Volunteer
Help our fourth-year DO students walk into their residency interviews with confidence! As a mock residency interviewer, you can use your real-world experience and feedback to support a student in one of the most pivotal moments of their student career. Recruitment for 2026 alumni interviewers begins in August, with introductions and interviews taking place in September and October.
In partnership with PCOM Residency Planning Services, the Virtual Mock Residency Interview Program connects PCOM DO alumni with M4 students for 30-45 minute virtual mock interviews in their preferred specialty, followed by personalized feedback that only someone who’s been in their shoes can provide.
Hear directly from PCOM students whose mock interview experience helped them prepare for a successful match.
My mock interviewer was awesome! They went above and beyond, helping me not only with my interview but also by reviewing my rank list and talking to me about programs I should and shouldn’t apply to. They were pivotal in my match process. Overall, I’ve felt incredibly well-prepared for the challenges of residency thanks to PCOM. The importance of addressing issues from a holistic approach has really stuck with me and has proven to be incredibly useful in my practice!
To serve as a mock interviewer, you must meet the following requirements:
You’ll spend approximately 30-45 minutes with your student. If you choose to provide more than one interview, you’ll spend that much time with each student. Students are asked to be as flexible as possible and work with your schedule to coordinate an interview time.
Once you submit your interest form, PCOM’s advancement engagement team does work behind the scenes to pair you with a student whose interests and career align best with your background and expertise.
We encourage students to take the first step in contacting you using your preferred contact method to begin coordinating the interview. You are welcome to reach out to them first, but you do not need to. Students do have several major deadlines in September that may cause them to wait before contacting you (new rotations beginning, ERAS applications due). If you have not heard from them by early October, please reach out to them or contact Advancement Engagement at alumni@pcom.edu.
Due to privacy laws, PCOM cannot share this information with you on behalf of a student. You may ask them to provide their personal statements, but it is not required. Interviewers should assume that the student meets the criteria to be invited for a residency interview.
You do not need to share your feedback with us formally unless you are concerned about the student’s abilities to be successful in the match or if the student communicated or acted in a way that was unprofessional or inappropriate.
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