Anesthesiology Residency Mock Interview

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What does the future of anesthesia look like?

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Ryan Brown

Ryan Brown created and launched MockQuestions in 2008.

Although the basic process of anesthesia for most surgeries will likely remain the same: put the patient to sleep before the surgery and wake them up after the surgery, there are still several areas of active growth in the anesthesia field. One of these areas is the ability to identify regions of the body to anesthetize with local anesthetic. The ability to numb and immobilize a region of the body (e.g., the foot) that the surgeon will operate on allows for better post-operative pain control and potentially allows minimizing systemic analgesic and sedation drugs and their toxicities.

Ryan Brown

Ryan Brown created and launched MockQuestions in 2008.

"Manufactures of intraoperative anesthesia monitors are currently researching ways to predict hemodynamic instability before it occurs. This would allow anesthesiologists to respond to these warnings and potentially avoid or at least reduce the extent of hemodynamic instability. I think the future of anesthesia will involve an increased focus on developing models to predict poor intra-operative outcomes."

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30Anesthesiology Residency Interview Questions & Answers

Critical Thinking

1.What does the future of anesthesia look like?

Capability

2.What qualities make a drug an anesthetic?

Discovery

3.The majority of people who are put to sleep during their surgery are kept asleep by gas anesthetics. How do gas anesthetics work?

Communication

4.What would you tell your adult patient who is scared of anesthesia?

Creative Thinking

5.Your five-year-old patient in the preop area starts crying and won't let anyone touch him. What can you do?

Communication

6.How would you counsel a patient about the risks of anesthesia?

Scenario Based

7.Suppose you catch one of your colleagues pocketing a bottle of fentanyl. What would you do?

Competency

8.What do you want to call EBL? 10 cc?

Discovery

9.Why do you want to pursue a career in anesthesiology?

Discovery

10.What are some challenges in the field of anesthesia?

Discovery

11.Why did you want to go into medicine?

Compatibility

12.What will you bring to our residency?

Compatibility

13.What are you looking for in a residency program?

Situational

14.Doctor, your patient was chewing gum in the preop area. He spits it out now and says he hasn't eaten anything since midnight. What would you do?

Role-Specific

15.Your patient is excited for surgery right before you give them Versed; the patient begins slurring words and they no longer want surgery. You are certain he wants surgery and has already signed the consent forms. What do you do?

Role-Specific

16.What role do you see nurse anesthetists playing?

Diligence

17.Is it customary for attendings or residents at this institution to call patients at home the day before surgery?

Diligence

18.What kind of research opportunities exist in the anesthesia department?

Diligence

19.Are there any types of surgeries or anesthesia, such as one-lung ventilation or coronary artery bypass surgeries, that residents feel like they don't get enough experience in at this institution?

Ask The Interviewer

20.Are there any subspecialties of anesthesia that I will not have an opportunity to do a rotation in until my CA-3 year?

Compatibility

21.What qualities make an excellent anesthesiologist?

Diligence

22.What made you choose our residency program over others?

Customer Service

23.How would you describe your bedside manner?

Diligence

24.Describe a day in the life of an anesthesiology resident.

Discovery

25.Do you have plans to pursue an anesthesiology fellowship?

Discovery

26.Tell us something about yourself that is not found on your CV.

Compatibility

27.Anesthesiology is a highly competitive residency to match. Why should we choose you over other applicants?

Scenario Based

28.How do you determine when a patient can go home after general anesthesia?

Critical Thinking

29.While under anesthesia, your patient goes into cardiac arrest. What would you do?

Discovery

Anesthesiology Residency Mock Interview

What does the future of anesthesia look like?

30Anesthesiology Residency Interview Questions & Answers

1.What does the future of anesthesia look like?

2.What qualities make a drug an anesthetic?

3.The majority of people who are put to sleep during their surgery are kept asleep by gas anesthetics. How do gas anesthetics work?

4.What would you tell your adult patient who is scared of anesthesia?

5.Your five-year-old patient in the preop area starts crying and won't let anyone touch him. What can you do?

6.How would you counsel a patient about the risks of anesthesia?

7.Suppose you catch one of your colleagues pocketing a bottle of fentanyl. What would you do?

8.What do you want to call EBL? 10 cc?

9.Why do you want to pursue a career in anesthesiology?

10.What are some challenges in the field of anesthesia?

11.Why did you want to go into medicine?

12.What will you bring to our residency?

13.What are you looking for in a residency program?

14.Doctor, your patient was chewing gum in the preop area. He spits it out now and says he hasn't eaten anything since midnight. What would you do?

15.Your patient is excited for surgery right before you give them Versed; the patient begins slurring words and they no longer want surgery. You are certain he wants surgery and has already signed the consent forms. What do you do?

16.What role do you see nurse anesthetists playing?

17.Is it customary for attendings or residents at this institution to call patients at home the day before surgery?

18.What kind of research opportunities exist in the anesthesia department?

19.Are there any types of surgeries or anesthesia, such as one-lung ventilation or coronary artery bypass surgeries, that residents feel like they don't get enough experience in at this institution?

20.Are there any subspecialties of anesthesia that I will not have an opportunity to do a rotation in until my CA-3 year?

21.What qualities make an excellent anesthesiologist?

22.What made you choose our residency program over others?

23.How would you describe your bedside manner?

24.Describe a day in the life of an anesthesiology resident.

25.Do you have plans to pursue an anesthesiology fellowship?

26.Tell us something about yourself that is not found on your CV.

27.Anesthesiology is a highly competitive residency to match. Why should we choose you over other applicants?

28.How do you determine when a patient can go home after general anesthesia?

29.While under anesthesia, your patient goes into cardiac arrest. What would you do?

30.What will be the most challenging part of your first year as a resident?