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Christine Pasqueretta is a human resource and recruitment professional with experience creating, developing, implementing, leading, and measuring HR impact initiatives.
Overall, healthcare is experiencing more rapid changes today than it has over the past 100 years and your ability to handle and adapt to change with ease will be vital as a medical resident. In asking this question, your interviewers want to know that you can embrace change and see it as an opportunity for overall improvement.

Christine Pasqueretta is a human resource and recruitment professional with experience creating, developing, implementing, leading, and measuring HR impact initiatives.
"With technology constantly improving and changes to healthcare regulations always shifting, I know that I will always have to be open and willing to adapt my work as a physician. During my time working as a medical scribe, I learned firsthand that adapting to change was essential in this field. I worked for a large system that was implementing a change in EMR. I quickly noted how some consulting staff were hesitant and resistant to change and others saw the new changes as wonderful new opportunities. Quickly, my training and work in the new system made me realize all of the benefits an upgraded system had. This experience helped me learn that a positive attitude towards change was essential in making change a success and this is an attitude that I will carry with me into residency training."

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
Pick an example of a time you faced a change, either in your schooling or the workplace, and your response was constructive. Explain how the change directly impacted you and tell the interviewers how you maintained a positive approach during the transition. No matter what example you use in your answer, be sure that you reiterate that you fully understand that your future success as a physician will be reliant on your ability to change with the times to provide the best care possible to your patients.
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