In your opinion, what is the most concerning issue facing the medical industry today?
Being a medical professional means that you need to take a keen interest in current events by carefully following the challenges which the medical industry faces. The interviewers want to see that your attention includes applying the external influences of the industry to your own practice. Discuss what you feel to be a primary concerning issue, but be sure to ask the interviewers what they personally see as the most concerning issue in the medical field today. This is an opportunity to start a very insightful conversation and this give-and-take will be helpful in their getting to know you beyond just a Q&A exercise. You should take advantage of that.
"I feel that the most concerning issue in the medical industry is the continual rise of drug prices. The best medications should be accessible to anyone, regardless of their financial or social status, and there has been a rising concern with big pharma creating drugs and then pricing them so high that they are unattainable to most. What do you feel are the most concerning issues facing the medical industry today?"
"After the COVID-19 pandemic and the introduction of telemedicine, I worry that the dividing line between appropriate and inappropriate telemedicine will blur? Telemedicine is a newcomer to the medical industry, so we must be careful that it is used responsibly."
"I feel that telemedicine will expand into the supervisory realm, allowing an anesthesiologist to supervise several ORs in real time via audiovideo. This can be both good and bad in that it can allow for a higher level of supervision to rural ORs that would normally use unsupervised CNRAs, but it can also overextend into cases in which telemedicine isn't appropriate--just to save money. No doubt telemedicine is here to stay, and everyone is scrambling to make the capitalism work in tandem with its ethics. As such, it is fraught with danger and probably will require an extensive protocol to determine its appropriateness."
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Anonymous Answer
We have had an exodus of medical professionals, both physicians and nurses, from this institution over the last few months. It is concerning that we are unable to retain individuals to remain in these posts or to attract new people.
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Curious if this response can relate industry-wide, or is just pertaining to the institution where you work?
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