► Did anyone you know influence your choice of career?

► Do you have family members who are doctors?

► What do they think of the field?

► How has their lives changed over the past few years with the changes in medicine?

► Do you want to follow in their footsteps?

► Which field of medicine are you interested in? Again, keep in mind that many schools have been pressured into graduating more students interested in primary care specialties?

► What kind of experiences do you have in the medical field?

► Where do you plan to practice?