As a physician, you will be faced with death on a daily basis. How will you professionally cope with this reality?

"I recently read a paper by Dr. Lea Baider and Dr. Simon Wein on the realities of physicians facing death regularly. The paper suggested that physicians who succeed in dealing with death at appropriate times do so by compartmentalizing their day's events. The paper went on to say that if a physician is to split the mechanics of the problem from the emotional side, the physician can continue to function without the emotions getting in the way. This is an excellent recommendation, but it is also important to choose an appropriate time to address those emotions. That would perhaps mean having a mentor or counselor I could visit regularly. Also, not internalizing a death or blaming myself for the event."

Assure the interviewers that you can handle this reality that physicians face. You want to assure your interviewers that you've thought about this before ever considering this career path and that you would come to their program with the right emotional mindset and communication skills required for physicians to handle this aspect of the job.