QUESTION 14 OF 30

In your career, which research projects have you taken the most initiative on?

"I am new to my career as a clinical researcher and have not yet been given the opportunity to take the lead on a research project. I did; however, take the lead on a couple of group projects while completing my Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences. I brought one of my proudest projects with me today so that you could see my work. It's a research project on the link between obesity and mental health. Would you like to take a look?"

"I have had ownership over a handful of projects in my current role, but I took the most initiative on a project related to kidney disease research. I thought up a partnership with a local nursing home that allowed us to survey patients before and after their dialysis treatments and monitor their emotional states. This ended up being the most important data collected in the research."

Your answer to this question will reveal to the interviewer your biggest areas of interest and where you strengths stand out during a research project or clinical trial.

The answer you provide should have 3 parts:

1) Name the projects that you took the most initiative on.

2) Including WHY you took the most initiative on those projects. Was is because you were asked? Did you volunteer to take the lead? What drove you?

3) What the outcome was, and why you were proud of the outcome. What was the feedback from your team lead or supervisor?

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