Emergency Medicine Residency Mock Interview
Practice 35 Emergency Medicine Residency interview questions covering clinical scenarios, stress management, and patient care philosophy.
Question 15 of 35
Are you interviewing with any other Emergency Medicine Residency programs?
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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.
It is no secret that fourth-year medical students are encouraged to apply to many Emergency Medicine Residency programs to better their odds of matching. This number of applications can often exceed 10. It always puts a little bit of fire under the interviewers if they are aware that you are actively pursuing many opportunities, especially if you are a top candidate.
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.
"I am keeping an eye out and applying to several reputable emergency medicine programs. No matter the number of interviews I complete, I hold your program in the highest regard because of the academic and research success that your past trainees are now having in practice."
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Talk openly about the applications you submitted, but emphasize your interest in this particular Emergency Medicine Residency. Give specific reasons you want to complete your residency with this program and explain how that will benefit you in your pursuit of becoming a practicing emergency medicine physician.
"Yes, I am interviewing with other Emergency Med programs. I am interested in making sure the program I decide on is an excellent fit for both parties. Your program has especially interested me."
"I am interviewing with other programs but have been very intentional to apply only to ones which I am serious about matching with and which I feel would be a good fit both for me and for the program."
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