Geriatrician and Medical Director, Senior Care Clinic, 2011 - 2018 - Started a pharmacist-led deprescribing clinic that cut average medication counts by three per patient.
Northlight Hospice (Peoria, IL) - Hospice Physician, part-time, 2009 - 2011
Education
- Fellowship, Geriatric Medicine, University of Michigan, 2008 - 2009
- Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 2005 - 2008
- MD, University of Minnesota Medical School, 2005
- BA, Biology and Music, St. Olaf College, 2000. Worked two years as a nursing assistant before medical school.
Volunteering
- Gravois Park Community Clinic, St. Louis - Volunteer physician, monthly Saturday clinic, 2019 - present
- Riverside Senior Ride Network - Board member, 2021 - present (volunteer drivers for older adults' medical appointments)
Research
- Co-author of 9 papers on polypharmacy, falls and transportation barriers in older adults.
- Member of the department's working group on AI documentation tools in primary care, 2025 - present.
Interests
Plays cello in a community orchestra, keeps a large and mostly unsuccessful vegetable garden in Webster Groves, and walks her two old beagles very slowly.