Are you interviewing with any other Emergency Medicine Residency programs?

"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."

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."