Multiple Mini Interview Questions

Practice 30 Multiple Mini Interview questions covering ethical scenarios, time management, and communication under pressure.

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How do you feel about stem cell research using fetal tissue?

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Ethical based questions require you to look at an issue in a multi-faceted way. The panel of interviewers wants to see that you have an understanding of all sides, whether or not you agree with them. State your opinion on the topic, while also incorporating facts where you can. This approach shows that you have thoughtfully considered all sides of a controversial issue.

Rachelle Enns

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"In the US, there are no laws against stem cell research, although many parties still oppose the idea. I fully understand that stem cells are the body's raw materials, and these cells can help us to understand how diseases work. This practice is truly valuable to medical research. We can use these healthy cells to replace diseased cells and even test drugs to see if they are safe and effective. Embryonic stem cells, in particular, are obtained from early-stage embryos. These stem cells come from embryos fertilized outside of the womb, and not from a pregnant woman. These embryos are harvested specifically for research. In the process, these early-stage embryos are destroyed, which is where the controversy comes to play. Many people against this practice approach the situation with the same arguments around abortion because the practice prevents an embryo from becoming a baby. In my professional understanding, I do not consider an embryo to be human life yet, but rather a bundle of cells. The scientific gains from this practice are critically important, and will save millions of lives."

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Stem cell research is an exciting area of study, with far-reaching implications in healthcare, but the use of fetal tissues has long been a controversial topic. I think that as long as the tissues are obtained with the proper consent and the best interests of the patient are served then I have no problem with promising research conducted that could benefit future patients.

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Nice! Your response is balanced, acknowledging both sides of the topic. Consider talking more about why this is controversial. Perhaps discuss more specifically some of the positive ways fetal stem cells have been used in the past. Building out your answer with additional information will make it more meaningful and memorable to the interviewer. Great job!

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30Multiple Mini Interview Questions & Answers

1.If you were given the opportunity to change one thing about the healthcare system, what would you choose to do?

2.Is it ethical for healthcare workers to go on strike? Why or why not?

3.Do you believe a family doctor is obligated to report their patients' infectious disease to their public health agency? Why or why not?

4.Which would you choose: To travel 1,000 years into the past or 1,000 years into the future? Choose your preference and discuss.

5.You have two patients who need a kidney transplant. One patient is an elderly physician with kidney failure; the other is a 20-year-old high school dropout brought in again for binge drinking. You have only one kidney. Who do you give the kidney to?

6.Which is more important to you; changing behavior to prevent disease or working harder to treat existing disease?

7.Talk to me about one crucial healthcare issue that is unique to your region.

8.How does the American healthcare system differ from the Canadian healthcare system?

9.Talk about physician-assisted death. When is this an appropriate solution?

10.A fellow medical student often shows up on rotation hung-over and smelling like alcohol. You decide to talk to them in private. Enter the room and have this conversation.

11.One of your patients asks for a doctors' note to excuse them from a work conference. You do not see any symptoms of illness. Talk to the patient about your decision to provide or not provide them with a doctors' note.

12.How do you feel about stem cell research using fetal tissue?

13.Discuss the Human Genome Project.

14.Discuss the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana. Would you ever prescribe or encourage the use of legal cannabis? Why or why not?

15.Under what circumstances would you recommend a homeopathic approach to treatment?

16.After noticing bruises and burns on a patient, they disclose their spouse is physically abusing them. The patient begs you not to tell anyone. What do you do next?

17.What experiences and qualities lead you to believe that you will be an excellent physician?

18.Hippocrates said, 'Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.' What does this quote mean to you as you pursue a career in healthcare?

19.As a physician, do you feel a responsibility to be a healthy role model for your patients, or is your medical training and knowledge more than enough when it comes to counseling your patients on lifestyle changes?

20.If an alternative treatment existed for a terminal illness, would you recommend it to a patient, even if there were no scientific evidence to support its efficacy?

21.If you could have any superpower, what would it be? What is the very first thing you would do with this superpower?

22.You witness a group of male colleagues speaking inappropriately about a female colleague. What do you do?

23.Pharmaceutical companies largely influence the medical profession through lobbying. What do you believe is the impact?

24.An underage patient asks you for a birth control prescription but asks that you not tell her parents. What do you do?

25.What would you do if your mother decided to rely only on alternative medicine to treat a critical illness?

26.Your sister brings her new boyfriend home for the holidays. You recognize him as a patient you treated for herpes simplex type 2. What do you do?

27.An emergency room patient will die without a blood transfusion. The patients' medical records state refusal of blood transfusions due to religious reasons. What do you decide to do?