Medical School Interview Questions - Discerning or Disturbing?

This fun piece from the Harvard Medical School (HMS) alumni magazine is worth a read. The article, "Stress Fractures" by Dr. Jules Dienstag, a member of the HMS Admissions Committee, briefly chronicles a history of the "stress" interview at HMS, specifically whether a well-known professor Dr. Daniel H. Funkenstein used the dubious tactic. The famous nailed-shut window story is explored.